Beatrice A. Blethen, age 81, of Wiscasset, died Thursday, April 15 at her residence after a brief illness.

Born in Bath on December 26, 1917, she was the daughter of Emery E. and Alice M. (Cobb) Rideout.

She attended Bath and Morse High School. She married Frank G. Allen. On November 28, 1947 she married Frank W. Blethen and they moved to York in 1951. While in York she worked in shoe shops and at the York Village Hospital and the York Village Store. In 1989 she moved to Wiscasset.

Mrs. Blethen enjoyed arts and crafts, crocheting and cooking.

She was predeceased by her husband in 1986; one daughter, Lorraine E. Pinkham in 1989; and one sister, Ada Henderson.

Survivors include one son, Frank G. Allen Jr. of Wiscasset; two daughters, Alice M. Adams and Gloria Jean Barnes, both of Wiscasset; two stepsons, Dennis Blethen of Florida and Gerald Blethen of Richmond; two brothers, Arthur E. Rideout and Carlton E. Rideout, both of Bath; one sister, Viola Stinson of Brunswick, 23 grandchildren; 31 great-grand-children; one great-great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews.

A graveside service was held on Tuesday, April 20 at Oak Grove Cemetery in Bath with Rev. Alice Davies officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Miles Health Care, RR #2, Box 4500, Damariscotta, ME 04543. Arrangements are by Mayo, Curtis & Hill Funeral Home, 819 High Street, Bath.

Memorial Service

A memorial service for Kenneth Dodge, who died on December 30, 1998, will be held at the East Boothbay Methodist Church on Saturday, April 24 at 3 p.m.

Florence White Myers died Saturday, April 17 at Hill House in Bath.

She was born on March 12, 1903 in Brooklyn, New York, and lived in Ridgewood, New Jersey for 50 years with her late husband, Walter, before moving to Maine in 1988.

Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Bugbee of Southport; two grandchildren, Doug and Sandy of Burlington, Vermont; and two great-grandchildren.

Robert Nivison III, 61, most recently of Lynn, Mass., died Wednesday, February 24 at his home after a period of declining health.

Born in Nashua, New Hampshire on July 14, 1937, he was the son of the late Robert and Lee (Blackington) Nivison Jr., long-time summer residents of Capitol Island.

For most of his working life, Mr. Nivison worked in advertising for various manufacturing companies.

He was an Air Force veteran, having served during the Vietnam era.

Mr. Nivison graduated from the Taft School in Waterbury, Conn., and Brown University in Providence, R.I. He was an accomplished musician.

Survivors include a daughter, Jennie E. Nivison of Valley Village, Calif.; and two sisters, Susan N. Gwin of Newburyport, Mass., and Nancy N. Menzel of Plant City, Fla.

The Davis Funeral Home in Nashua is in charge of arrangements.