CARIBOU – Marjorie G. Giggie, 83, wife of the late Colie E. Giggie, passed away peacefully Sept. 26, 2009, at a Caribou nursing facility with family by her side. Born July 26, 1926, in Caribou, Marjorie was the daughter of Adelbert and Marie (Hardacker) Sutherland. Marjorie will long be remembered as a secretary at Gouldville Elementary School, Presque Isle, where she worked for more than 20 years before retiring in 2001. She particularly enjoyed writing, often submitting letters to the paper under her pen name “Grace Shay.” She was also very fond of cooking, often creating savory meals without opening a cookbook. Marjorie particularly took pride in her family, taking care of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and living the life on the family farm. Marjorie was predeceased by her husband, Colie Giggie in 1996; a sister, Gretchen Gallant in 2009; a sister, Margaret Turner in 2004; and a daughter, Lois Dow in 1990. She is survived by brothers, Hayden Sutherland and Willis Sutherland of Caribou and Stanley Sutherland of Hebron, Conn.; sisters, Esther Page and “Betty” Branscomb of Caribou, Eugenia Gardner of Portage Lake and Judith Greenier of Cross Lake; three sons, Elbridge Giggie and Jeffrey Giggie, both of Presque Isle and Gregory Giggie of Lubec; six grandchildren, James Dow of Norfolk, Va., Deborah Estey and her husband, Scott, of Mapleton, Matthew Dow and his wife, Heidi, of East Plantation, Gregory Giggie II of Old Town and Melissa Dyer and her husband, Brent, and Jason Giggie, both of Presque Isle; and six great-grandchildren, Katie and Jeffrey Dow, Madagan and Emerson Dow, and Elizabeth and Amelia Dyer. A very special thank you from the family goes out to the nurses and entire staff at Caribou Nursing Home. Relatives and friends may call 6-8 p.m. Monday at Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Grant Memorial United Methodist Church, Fleetwood Street, Presque Isle, with the Rev. Ron Chaffee officiating. Interment will be at Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle. Condolences may be expressed at www.duncan-graves.com.
MARJORIE GRACE GIGGIE
