TREASURER BECK SEEKS HELP FROM PUBLIC TO FIND WAR-ERA BOND OWNERS

October 24, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Laura J. Hudson

Director of Internal Operations

Maine Office of the State Treasurer

TREASURER BECK SEEKS HELP FROM PUBLIC TO FIND WAR-ERA BOND OWNERS

Augusta, ME: Maine Treasurer, Henry Beck today is seeking help to find owners of Series E, defense/war-era bonds that the Office of the Treasurer is currently holding as part of its unclaimed property safekeeping program. The physical bonds were received by the Office from abandoned safe deposit boxes at Maine financial institutions. These bonds were issued between May of 1941 and June of 1980 as defense bonds, with maturities of 30 to 40 years and may be redeemed by the named holder.

“As we approach Veterans Day honoring those who have served in defense of democracy and freedom, we remember that the American people stepped up to support our armed forces by buying war savings bonds,” said Beck. “ Our office has been safekeeping these bond documents for decades and now we need your help to find the rightful owners who supported our country and our troops.”

Unclaimed Property consists of money and other financial assets that are considered lost or abandoned when an owner cannot be located after a specified period of time of inactivity. It includes items such as bank accounts, uncashed checks, life insurance policies, unpaid wages, stocks and dividends, or refunds.

In addition, the Office of the State Treasurer receives the contents of roughly 100 safe deposit boxes each year. Safe deposit boxes are presumed abandoned if/when the property and proceeds remain unclaimed by the owner for more than 3 years after expiration of the lease or rental period on the box or other depository. Note: in some cases, the bonds we are holding from safe deposit boxes may have been redeemed if the owner “lost” and requested a reissue from the US Treasury.

Each and every year, tens of millions of dollars go unclaimed by Maine residents. These financial assets are turned over by thousands of national and local businesses and organizations by a law called MRSA Title 33, Chapter 45: Maine Revised Unclaimed Property Act. http://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/33/title33ch45sec0.html. The Treasurer’s office holds these assets, free of charge, until claimed by the owner or heir. The State is currently holding over $290,000,000 in unclaimed property. FMI, contact: up.generalinquire@maine.gov Phone - 207-624-7470; Toll-free in Maine only - (888)-283-2808 TTY - Maine Relay 711

The Office of the Treasurer of State is established in Article V, Part Third of the Constitution of the State of Maine. The core duties of the Treasurer’s Office are debt management, cash management, trust fund administration and unclaimed property administration. Other major tasks assigned to the Treasurer are directorships on many of Maine’s quasi-governmental debt issuing agencies and distributions under the Municipal Revenue Sharing Program.

