KATHLEEN L. PALMER

BATH – Kathleen L. Palmer was released from her earthly pain Nov. 11, 2009, in Bath. Kay was born Feb. 4, 1922, in Hulls Cove, the second child of Albert Raymond Hanscom and Tryphena Lucretia Higgins Hanscom. She is survived by her daughters, Judy, wife of Jerry Schneider, and Maggie Chadwick, wife of Bob Weimont; as well as her siblings, Ada Hatch and Urban, Connee Jellison, Raymond Hanscom and Jeannie, and Walter Hanscom and Ann. She always enjoyed pictures of her grandchildren, Charles, Fred and Carrie, Andrew and Sarah, Kathleen and Matthew, Hillary and Ben; and of her great-grandchildren, Tyler, Lucy and Olivia. Additionally, she was blessed with special friends, Nora, Sandy, Rocky and Peggy; and her loyal little dog, Sheba. Kay’s husband, Edward; her siblings, Hazel and Dale; and her parents predeceased her. Kay married Edward “Eddie” Palmer, Sept. 21, 1941; they met while roller-skating and although they stopped skating, they enjoyed dancing into their retirement years. After Eddie left the Navy, Kay followed him as they lived around the state while he worked construction. During her childhood, her family lived on Mount Desert Island and at the farm on top of Indian Hill, Amherst, and while she passionately loved both places, she and Eddie settled at Cooks Corner, Brunswick, in 1950. Since then she had been a faithful communicant at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Brunswick, where she took great pleasure in her many friends and acquaintances. She was forever proud to be a Hanscom; the family arrived in Maine aboard the Talbot in 1629. Throughout her life Kay loved camping in the Maine woods, the more remote the better. She enjoyed walking through the forest, foraging for fiddleheads, hunting with her brothers, and fishing for brook trout. She only once paid a fine for catching more fish than the legal limit, with her comment to the judge being, “Where else can you have that much fun for $20?” Kay mastered many of the home arts, including sewing, collecting “stuff,” knitting, amassing zillions of recipes and accumulating old oak furniture. True to her memories of the Great Depression, she was always figuring out new ways to reuse, recycle or just save things. Organic gardening remained the activity closest to her heart throughout her life, and she always loved “having her hands in the dirt.” For a time she did custom sewing and millinery, which she enjoyed, and she was an accomplished cook, always looking to stir up or bake something new. However, her daughters despaired that she had a special knack for making leftovers last forever! Kay was always interested in new and interesting ideas or activities; in fact, in her 80s she bought a kayak and had her ears pierced. Kay loved her immediate family, and treasured her brothers and sisters, as well as her many nieces, nephews and friends. She was always worried about one or the other of them and until her last years kept in touch by sending pretty cards and notes. She will long be missed by her family and friends. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Pleasant Street, Brunswick. A memorial gathering will be announced for a later date in Hulls Cove. Memorial contributions may be made to Goodwill Industries International, 15810 Indianola Drive, Rockville, MD 20855 or American Lung Association National Headquarters, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004. For those unable to attend the service, condolences may be expressed at www.brackettfuneralhome.com.