WATERVILLE – Phyllis Mosher passed gently away to be with her God and her beloved husband, Oct. 26, 2005. With her were her two children, her friends and her loved ones at the Oak Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Waterville. Phyllis believed with all of her being that a smile and a laugh was contagious and should be given away freely. She believed that regardless of how difficult a personal situation was, the best way to help yourself is to help others. In 1983, Phyllis and her husband, Harvey were awarded the President’s Volunteer Action Award from President Ronald Reagan for their volunteer work with the Infant Hearing Assessment Foundation. They planted trees at the Veterans’ Cemetery and were active volunteers in the Telephone Pioneers of America. She founded and organized the Mittens for School Children program in which she and her fellow volunteers made and distributed more than 18,000 pairs of mittens for children in schools and treatment programs throughout the state. She proudly earned her nickname, “The Mitten Lady.” She cherished her many past and present friends and treated them as priceless gems in her life. In a New Years tradition, Harvey and Phyllis would bring in each New Year with friends and always with their special friends, Beverly and Sidney Johnson of Rockland. Phyllis wishes to thank her many angel caretakers at the Oak Grove Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Waterville and in particular, Brenda, who devoted so much of her time and energy in being with her until her passing. Phyllis cherished her family and believed that the unconditional love of family was the only constant and unchanging thing in her life. She was predeceased by her parents, Susie and Chester Libby; two sisters, Reba and Leta Libby; a brother, Errol Libby; and her loving husband of 65 years, Harvey Mosher. She leaves a son, Dana Mosher; and two granddaughters, Lindsey Mosher of Hermon and Amy Albair of San Diego, Calif. She leaves a daughter, Carol Cowperthaite and husband, Merle, of Mars Hill; two grandsons, Paul Kenison and wife, Teri and Scott Kenison and wife, Marcy. Phyllis was blessed with five great-grandchildren, Tayler, Lukas, Holli, Hannah and Sarah. Phyllis’ sense of humor, her smile, her witty sayings and stories, and her ability to laugh at herself and to find humor in almost anything, will be greatly missed. Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at the Redington Funeral Home, with services to be held 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31, at the Winslow Congregational Church. Contributions to her memory may be made to the Telephone Pioneer Mitten’s for School Children Project in care of Dorothy Chapman, 4 Fairmont St., Waterville.
PHYLLIS A. MOSHER
