Arthur Gibbs Dodge Jr. of Fryeburg, Maine, passed away on June 28, 2020, at the age of 91 at Market Square Memory Care in South Paris, Maine. His wife and daughter were by his side. “Gibb” lived the last 15 years on a journey amidst the fog of Alzheimer’s disease.
Born in 1929 in Charlton, Mass., he was the only child of Arthur Gibbs Dodge Sr. and Helen (Hanson) Dodge.
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