Obituary

Frederica Lincoln

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 1:15pm

Frederica Rhinelander Brown Lincoln, 91, of Wiscasset, died peacefully Dec. 15, 2014.

Frederica was born Nov. 26, 1923 and she was raised in New York City. She graduated from Dalton School in New York City, and she summered in Maine and attended Alford Lake Camp as a child. Frederica met and married J. Kenneth Lincoln Sr., and in 1941 she moved to Wiscasset. Frederica was married to J. Kenneth Lincoln Sr. for 26 years.

She worked at Bath Iron Works for the remainder of World War II. She also worked as a reporter for the Kennebec Journal, and she worked in a variety of businesses doing bookkeeping positions until her retirement.

She enjoyed her children and grandchildren and her many hobbies of gardening, cooking, needlepoint, knitting and her pets.

Frederica was predeceased by her siblings, Tilden Hazard Brown, Laura Montant and Natalie Lawrence.

She is survived by her three children: J. Kenneth Lincoln Jr. and his wife Kathleen of Vero Beach, Florida and Wiscasset, and their son, Nathan and his wife Katie of Pooler, Georgia; Emelyn Lincoln Kappler and her husband Harry of Winchester, Virginia and Boothbay, and their two sons, Harrison and Emerson; and George Street Lincoln III and his wife Patricia of Camden, and their four children, Caleb, Tilden, Eleanor and Josephine.

A celebration of life will be announced in the summer. You can share condolences with the family either at Riposta Funeral Home, 182 Waldo Avenue, Belfast, ME 04915 or www.directcremationofmaine.com.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Frederica's memory may be made to Hodgdon Green in Damariscotta or Hospice of Lincoln County.