A celebration, hosted by their children, was held on June 30 at Cook’s Lobster House on Bailey Island. Those in attendance included friends and relatives of the couple.
Marthe, who was a bookkeeper at Downeast Pharmacy, is now retired, as is Richard. He was a U.S. Postal Service clerk.
Their children are Richard Dowling II of Midlothian, Va.; Daniel Dowling of Brunswick; Diane Dowling Comeau of Brunswick; Timothy Dowling of Huntsville, Ala.; and Matthew Dowling of Douglas, Mass.
The couple have eight grandchildren.
The former Marthe Schinck of Brunswick married Richard Dowling of Brooklyn, N.Y., on April 11, 1953, at St. John the Baptist Church in Brunswick. The best man was the groom’s brother, the late Alfred Dowling, and the maid of honor was Pauline Schinck, the bride’s sister. The groom was then serving in the U.S. Navy.
The Dowlings have resided in Brunswick for all but two years of their married life.
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