Portland
~ Edythe G. DeVoe, age 86, of Freeport passed away Thursday, December 12 at her
daughter’s home in Portland surrounded by her family.
Edythe
was born in Montville on Dec. 16, 1932, the daughter of Harold E. and Doris G.
(Brown) Mehuren. She attended Walker
High School in Liberty and was a star basketball player all 4 years.
She
loved camping, bluegrass festivals, knitting baby hats for the newborns at Mid
Coast Hospital, jigsaw puzzles, word finds, and a member of the Freeport Elders
Association.
Edythe
picked potatoes and raked blueberries along with her young sons in the 1960’s,
she worked at Penobscot Frozen Foods in Belfast in the 1970’s, she retired as
the head housekeeper at the Freeport Nursing Home in 1994 and later ran a home
daycare for many different children who lovingly called her "Nana”.
She is
survived by her husband, Wayne A. DeVoe of Freeport, son & daughter-in-law
Ronnie & Lori Weymouth of Stockton Springs, son & daughter-in-law Jerry
& Linda Weymouth of Belmont, daughter Connie Jo Mills of Portland, 6
grandchildren Ronnie, Ryan, Jessica, Hilary, Amanda, Brianna, 6 great
grandchildren Jacob, Caleb, Katy, Zoey, Cody and new baby Miller, 3 loving
stepchildren as well as siblings Carrie Cross, Earl and Howard Mehuren, several
nieces & nephews, and very special canine friends Skippy & Annabelle.
In
addition to her parents, Edythe was pre-deceased by sisters Hazel Lucas and
(twin sister) Esther Behnke, as well as brothers Donald and John Mehuren and
half-brother Clyde Brown.
A celebration
of life will be held on Sunday, May 17, 2020 for friends & family from 12
pm – 3 pm at the Waldo County Shrine Club, 85 Northport Avenue, Belfast
followed by graveside services for immediate family at the Family Homestead
Cemetery in Montville. Memorial
donations in Edythe’s name may be made to the Freeport Elders Association, 53
Depot Street, Freeport, ME 04032.
Arrangements
are by Stetson’s Funeral Home 12 Federal St. Brunswick, Me where memorial
condolences may be expressed at stetsonsfuneralhome.com