VIOLA JOY BEVERAGE

ROCKLAND – Viola Joy Beverage, 90, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, Oct. 10, 2005, at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport. She will be dearly missed by many friends and loved ones. Born Dec. 25, 1914, in Southwest Harbor, in the village of Manset, Viola was the daughter of Clarence F. and Florence Parker Joy. A 1932 graduate of Rockland High School, she subsequently attended Nasson College in Springvale, Maine. She was employed by New England Telephone Company in Rockland and by Pacific Telephone Company in Los Angeles during her husband’s wartime service. She also worked for years in the offices of the Clarence F. Joy Insurance Agency in Rockland, owned by her parents. Viola and her husband, Gerald, resided with their family in Augusta for over 30 years before retiring in 1988 to their earlier home of Rockland. Together they were active members of South Parish Congregational Church in Augusta and more recently the Rockland Congregational Church, where Viola was a member of the Ladies Guild. Viola was a devoted and beloved wife, mother and grandmother. Her biggest passion was her family, with whom she loved to spend time, traveling, dining out and getting together for family events. She also enjoyed playing bridge and was an excellent cook. Viola is survived by her husband of 63 years, Gerald G. Beverage, originally of North Haven; her son, Parker Joy Beverage and his wife, Ann G., of Waterville; her daughter, Clare Beverage Warner and her husband, Timothy R., of Menlo Park, Calif.; four grandchildren, Clare Beverage, Emily Beverage, Anne Warner, Daniel Warner; her sister, Maizie Joy Newcomb of Rockland; her niece, Florence Verrill of Southport, Conn. and her nephew, Frederick Newcomb, of Owls Head and their families. Visiting hours will be held 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock St., Rockland. A celebration of Viola’s life will be held 1:30 p.m. Friday, at the Rockland Congregational Church, 180 Limerock St. with the Reverend Dr. D. Elizabeth Mauro officiating. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Abiding Memorial Fund, Rockland Congregational Church, P.O. Box 554, Rockland, ME 04841.