Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameJoan Elizabeth HIGGINS 
, F
, FBirth26 Jul 1934, Winterport, Waldo, ME
Death16 Sep 2004, Pittsfield, Somerset, ME
BurialOak Hill Cemetery; Winterport, Waldo, ME
FatherRobert Bartlett HIGGINS , M (1912-~1986)
MotherHope CLARK , F
Spouses
Birth31 Jan 1935, Brewer, Penobscot, ME
Death11 Jan 2025, Newport, Penobscot, ME
BurialOak Hill Cemetery; Winterport, Waldo, ME
OccupationHe was conductor on the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, where he worked for 42 years. He retired in 1996.
FatherRoger Edward HOLYOKE , M (1907-1974)
MotherLouise Emily ADAMS , F (1907-2006)
Family ID672
Marriage1 Aug 1959, , , ME
ChildrenTerry Louise , F (1960-)
Hope Allyson , F (1966-)
Notes for Joan Elizabeth HIGGINS
• Class of 1953, Bangor High School
• Joan owned and operated the Tent Village Campground in East Newport with her family for 34 years, retiring in 2002.
• Joan owned and operated the Tent Village Campground in East Newport with her family for 34 years, retiring in 2002.
Notes for Vernon Eugene (Spouse 1)
• Worked for the Warren Brothers Roads Company, building and paving roads with his father across northern and eastern Maine.
• During the Korean conflict, Vernon was drafted into the U.S. Army and was eventually stationed in Hawaii as a weatherman. He also served in the Maine Air National Guard.
• After returning from the Army, he was hired as a brakeman and later promoted to conductor on the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, where he worked for 42 years. He retired in 1996.
• In 1968, Vernon and his family bought Tent Village Campground in Newport, which they owned for 34 years.
• He was a member of the Ralph J. Pollard Masonic Lodge in Orrington. A
• During the Korean conflict, Vernon was drafted into the U.S. Army and was eventually stationed in Hawaii as a weatherman. He also served in the Maine Air National Guard.
• After returning from the Army, he was hired as a brakeman and later promoted to conductor on the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, where he worked for 42 years. He retired in 1996.
• In 1968, Vernon and his family bought Tent Village Campground in Newport, which they owned for 34 years.
• He was a member of the Ralph J. Pollard Masonic Lodge in Orrington. A