SEAL COVE – Gloria Hodgdon, 79, passed away May 5, 2008, at her residence. She was born Jan. 24, 1929, in Tremont, daughter of Edwin and Thelma (Thurlow) Farley. In her younger years, Gloria loved to walk and swim in the ocean. She enjoyed dancing, picking wild berries and baking. She and her late husband, Elwin, were known all over for their beautiful flower, vegetable and pond gardens. Gloria also enjoyed doing crafts with her friends and special cousins, Margaret Patton and her husband, Pat. She worked for many years in both of the sardine packing plants in Bass Harbor and later cleaned cottages for several summer people and raising her large family. She will be missed by many good friends and caregivers. She was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Elwin Hodgdon; daughter, Linda Mace; and brother, James Farley. Gloria is survived by daughters, Janice Janes of Ellsworth, Noreen Wass and husband, Stanley, of Southwest Harbor and Evelyn “Lynn” Wehrfritz and husband, Carl, of Seal Cove; grandchildren, Jennifer Janes, Mathew and wife, Kiara Janes, Eric Wass, Shannon Wass, Rochelle Wehrfritz, Lorelei Wehrfritz and Kristian Wehrfritz; great-grandchildren, India and Drake Janes; and son-in-law, Robert Mace and fianc?e, Nancy Parsons. Memorial service to celebrate Gloria’s life with a potluck picnic after will be announced at a later date. Private burial will take place in the summer. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations to HC-HC Hospice, P.O. Box 156, Blue Hill, ME 04614. Arrangements under the care of Direct Cremation of Maine, 182 Waldo Ave., Belfast.
GLORIA HODGDON