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Safe Deposit Box Location	Year Report	Last Name	First Name	Middle Initial
CLIFFORD & CLIFFORD	1993	ACHESON	BERTHA OR WILLIAM
UNDISCLOSED	2006	ALLEN JR	LEE	R
BANGOR SAVINGS BANK	1993	AMORE	LINDA
UNDISCLOSED	2006	ANDERSON	FRANK
UNDISCLOSED	2006	ANDERSON	PETER
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	ASHLEY	WILLIAM	H
CASCO NORTHERN BANK NA	1993	BABCOCK	ARLENE	E
CASCO NORTHERN BANK NA	1993	BAILEY	DONALD
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	BAILEY	MARION	L
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	BAILEY	PHYLLIS	E
KEY BANK OF SOUTHERN	1993	BECKER	DICK
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	BICKFORD	FRANKLIN OR JULIAN
UNDISCLOSED	2006	BLENKHORN	JAMES, RUTH OR PAULINE
UNDISCLOSED	2006	BODEAU	VICTOR
MERRILL TRUST CO	1993	BOUCHARD	JOEL OR ARTHUR
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	BOYD	JOSEPH
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	BOYD	BRIDGET	K
UNDISCLOSED	2006	BRAGG	ARTHUR
UNDISCLOSED	2006	BRANN	SHERWOOD
UNDISCLOSED	2006	BROWN	CHARLES OR ALBERTA
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	BROWN	GRACE OR MARY
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	BROWN	JAMES	F
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	BROWN	WILLIAM	L
UNDISCLOSED	2006	BUITELAAR	N W
UNDISCLOSED	2006	CARLBERG	LAURA LEE
CASCO NORTHERN BANK NA	1993	CARTER	ETHELYN OR ROBERT D
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	CHANDLER	MABELLE	E
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	CHOATE	JOHN OR CONSTANCE
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	CHRISTENSEN	FRANK	M
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	CLIFFORD	MARY	A
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	CLIFFORD	WILLARD OR THELMA	E
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	CLOUGH	ALBERT OR ATHENA	J
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	COMEAU /COMMOW	JOSEPH
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	COMEAU /COMMOW	JOSEPH
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	COMEAU /COMMOW	JOSEPH
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	COMEAU /COMMOW	JOSEPH
MAINE NATIONAL BANK	1993	COOKSON	ROBERT
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	CORBETT	FRANCIS OR CARRIE	J
UNDISCLOSED	2006	DAVIS	ARTHUR	S
PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK	1993	DAVIS	TERRANCE AND ALAN
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	DESMOND	DENNIS
UNDISCLOSED	2006	DESSOW	CHARLES
KEY BANK OF EASTERN MAINE	1993	DOREYE	CHARLES
CASCO NORTHERN BANK NA	1993	EATON	RUTH	SHAW
UNDISCLOSED	2006	EMERY	DAVID
UNDISCLOSED	2006	ENGLAND	RYAN
MAINE NATIONAL BANK	1993	ESTES	ZANE
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	FIELD	WALTER OR ISABELL
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	FLETCHER	CHARLES OR NELLIE
MAINE NATIONAL BANK	1993	FLOROS	APHRODITE OR MARY
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	FOGG	FANNY OR FRED
CASCO NORTHERN BANK NA	1993	FOURNIER	RAYMOND	R
CASCO NORTHERN BANK NA	1993	FRANCOEUR	LEANDRE	C
UNDISCLOSED	2006	FROST	D	OWEN
UNDISCLOSED	2006	GARBETT	JAMES OR IRENE
UNDISCLOSED	2006	GETCHELL	FLORENCE
CANAL NATIONAL BANK	1993	GOLODETZ	EDWARD, ROBIN LISA OR PATRICIA
UNDISCLOSED	2006	GRAY	MARJORIE	B
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	GUEVIN	MAUD OR JOSEPH STANLEY
MERRILL TRUST CO	1993	HAYDEN	VICTOR OR BARBARA ANN
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	HERSOM	ORA	A
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	HERSOM	FRANK
UNDISCLOSED	2006	HINCE	CHARLES
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	HOPKINS	MARY
UNDISCLOSED	2006	HORNE	ROBERT OR ESTELLE
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	HUSTUS	GRACE	G
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	INGERSOLL	ERNEST	R
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	JORDAN	NORMAN OR CARRIE
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	KANE	MARY OR JAMES
BANK OF MAINE NA	1993	KENT	ELEANOR
CASCO NORTHERN BANK NA	1993	KING	JOHN	J
BANK OF MAINE NA	1993	KLEINER	SOL	KAY
BANK OF MAINE NA	1993	KLESCZEWSKI	ANN MARIE
CASCO NORTHERN BANK NA	1993	LAFLAMME	ANEMARY
