Obituary – Shirley Elinor Whitehead Noble
1923 – 2021
Shirley Noble
BIDDEFORD-SACO Shirley Elinor Whitehead Noble passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at 98 years of age.
She was born to parents, Raymond Whitehead and Elinor Washburn on January 13, 1923, in Dayton, Maine, as one of five children. Shirley graduated from Biddeford High School in 1940. Shortly thereafter, she married her high school sweetheart Robert L. Noble, Jr. before he served as a demolitionist in World War II. The couple had two sons and a daughter.
The Nobles lived in many locations, including Maine, California, Massachusetts, New York, and Florida. When their children were still young, they settled in the family cluster of homes in Biddeford Pool, Maine. Shirley and Robert remained in ‘the Pool’ until 1988, when they split their time between Frye Island, Maine, in the summer and Beverly Hills, Florida, in the winter months.
Obituary: Shirley Elinor Whitehead Noble
BIDDEFORD/SACO - Shirley Elinor Whitehead Noble passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 98 years of age. She was .
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Shirley Elinor Whitehead Noble
BIDDEFORD/SACO – Shirley Elinor Whitehead Noble passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 98 years of age. She was born to parents Raymond Whitehead and Elinor Washburn on Jan. 13, 1923 in Dayton, as one of five children.
Shirley graduated from Biddeford High School in 1940. Shortly thereafter, she married her high school sweetheart, Robert L. Noble, Jr. before he served as a demolitionist in World War II. The couple had two sons and a daughter.
Remembering a Pillar of Steinbach Community
Barry Dyck, Guest Author
Post co-written by Gary Dyck, MHV
I (Barry Dyck) met Seaton Coleman shortly after starting my job at Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV) in 2009. One pleasure of working at the museum was meeting people from all over the world, and another was getting to know a lot of local people through their support for MHV. Seaton was one of those who supported the museum in several ways: as a visitor, as a donor, and as an “owner.”
It was not uncommon to encounter Seaton and Norma Coleman enjoying the food, activities, and socializing on festival days like Pioneer Days. They were both cordial and had interesting experiences to talk about. Reading Seaton’s obituary, I noted with interest the role that dancing played in their lives as a couple. One of MHV’s traditions on festival days is to feature local bands. Down the village’s main street, the Colemans heard the amplified music, and I saw them start dancing in front