MONTVILLE — Frances C. (Crummett) Newell, 91, of Montville, passed away June 28, 2015. She was born March 31, 1924, in Somerville, the daughter of Charles and Lila (French) Crummett.

Frances married the love of her life and soul mate, Lewis Newell, on July 3, 1964, and they built a life together on the Newell Family Homestead. She was a member of the Grange moving through the levels of Demeter, Pomona and then state Grange and became a Junior Grange leader in her area. Frances was involved in the AMVETS Food Bank Auxiliary, Eastern Star in Liberty, Montville Fire Department Women's Auxiliary as well as donating her time leading 4-H and Brownies. She worked in the poultry plants in Belfast, cooked at Whitcomb's Restaurant as well as a hunting lodge in Appleton. She also started her own restaurant in Montville. Frances drove the sand truck for her son and husband and acted as a local taxi for her friends and family. Her children remember her skill for cooking. At her annual yard sales, her fudge and pies were the first to go.

She is predeceased by her spouse; her parents; her sons, Clifford, Paul and Lawrence Doolan; and her grandson, Cliff Jr.

She is survived by her loving children, Charles Doolan and his wife ,Janice, of Lynn Haven, Fla., Elizabeth "Sister" Sullivan and her husband, Jeremiah, of Thorndike, Howard Doolan and his wife, Eva, of Belfast, Harry Doolan and his wife, Louise, of Waterville, Nellie "Nel" Littlefield and her husband, Charles "Kippy", of Morrill, Neil Doolan and his wife, Alicia Lynette, of Montville, June Mattie and her husband, Joe, of Randolph, Kay Noyes and her husband, Robert, of Montville, and Emily-May Hills and her husband, Maurice "Moe", of Montville; 44 grandchildren; 83 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Lili O'Neil.

Visiting hours will be held on Monday, July 6 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Riposta Funeral Home, 182 Waldo Ave. in Belfast, where a funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 7 at 1 p.m. Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Montville.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Pink Ladies Cancer Survivors Annual Luncheon, c/o Elizabeth Sullivan, 217 Reynolds Road, Thorndike, ME 04986.