Memorial Fund
Established in 1975, the MOCA Memorial Fund receives donations that memorialize friends and loved ones while supporting MOCA efforts to promote cemetery preservation.
Memorial Fund interest is dedicated to funding awards to persons or groups who do exemplary work in restoring Maine cemeteries. The recipients are selected by the Awards Committee and presented to the board of Directors for approval.
In Honor Of ~ In Memory Of | Town | Donor | Year |
Justin Day | Cooper | Karen Holmes | 2024 |
John Dudley | Alexander | Karen Holmes | 2024 |
Carl McKenney | Skowhegan | Emily Quint | 2024 |
Gail McKenney | Skowhegan | Emily Quint | 2024 |
Carl McKenney | Skowhegan | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2024 |
Gail McKenney | Skowhegan | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2024 |
Ruth L. Thompson | Scarborough | Sumner L. Thompson | 2024 |
Elaine Labranche | Port Charlotte FL | Debi Curry | 2023 |
Elsie Adams | Palermo | Emily Quint | 2022 |
Justin Day | Cooper | Karen Holmes | 2022 |
John Dudley | Alexander | Karen Holmes | 2022 |
Janet Mahannah | Sweden | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2022 |
Linda Maxwell | Waldo | Emily Quint | 2022 |
Ruth L. Thompson | Scarborough | Sumner L. Thompson | 2022 |
David Holmes | Kingfield | Karen Holmes | 2019 |
Josephine Bessey-Holmes | Kingfield | Karen Holmes | 2019 |
Ruth Thompson | Scarborough | Sumner L. Thompson | 2019 |
Carolyn Ballantyne | Palermo | Elsie Adams | 2018 |
Clyde Berry | Winslow | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2018 |
Sue Black | Sweden | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2018 |
Joseph Frederic | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2018 | |
William Frederic | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2018 | |
Marie Giguere | Sabbatus | Denise Giguere | 2018 |
Iva Ferrand Willis | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2018 | |
David Clark, Sr. | Gardiner | Enola Couture | 2017 |
Deborah Lucas | South Portland | Enola Couture | 2017 |
Harriet Reddington | Stephen Sesto | 2017 | |
John Reddington, Sr. | Stephen Sesto | 2017 | |
Dorothy Sesto | Stephen Sesto | 2017 | |
Pat Sesto | Stephen Sesto | 2017 | |
Thomas Sesto | Stephen Sesto | 2017 | |
David Clark, Sr. | Gardiner | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2016 |
Dassie Jackson | Madison | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2016 |
Deborah Lucas | South Portland | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2015 |
Lea Wilds | Brunswick | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2014 |
Helen Knights Brock | North Waterboro | David Moulton | 2013 |
Jennie Hilton | Anson | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2013 |
Jennie Hilton | Anson | Marilyn Dunlap | 2013 |
Susan Toman | Brea, CA | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2013 |
Carolyn Ballantyne | Palermo | Elsie Adams | 2012 |
Marion Brooks | Naples | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2012 |
Virginia Clark | Gardiner | Emily Quint | 2012 |
Virginia Clark | Gardiner | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2011 |
Virginia Clark | Gardiner | Beth Clark Golding | 2011 |
Carolyn Ballantyne | Palermo | Nancy Sullivan | 2010 |
Ellen Constantine | Rumford | L. Jean Noyes | 2010 |
Betty Taylor | Vassalboro | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2010 |
Carolyn Ballantyne | Palermo | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2009 |
Carolyn Ballantyne | Palermo | Marion Brooks | 2009 |
Elwood Padham | Waterville | Geneva Padham | 2009 |
