Avis de décès de Irene-S. Bowden

HALLOWELL -- Irene S. Bowden, 89, of Cotton Mill Apartments and formerly of Winthrop, passed away May 7, 2013, at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Augusta. Irene was born Jan. 13, 1924, in Monmouth, the first born to Benjamin and Leola (Curtis) Smith. She attended Monmouth schools and graduated from Monmouth Academy. She married Lloyd E. Bowden on Sept. 3, 1948, in Augusta. Irene worked at Winthrop Woolen Mill, and in a nursery while living in Connecticut. She liked to run errands for shut-ins and sold laundry tickets and delivered meals at Cotton Mill Apartments, where she enjoyed many friends, especially Charlotte, Lee and Faith. Irene enjoyed crafts, reading, and working on genealogy. She was an avid coin collector and enjoyed animals, especially cats. She was predeceased by her parents; husband; and two brothers, Harry and Lewis Smith; half brother Clint Smith; and half sister Helen Ridlon; sister-in-law Dorine Smith; and niece June Brown. She is survived by one brother, Wilbur Smith, and his wife, Delores; four sisters, Ida Crocker, Pauline Bragdon, Ruth Travers and Nellie Rolfe and her husband, Raymond; sister-in-law Dot Smith; as well as many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and -nephews. Friends and relatives are invited to visit from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, at Roberts Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop. A celebration of Irene's life will also be at the funeral home on Saturday, following visitation, at 11 a.m. Burial will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22, at the old Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Civic Center Drive, Augusta. For those who wish, donations in Irene's memory may be made to the ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=COYCADA'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=MaineToday-CentralMaine'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=charity of one\'s choice'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/MaineToday-CentralMaine/condolences-charities.aspx?keyword=coycada&pid=164702660'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=IRENE'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=BOWDEN'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=1838158995'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=1838158995'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>charity of one\'s choice<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }());.