AUBURN – Florence C. (Gilpatrick) Fitzhenry, 99, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2005, at Clover Health Care. She was born June 7, 1905, in Trescott. Florence was the eldest of the five children of the late Perley and Winnifred Gilpatrick and grew up in Whiting. After graduating from Lubec High School, she went on to graduate from the Bryant Stratton Business School in Boston. She married the late Raymond C. Fitzhenry of Lubec on Aug. 9, 1934. She was a member of Whiting Congregational Chur-ch. Florence was a devoted wife, a caring mother and a wonderful grandmother. She had many friends from Portland to Presque Isle, and she was loved by all, and will be sadly missed. She is survived by her son, Paul H. Fitzhenry of Auburn; two granddaughters, Sandra F. Cyr and her husband, Donald, of Buckfield, and Sally Hegarty of Dixmont; great-grandchildren, Nathan and Ruby Cyr, and Holly and Hannah Hegarty; two sisters, Rebecca Crane of Harrington, and Arlene Crane of Portland, and several nieces and nephews. Florence is predeceased by her husband, Raymond in 1985; one sister, Madeline Dolan; and one brother, Paul Gilpatrick. Visitation will be Saturday 10-10:45 a.m. at Whiting Congregational Church, RR 1, Whiting. Funeral to follow at the church at 10:45 a.m. Committal will be in Whiting Village Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter,163 Lancaster St, Suite 160B, Portland, ME 04101 or American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham MA 01701. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Auburn, Turner & Center Streets.
FLORENCE C. (GILPATRICK) FITZHENRY
