Category: Fraternal Concerns

News items of interest

Fraternal Concern – Gladys Chapman

Submitted by MSG Secretary Sharon Morton

White Roase

It is my sad duty to inform you that Sister Gladys Chapman, Past Chaplain of the Maine State Grange, wife of Chief Deputy Maynard Chapman, passed away on May 9, 2026.

All services will be held at the Auburn United Methodist Church on Park Avenue, Auburn.  Visiting hours will be held on Friday, May 22, 2026, from 2-4 and 6-8.  A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 2 pm.

Cards may be sent to Maynard Chapman at 84 Lisbon Street, Apartment 6, Lewiston, Maine  04240.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:  Danville Jct. Grange, 48 Pond Road, Raymond, ME 04071, United Methodist Church, 439 Park Avenue, Auburn, ME 04210, or The Hospice House, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210.

Fraternal Concern – Edith Cunningham

Submitted by Sherry Harriman, MSG Master/President

Our Grange family has once again lost a lifelong member.

Sister Edith Cunningham of Oakland passed away December 31, 2025. She is a former Musician of the Maine State Grange.

Services will be held January 17, 2026, at the United Baptist Church in Oakland at 2:00 with a time of visiting after the service. Edith’s family would like to invite all to join them. If you can’t attend the service, please share a memory at edoakland@myfairpoint.net.

Obituary submitted by Mary Colson, Benton Grange #458

OAKLAND – On Dec. 31, 2025, Edith Sturtevant Kerr Cunningham, passed on from this life to meet and spend eternity with her Lord and Savior.

A forever resident of Oakland, she graduated from M.L.Williams High School, Coburn Classical Institute, was an alumnus of Colby College and graduated from Bliss College. She was a Grange Member for 87 years and a former Maine State Grange Musician.

Predeceased by both parents; and husband, Ted Kerr and husband, Alfred Cunningham; brother, Eugene Sturtevant.

Funeral service to be held Jan. 17 at 2 p.m., at the United Baptist Church, Oakland, followed by a gathering with everyone in the vestry for a time to share remembrances, old and new memories, and celebrate her 103 years of living

Fraternal Concern, Sue Hackett

Submitted by Rebecca Curtis, Topsham Grange

Sue Hackett peacefully passed away on January 2, 2026. She was a former Maine State Grange Youth Director, a position she dearly loved. She was a member of the former Merrymeeting Grange #256, & when that Grange sadly closed, she joined Topsham Grange #37. Over the years, she held the offices of Lecturer, Master, & Lady Assistant, with Lecturer being among her favorites. She always got many compliments on the great programs she put together. She was predeceased by her parents, Arthur & Shirley Curtis, former state deputies and members of Merrymeeting Grange. She is survived by her husband Steven Hackett, her sister Rebecca Curtis, her daughter Barbara Hackett & granddaughter Paige & other loved ones. A funeral is planned for spring, where she will be laid to rest with her parents at Bayview Cemetery in Bowdoinham. Details will be announced at a later date. She will be greatly missed, yet we are thankful that she’s no longer suffering.