NEWBURGH – Viola M. (Lanphier) Day, 87, wife of the late, Alvin A. Day, passed away, April 11, 2004, at an Ellsworth healthcare facility after a long illness. She was born Nov. 29, 1916, in Hampden, the daughter of Daniel G. and Minnie B. (Partridge) Lanphier. Viola was a longtime Newburgh resident and had worked for many years redecorating and maintaining apartment complexes. She was a former member of the Newburgh Congregational Church. Viola was talented with her hands and enjoyed quilting, rug hooking, putting puzzles together, bird watching and tending to her flower gardens. She is survived by her children, Carlton A. Wing of St. Augustine, Fla., Daniel V. Day and his wife, Mary, Arthur A. Day and his fianc‚e, Linda M. Nealley, and Robert L. Day and his wife, Sondra, all of Newburgh; one sister, Florence Cobb of Hampden; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband; a son, Leroy Wing; a brother, Robert Lanphier; a sister, Nellie Ellingwood; and by a daughter-in-law, June Wing. A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hampden-Gilpatrick Funeral Home, 45 Western Ave., Hampden, with Pastor Donald Campbell, of Nealley’s Corner Church and a close family friend, officiating. Visitation will be from 12 Noon Wednesday until time of service at 1 p.m. Gifts of remembrance may be made to the Viola M. Day memorial Alzheimer’s fund care of EMMC Charities, P.O. Box 404, Bangor, ME 04402-0404. For those unable to attend condolences may be expressed through www.hampdengilpatrick.com. Arrangements entrusted to the Hampden-Gilpatrick Funeral Home.
VIOLA M. DAY
