WAYNE – Dallas N. Folk, 86, died on March 5, 2024, at his home in Wayne surrounded by his family. He was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, the son of Carl and Sara (Gentzel) Folk.

He attended local schools and was a graduate of Rutgers University where he majored in agricultural engineering. He served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged with the rank of captain.

Dallas worked all his life in the construction industry in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Maine. He was president of H.P. Cummings, a commercial and institutional construction company. He spent decades guiding construction on campuses such as Bowdoin and Colby Colleges as well as dozens of hospitals around the state including the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care and Maine General Medical Center in Augusta.

Pamela ("Pam") Fleet Murray of Camp Hill, PA died peacefully on Friday, February 23, 2024 surrounded by family.  She is survived by children Deborah and Pete (Becky), three grandsons, brothers John and Alan, and many nieces and nephews.  She was predeceased by her husband, Bert Murray.

Pam was born in Connecticut on Friday the 13th of December 1943.  She grew up in Cromwell, CT while spending summers with her family at Echo Lake in Maine.    Her love for Echo Lake continued all of her life, and she enjoyed waterskiing with her brothers, swimming with her children, or playing board games with her grandkids.  She loved playing cards with any and all of them.  

AUGUSTA – Priscilla H. Stred, 90, passed away on Sept. 26, 2023, in Augusta. She was born in Quincy, Mass. to Herbert W. and Ermie (Kelley) Hatch.

Priscilla was a graduate of Bates College, where she met her husband, Frank O. Stred. They lived in several towns in Central Maine, then retired to Leesburg, Fla. Following Frank’s death, Priscilla returned to the Augusta area.

She was an avid gardener, and also enjoyed knitting, counted cross-stitch, and watching the Red Sox. Priscilla was proud to have been a founding member of the Winthrop Area Handbell Ringers 50 years ago, retiring from handbell ringing this past Spring.

Priscilla is survived by her daughters, Susan of Syracuse, N.Y., Kristin of Seattle, Wash., granddaughter Katie Davis, also of Seattle; brother Richard Hatch of Harrisonburg, Va.; and a few nieces and nephews.