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	LANG	CHARLES OR EMMA
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	LAWSON	HARRY	W
UNDISCLOSED	2006	LEAVITT	REBECCA OR GERTRUDE
UNDISCLOSED	2006	LEEMAN	JERRY OR SHEILA
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	LEMAN	ANNE
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	LIBBY	GUY
UNDISCLOSED	2006	LINDHOLM	ALEX OR ERIC
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	LITTLEFIELD	PHYLLLIS OR ANNIE
UNDISCLOSED	2006	LOUBIER	ERNEST
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	LOWERY	ANNIE
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	MAHONEY	EDMUND OR ELIZABETH
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	MAINS	WINTHROP OR KATHERINE
KEY BANK OF SOUTHERN	1993	MAXWELL	ROBERT	J
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	MAYO	FRED OR ARTHUR
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	MCAULIFFE	FLORENCE OR JEAN
UNDISCLOSED	2006	MCDONOUGH	WESLEY OR MINNIE
BANK OF MAINE NA	1993	MILLER	DONNA
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	MINER	INA	V
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	MOODY	LUCINDA OR AQUILA
FLEET BANK MAINE	1993	MORIN	ADLORD
UNDISCLOSED	2006	MORIN	ELIZABETH
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	MORRILL	LILLIAN OR GUY
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	MORRILL	LILLIAN OR PATRICIA
UNDISCLOSED	2006	MUNSON	S	HERBERT
BANGOR SAVINGS BANK	1993	MURPHY	CHARLES OR REBECCA
UNDISCLOSED	2006	MURPHY JR	WILLIAM	A
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	MURRAY	HILMA	S
UNDISCLOSED	2006	NINETEENTH	CENTURY	CLUB
MAINE NATIONAL BANK	1993	NIXON	DAVID	A
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	NOSATOVICH	JOSEPH
FLEET BANK MAINE	1993	PALMER	EDNA OR SANDRA JEAN
UNDISCLOSED	2006	PATTON	EVELYN OR CHARLES JR.
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	PELLERIN	MICHAEL OR NORMAN
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	POST	NANCY
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	POST	PATRICIA
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	PRESSEY	ARTHUR OR ANNIE
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	PULSIFER	EVELYN OR INEZ
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	QUINN	JOHN	W
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	RIDGE	KATHRYN	M
CASCO NORTHERN BANK NA	1993	ROAST	MARY	K
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	ROBINSON	ROSE
MAINE NATIONAL BANK	1993	ROYSTER	MATTIE	R
UNDISCLOSED	2006	RUSSELL	KAREN
UNDISCLOSED	2006	SAWYER	JOSEPHINE	L
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	SHERWOOD	LLOYD
MAINE NATIONAL BANK	1993	SMITH	KATE
UNDISCLOSED	2006	STANLEY	ERNEST
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	STRELNICK	LYDIA	E
UNDISCLOSED	2006	TAYLOR	MARY	I
UNDISCLOSED	2006	TAYLOR	MARY	I
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	TEABEAULT	WILLIAM
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	TIBBETTS	BERTHA	A
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	TIBBETTS	ERBAN	W
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	TOLMAN	ELEANOR	M
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	TOLMAN	ELEANOR	M
UNDISCLOSED	2006	TOOMEY	KENNETH	HARLEY
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	TRACY	PHILIP	M
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	TUCKER	ANNIE
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	TUCKER	ANNIE
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	TUCKER	ANNIE
UNDISCLOSED	2006	TUPPER	RICHARD	A
BANGOR SAVINGS BANK	1993	URANN	DONNA
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	VACHON	PETER	F
CASCO NORTHERN BANK NA	1993	VANNESS	LYNEDON, ROBERT OR DONALD
BANK OF MAINE NA	1993	VARNEY	PATRICIA
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	VICKERSON	DONNA	STUART
MAINE SAVINGS BANK	1993	WALKER	ROBERT	P
MAINE NATIONAL BANK	1993	WALSH	GEORGE	A
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	WARD	LESLIE	L
UNDISCLOSED	2006	WHALEN	JOHN	P
UNDISCLOSED	2006	WHITE	KENNETH
UNDISCLOSED	2006	WHITNEY	JUDITH	J
UNDISCLOSED		WILDER	MINERVA
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK	1993	WINSLOW	ALICE
UNDISCLOSED		WOODS	WILLIAM	H
UNDISCLOSED	2006	WOODWARD	GORDON	A