Arthur Edwin Jackman

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – Arthur Edwin Jackman, a lifelong resident of the Auburn/Lewiston area, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2025, at the Halifax Hospice in Ormond Beach, Fla.

He came from humble beginnings, born Nov. 18, 1931, to Carleton and Bertha (Sennett) Jackman during the Great Depression.

He was an avid sports fan and an athlete in his own right; ski jumping competition at a young age in Pettingill Park in Auburn, high school varsity basketball at Edward Little HS in the late 1940’s, volleyball at the YMCA, pool, ping pong and bowling while in the air force – where he bowled a perfect game. Golfing became his passion from his thirties to his eighties at Martindale CC, Poland Springs, Springbrook, and Fairlawn golf courses. He was runner up in 1974 at the Martindale CC Championship, and also had a hole-in-one during a tournament at Martindale. He was proud to have “shot his age” when he was 71 and would joke that it should get easier as he got older.

He loved his New England sports teams as well. If the Red Sox or the Celtics were playing, he was watching them on TV, always cheering them on.

He enlisted in the USAF in April 1951, served during the Korean War, and was honorably discharged in April 1955, having received the National Defense Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Occupational Medal.

He started as a teller at Manufacturer’s National Bank in Lewiston in 1955 and rose through the ranks to be a Senior VP and Controller of Fleet/Northeast Bank at the time of his retirement at the young age of 52. He and his wife Mary Ann of nearly 70 years built the home of their dreams in West Minot in 1979 and lived there for 30+ years. In retirement he spent his time gardening, building beautiful furniture, golfing, chopping firewood, and tending to his yard.

He was a strong and sturdy presence for his wife and his daughters. He was a man of few words but each word mattered.

He loved his wife more than anything in this world. In the short time they spent at Montello Heights in Lewiston the past year, the staff there commented on how much in love they were. They were often seen holding hands and always sat close together on the couch. The last month of his life he lived in a home overlooking a pond where he and Mary Ann would hold hands and watch the birds come and go every day. June 25th this year would’ve been their 70th wedding anniversary.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Mary Ann; their two daughters Diane Jackman Skolfield and husband Don of DeLeon Springs, Fla., Julie Meehan and husband Tom of Cedar Park, Texas; and three grandchildren Joshua Childers, Jason Childers, and Abby Meehan.

Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin & Pinette Group Funeral Home | 305 Alfred A Plourde Parkway Lewiston, ME 04240 | (207) 784-4023.