FLETCHERS LANDING – Ida C. Fowlie, 93, died Nov. 23, 2007, at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 13, 1914, in Hyannis, Mass., the daughter of William H. and Inez (Aldrich) Perkins. Ida was always called “Nana,” “more Nana,” “Gramma Nana,” “Auntie Ida” and “Mum.” Ida lived in many cities in Massachusetts, finally moving to Pinehurst, Mass., where she raised her children. In 1954, she and her family started visiting Maine and visited the Pike Jordan Camps on Graham Lake. Ida’s family bought a home on Fletchers Landing, where she retired in 1979. She worked as a boiler maker helper during the war and was a licensed practical nurse for about 10 years. She was an avid gardener and bird watcher, longtime member of Pines Community Club and Pinehurst Congregational Church, Massachusetts, and a Girl Scout leader. Ida enjoyed making potholders and gave away many. She was an avid book reader. She is survived by six daughters, Margaret R. Anderson of Concord, N.H., Joan A. Weber and her husband, Robert, of Lisbon Falls, Janice G. James and husband, Ronald, of Stoddard, N.H., Carole M. Stillwell and husband, Ronald, of Orange Park, Fla., Irene A. Gifford of Pinehurst, Mass., and Carole V. Moore and her husband, Pat, of Iowa; two sons, James M. Fowlie and wife, Hannah, of Bedford, Mass., and Donald A. Fowlie and wife, Susan, of Fair Haven, Mass.; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Ruth Perkins of Massachusetts and Ruth Hollo of Connecticut; many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two husbands, Arthur Joe Rumrill Sr. and Merlin W. Fowlie; two sons, Arthur J. Rumrill Jr. and his wife, Glennis, and Robert Rumrill and his wife, Pat; three brothers, Stanley, Allen and Everett Perkins; sister, Mary Quigley; a son-in-law, William J. Anderson Sr.; and several infant children. Services will be held at a later date in Keene, N.H. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ida’s memory to the Ellsworth Library, Genealogy Department, 20 State St., Ellsworth, ME 04605, to the library of your choice or read a book! Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 113 Franklin St. Ellsworth. Condolences may be expressed online at www.jordanfernald.com.
IDA C. FOWLIE
