MAURICE W. DODGE
DETROIT, Maurice W. Dodge, 60, died, July 26, 2003, at a Pittsfield hospital. He was born December 29, 1942, in Detroit, son of Jerome and Jennie (Frost) Dodge. He was a member of the Deeper Life Assembly in Pittsfield. He loved to hunt and enjoyed buying and selling cars. In recent years he worked as the manager of the Newport Transfer Station.

He is survived by his wife, Linda (Wallace) Dodge of Detroit; a son Shawn and his wife Lisa Bickford of Etna; 3 daughters, Melissa Amoroso and her husband Jeff of Newport, Sherri Foss and her fiancé, Eddie Leeman of Corinna, Kimberly Dodge-Cummings and her husband George of Brewer; a sister, Kathleen Hart of Pittsfield; 5 brothers, Jack of Plymouth, Richard of Pittsfield, Jerome Jr. of Cornville, Ronnie of Dexter and Glendon of Corinna; 7 grandchildren, Wayne, Nicholas and Michael Bickford of Etna, Derek and Justin Amoroso of Newport, Ricki-Lynn Foss of Corinna, and Caid Dodge of Brewer; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, a sister, Shirley Dodge, and a very special granddaughter Mandi Foss.

Friends may call 5 to 8 PM Monday at the Crosby & Neal Funeral Home, 117 Main Street in Newport. Funeral services will be held 1 PM Tuesday, at the funeral home with Pastor Millard Dickinson officiating. Burial will be in the Village Cemetery in Detroit. Those who wish may make donations to the Mandi Foss Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Donna Cray, Nokomis Regional High, 266 Williams Road, Newport, ME 04953.