BROWNVILLE JUNCTION and PRESQUE ISLE – Kathleen E. (Martin) Buzza, 82, passed away, Dec. 20, 2003, at a Presque Isle healthcare facility. She was born Oct 21, 1921, in Brownville Junction, the eldest child of Sterling V. and Edith M. (Sawler) Martin. She graduated from Brownville Junction High School, Class of 1940. In October of that year she married Gordon W.H. Buzza, who predeceased her in 2001. She worked in woolen mills to help her husband through college to obtain his ministerial degree. She helped with many church activities in all the churches he served. She was best known for her many talents with various crafts and the churches benefited from these talents at their bazaars. She later worked at Ricker College and took in boarders to help put her own children through college. She retired with her husband back in their home town of Brownville Junction, where she was active with Brownville Junction Alumni Association, United Methodist Church and her craft group. She was a 50 year member of the Order of the Eastern Star, a member of Brownville Junction United Methodist Church. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Gordon W.H. Buzza Jr. and Charlene of Presque Isle; one daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia M. and Charles Kennedy Jr. of Erie, Pa.; six grandchildren, William and Melissa Buzza of Auburn, Jennifer Kennedy of Pittsburgh, Pa., Aaron and Jennifer Buzza of Mapleton, Angela and Aaron Collins of Erie, Pa., Christopher and Sarah Kennedy of Georgia, and Linette and Darshan Murphy of Orland, Fla.; six great-grandchildren, Patrick and Reid Buzza, Madelyn Buzza, Aaron Collins, Sapphira and Gavin Murphy; two brothers, John Martin, Thomas and Sandy Martin; three sisters, Gertie Weston, Lucy and Loren Strout, Ada and Harry Cunliff; one brother-in-law and wife, Eric and Ditty Buzza; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were held at Grant Memorial United Methodist Church in Presque Isle on Sunday, Dec. 21. Memorial services and burial will be held in the spring in Brownville Junction. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Brownville Junction United Methodist Church, Brownville Junction, ME 04415 or the American Diabetes Foundation Always and Forever Memorial and Honor Program, ATT: ADA Web, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, OH 44720. Arrangements in the care of the Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, Presque Isle, and the Lary Funeral Home, Milo.
KATHLEEN E. (MARTIN) BUZZA
