He was born on October 19, 1942 in Mount Vernon Maine, son of Clifford and Emma Pratt Dolloff, and grew up attending school in Brunswick Maine. Mr. Dolloff moved to Freeport in 1964 and raised his family there as he worked as a carpenter, crane operator and mill wright over the years. Mr. Dolloff has helped build landmarks including the Senior Center at Bowdoin College, the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant and the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant. He married Cecile Lamontagne Hall in 1990.
Mr. Dolloff served as deacon at the East Brunswick Baptist Church for many years and was a member of the Brunswick Elks. He enjoyed roller skating, hunting, gardening, cooking, and dancing. He was proud of having won several dance contests in his prime and dearly loved last pet cats, “Oreo Doublestuff” and “Rusty Bucket”. During his last few years, Mr. Dolloff resided at the Mere Point Nursing home, where his nick name was “Archie”. He was a people person who loved to laugh, who enjoyed his friends at the facility and sincerely appreciated his caregivers there.
He is survived by his devoted wife Cecile, his brother Richard Dolloff of Shreveport Louisiana, his former wife Linda Giles of Brunswick, in addition to his two daughters, Diane Lynch of Woburn, Massachusetts, and Lisa Williams of Shelburne, Vermont, his three step sons, James Hall of Waterboro, Shawn Hall of New Jersey, Kevin Hall of Arundel.
Mr. Dolloff is also survived by 4 grandchildren, 11 step-grandchildren and 8 step great grandchildren, in addition to several more nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his father Clifford, his mother Emma, his sister Dorothy and her husband Don Cuthbertson of Canton Kansas, as well as his sister in law Jeanette Dolloff of Shreveport Louisiana.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday May 7, 2016 at 10AM in the East Brunswick Baptist Church.
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