BREWER – Marjorie Thompson Hart, wife of the late Gerald F. Hart, died Wednesday, March 9, at a local hospital. She was born Sept. 25, 1916, in Bath, the daughter of Harry and Gertrude (Gilman) Thompson. Marjorie graduated in 1934 from Brewer High School and in 1938 from the University of Maine, where she majored in Home Economics. She taught home economics at Monson Academy for a year after graduation, then returned to Brewer and married Gerald in 1939. During World War II, Marjorie traveled with Gerald during his Navy training, living in Cambridge, Mass., Charleston, S.C., and New Orleans prior to his Navy service in Europe. On his return from the war, they settled in Brewer, where they remained throughout their lives. Marjorie was a devoted mother to her two daughters, volunteering many hours to various school fundraisers, clubs, and extracurricular activities as they were growing up. She was a skilled seamstress and cook, putting her education to good purpose as a homemaker, wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a member of the First Congregational Church UCC of Brewer for more than 60 years, and was active in church fairs, King’s Daughters and the Homemakers’ Club. Marjorie and Gerald participated in many University of Maine events, and were both very active in the University of Maine Alumni Association, particularly in Senior Alumni projects. They were both loyal followers of University of Maine sports, and Marjorie especially enjoyed hockey and basketball, rarely missing a game until her health prevented her from attending this year. She was also a member of the alumnae chapter of Delta Delta Delta, her college sorority. In recent years she enjoyed her weekly lunches with a special group of friends. She is survived by her daughter, Suzanne K. Hart of Veazie, and her daughter, Marilyn H. Collins and son-in-law, Thomas P. Collins of Augusta; her grandchildren, Ryan Collins and Valerie Collins of Augusta; her sister and brother-in-law, Jeannette T. and Wilson E. Irey of Rochester Hills, Mich.; nieces, Jill Irey of Cadillac, Mich., and Janice Fate of Ionia, Mich., and nephew, Clifford Irey, also of Michigan. Friends are invited to visit with the family, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Brookings-Smith, Clark-Piper Chapel, 55 South Main St., Brewer. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the First Congregational Church of Brewer, 35 Church St., Brewer, with the Rev. Constance Chase Wells, officiating. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor. Gifts in her memory may be made to the Memorial Fund of the First Congregational Church UCC of Brewer, 35 Church St., Brewer, ME 04412 or to the University of Maine Senior Alumni Scholarship Fund, University of Maine Alumni Association, One Alumni Place, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469.
MARJORIE THOMPSON HART
