Maine's 'lobster lady' Virginia Oliver, who worked decades in the lobster industry, dies at 105
- Posted on January 27, 2026
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Maine's 'lobster lady' Virginia Oliver, who worked decades in the lobster industry, dies at 105
Virginia Oliver, one of the oldest lobster fishers in the world who trapped crustaceans in Maine for nearly a century, has died. Born in Rockland, Maine, Oliver started trapping lobsters at age 8 alongside her father and older brother at a time when few women worked on the water in the male-dominated industry. Oliver died Wednesday, according to a family obituary published Monday.