Topsham-
Mary Jane Harding, 62, died Friday, November 20, 2020, after a long battle with
breast cancer. She was born on August 29, 1958 in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, the
daughter of Ed and Nancy Harding.
After
graduating from Boothbay Region High School, Mary Jane earned her bachelor’s
degree in 1980 from the University of Vermont in Burlington. She worked
for 36 years in the medical field as a laboratory technologist. Mary Jane
moved to Topsham, Maine in 1991.
Mary
Jane was on the Board of Trustees for the Topsham Public Library and served a
term as President. Mary Jane was an avid gardener, artist, gourmet chef
and enjoyed hiking, camping and traveling both near and far. She also loved
reading, nature and all creatures great and small.
Mary
Jane is survived by her husband, Hunter Gilpatrick, her daughters Alison
Harding, Meagan and Lauren Gilpatrick, grandchildren, Ava and Aiden; sister,
Elizabeth Van Vliet, her husband Glenn, and their son, Alex.
Donations
may be made in Mary Jane’s name, to the Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside
Rd. Topsham, ME 04086.
There
will be a celebration of life at a later date.
Arrangements
are by Stetson’s Funeral Home, 12 Federal Street, Brunswick, Maine where
memorial condolences may be expressed at www.stetsonsfuneralhome.com