Cheryl White | Embden | Cheryl Willis Patten | 2009 |
Margaret Brockway | Cheryl W. Patten | 2008 | |
Dr. Hilda M. Fife | N. Blake Bartlett | 2008 | |
Thomas Brackett Reed | John N. Frary | 2008 | |
Marjorie Welldon | Anonymous | 2008 | |
Leland C. de Rocher | Mrs. L.C. de Rocher | 2007 | |
Arthur Peverly | Anonymous | 2007 | |
George Alonzo Barnes | William Barnes | 2006 | |
Margaret Richardson Clark | Constance R. Hanscom | 2006 | |
Leon E. & Edna (Dunn) Cousins | Margaret E. Cousins | 2006 | |
Thelma d'Auteuil | Margaret H. Dodge | 2006 | |
Maureen Gilbert | Eleanor West | 2006 | |
The Parents of Nancy D. Goddard | Nancy D. Goddard | 2006 | |
Betty Grant | Robert Castonguay | 2006 | |
Dorothy Quinby Davis | Cheryl W. Patten | 2005 | |
The Gowen Family | Janet & Martin Schorer | 2005 | |
Arthur Griffiths | Cheryl W. Patten | 2005 | |
Dorothy K. Lachance | Cheryl W. Patten | 2005 | |
Harris Southard | Cheryl W. Patten | 2005 | |
The Whitlock Family | Janet & Martin Schorer | 2005 | |
Eugenia Witham | Wayne & Virginia Libhart | 2005 | |
Robert C. Jones | Helen F. Jones | 2004 | |
Mildred Jordan Akers | Eleanor West | 2003 | |
Caleb Barker, Revloutionary Patriot | Julie Steves | 2003 | |
Maureen Gilbert | Eleanor West | 2003 | |
Linwood J. McInnis | Teresa M. Picard | 2003 | |
Bernard Aubrey Morrison | Rose Buckman Morrison | 2003 | |
Daniel & Martina Morrison | Rose Buckman Morrison | 2003 | |
Martina Morrison | Rose Buckman Morrison | 2003 | |
Lionel (Lee) R. Picard | Teresa M. Picard | 2003 | |
Dr. Esther E. Wood | Phyllis Pemberton | 2003 | |
William D. Brackett | John Seebach | 2002 | |
Emma Brackett | John Seebach | 2002 | |
James W. Brackett | John Seebach | 2002 | |
Herioto "Ray" Brackett | John Seebach | 2002 | |
Elizabeth Haynes Davis | S.B. See | 2002 | |
Dr. Kenneth Dore | Eugenia S. Witham | 2002 | |
Dr. Hilda M. Fife | Helengrace L. Brown | 2002 | |
Celia Graves | Roger & Elmeda Harriman | 2002 | |
Celia Graves | Rose H. Otis & Marian Ginn | 2002 | |
Pauline Harriman Keene | Shirley Raynard | 2002 | |
Muriel Anne McAllister | Nancy Pendelton Goodwin | 2002 | |
Muriel Anne McAllister | Cheryl W. Patten | 2002 | |
Jonathan McKallip | Eugenia S. Witham | 2002 | |
Thomas Brackett Reed | John Seebach | 2002 | |
Myrlice (Myke) Waite | Mary Dole Jackson | 2002 | |
Warren R. Ernst | T.M. Ernst | 2000 | |
Harry Wight Gordon | Diana S. Gordon | 2000 | |
Freda Holman | Elaine Peverly | 2000 | |
Pauline Pero | Jonathan McKallip | 2000 | |
Stephen Sanders | Elaine Peverly | 2000 | |
Stephen Sanders | Marcia MacCormack | 2000 | |
Henry F. Szafarz | Mrs. H. Szarfarz | 2000 | |
Barbara Thurber | Jeanne Thurber | 2000 | |
Frances J. (Smith) Corbett | James C. Otis | 1999 | |
Peter Fisher | Clara S. Fisher | 1999 | |
Joel Osborne Holmes | Margaret Holmes | 1999 | |
John W. Kilby | Robert H. Kilby | 1999 | |
Katherine W. Trickey | Dorrice M. Wetzler | 1999 | |
Edna Bradeen | Teresa Picard | 1996 | |
Suzanna Mitchell Donovan | Allan A. Mitchell | 1996 | |
Roderick E. Farnham | Margaret Farnham | 1996 | |
Hilda M. Fife | Betty Taylor | 1996 | |
Lillian Esther Fredin | Teresa Picard | 1996 | |
L. Evelin Grover | Farmingdale | Betty Taylor | 1996 |
L. Evelin Grover | Farmingdale | Robert M. Tatem | 1996 |
Stephen Hubbard | Margaret Hubbard Holmes | 1996 | |
Elizabeth Hubbard | Margaret Hubbard Holmes | 1996 | |
Charles Seaman | Lorin Scott | 1996 | |
Dorothy A. Seaman | Lorin Scott | 1996 | |
Leslie Victor Stanley | Helen K. Stanley | 1996 | |
Leslie Victor Stanley | Sibyl S. Mahoney | 1996 | |
Amanda L. Bond | Barbara D. Thurber | 1992 | |
Albert E. Hanscom | Anonymous | 1992 | |
Marjorie E. Bowers | Marie Adelle Brown | 1991 | |
