Elma M. Stites

STITES, Elma M., 96, SEATTLE, WA. & PRESQUE ISLE, ME, at Presque Isle, March 16, 2012. Spring interment will be at Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle. Arrangements in care of Duncan-Graves Funeral Homes, Presque Isle.

    SEATTLE, WA. & PRESQUE ISLE, ME – Elma M. Stites, 96, passed away Friday night, March 16, 2012, at the Aroostook Medical Center in Presque Isle. She was born on Nov. 6, 1915, in Minot, ND, the daughter of  Elmer and Laverne  Sutherland. She worked at Boeing Aircraft and then for United Airlines for 34 1/2 years. She moved to Presque Isle in 1981.

    She is survived by a son, Edward Koch and his wife, Ida of Presque Isle; three grandsons, Dennis, Edward Jr. and his partner, Lori McIntyre, David Koch and his wife, Angel; a granddaughter, Debra Thibodeau and her husband, Ryan; great-grandchildren, Jessica Dahms, Jonathan, Joshua, Kolby, Darbie, Delancy and Tucker Koch; two great-great-grandchildren, Chase and Julie Levasseur; three nieces and two nephews.

    She was predeceased by four brothers and four sisters.

    Funeral services were held 1 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle, with Rev. David Goupille officiating. Friends called noon until time of service at the funeral home. Spring interment will be at Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle. Donations may be made in her memory to Angel Flight, 492 Sutton Street, North Andover, MA 01845. Online condolences may be expressed at www.duncan-graves.com