Edwin Acre "Mac" McDermott
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - December 19, 2006
Deceased Name: Edwin A. McDermott
YARMOUTH, Maine - Edwin Acre "Mac" McDermott, 79, of Yarmouth, formerly of Springfield, died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006, at his home.
He was born July 27, 1927, in Springfield, the son of Somers E. and Bertha Acre McDermott. He married Norma Ruth Roberts in 1953; she died in January.
Mr. McDermott was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He was a welder at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and owned and operated McDermott's Garage in Yarmouth. He was a member of AMVETS and American Legion and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association.
Survivors: two daughters, Madelene (husband, Bruce) Skerlick of North Carolina and Cynthia Smith of Yarmouth, five grandchildren, two nieces and a nephew.
Services were held Monday at Lindquist Funeral Home, Yarmouth. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery, Yarmouth.