Hilda M. Fife | Marie A. Donahue | 1991 | |
Charlotte E. Ricker | 1990 | ||
Hilda M. Fife | Dorris A. Isaacson | 1988 | |
Charles B. Jones | Eloise Jones Nelson | 1988 | |
Charles B. Jones | Hazel Palmer | 1988 | |
Charles B. Jones | Jane Kurz | 1988 | |
Charles B. Jones | John C. Bodger | 1988 | |
Josephine Cobb | Cape Elizabeth | Barbara Thurber | 1987 |
Josephine Cobb | Cape Elizabeth | Betty Taylor | 1987 |
Josephine Cobb | Cape Elizabeth | Eugenia Witham | 1987 |
Josephine Cobb | Cape Elizabeth | Irene Tuttle | 1987 |
Irving Roscoe Lake Sr. | Francine Lake Bergman | 1987 | |
Vina Blossom Buck | Beverly Buck Wright | 1986 | |
Trean Esther Burgess | Beverly Buck Wright | 1986 | |
Josephine Cobb | Cape Elizabeth | Durward & Freda Holman | 1986 |
Josephine Cobb | Cape Elizabeth | Katherine W. Trickey | 1986 |
Priscilla Alden (Fortier) Jones | Helengrace L. Brown | 1986 | |
Priscilla Alden (Fortier) Jones | Charles & Ruth Candage | 1986 | |
Priscilla Alden (Fortier) Jones | Madeline E. MacDonald | 1986 | |
Priscilla Alden (Fortier) Jones | Mr. & Mrs. James Pratt | 1986 | |
Franklin Thomas Bowman | Mr. & Mrs. William J. Curtis | 1985 | |
Hildreth G. Hawes | Jean A. Hawes | 1985 | |
Harold C. Merrifield Sr. | Helen H. Merrifield | 1985 | |
Leon P. Munro | Ronald G. Munro | 1985 | |
Edna B. (Geyer) Munro | Ronald G. Munro | 1985 | |
W. Frederick Winslow | Martha W. Winslow | 1985 | |
Mary H. Wright | Bill Seibert | 1985 | |
Albert Brown | William & Virginia Weston | 1984 | |
Ethlyn Howard | L. Jean Noyes | 1984 | |
Myrtle M. Hutchinson | Vernon T. Hutchinson | 1984 | |
Elsie Keene | Jim & Susan Hawthorne | 1984 | |
Newell Kenny | Mr. & Mrs. Marshall & Gertrude White | 1984 | |
Kera Chaplin Millard | Mrs. Leola Chaplin Ellis | 1984 | |
Hiram Silas Mitchell | Suzanna Mitchell Donovan | 1984 | |
E.L. (Larry) Reynolds | Dorothy A.Reynolds | 1984 | |
Clarice (Gallant) Roy | Teresa M. Picard | 1984 | |
Dr. Paul F. Russell | Mrs. Phyllis A. Russell | 1984 | |
LCDR. Robert Duane Searfoss, U.S.N. | Beverly M. Schrepfer | 1984 | |
Ruby Maria Young Sides | Madeline Ruby Gloret | 1984 | |
Mary (Dresser) Dole Bell | Mary (Dole) Jackson | 1983 | |
Kenneth R. Bickford | Jayne E. Bickford | 1983 | |
Albert H. Brown | Teresa Picard | 1983 | |
Luther W. Glidden | donor requested privacy | 1983 | |
Clara (Pat) Nevers Goddard | G. Cecil Goddard | 1983 | |
Clara (Pat) Nevers Goddard | Josephine Cobb | 1983 | |
Edna (Daggett) Hayward | Harold Dale Hayward | 1983 | |
Elsie Keene | 1983 | ||
Helen M. McPhee | Pauline W. Pero | 1983 | |
Thomas W. Porter | John W. Porter | 1983 | |
Joseph M. Tatem | Robert M. Tatem | 1983 | |
Luther W. Glidden | 1982 | ||
Kermit S. Nickerson | Hilda M. Fife | 1982 | |
Alice Stewart | 1982 | ||
Mary C. Emhardt | Mary Lou Emhardt | 1981 | |
Mary Emhardt | Hilda M. Fife | 1981 | |
Leslie M. Dow | 1980 | ||
Harvey Doane Eaton | 1980 | ||
Leonora Hall Goode | 1980 | ||
Erma Ripley Jewel | 1980 | ||
Priscilla Marble | 1980 | ||
Warren Libby Sperl | 1980 | ||
Harold C. Taylor | 1980 | ||
Brenda Lee Rowe | 1979 | ||
Dorothy Zellar Smith | 1979 | ||
Evelyn Viles Ware | 1979 | ||
Effie Cole Brown | 1978 | ||
Frances Rooks | Jane McCormick | 1978 | |
Eleanor Smith | 1978 | ||
Ellen Constantine | 1977 | ||
Lucy Helen Pike | 1977 | ||
Elcy Sawyer | Jane McCormick | 1977 | |
Ruth E. Thomas | 1977 | ||
Miriam A. Hall | 1976 | ||
Charles S. Rollins | 1976 | ||
Wallace F. Witham | 1976 | ||
Ambrose Cramer | 1975 | ||
John Egerton | 1975 | ||
W. Sherman Greene | 1975 | ||
Charles LeGrow | 1975 | ||
Hope C. Rowe | 1975 | ||
Grace F. Spear | 1975 | ||
Edward Wadsworth | 1975 |