SANGERVILLE and DEXTER – Althea Maxine Gifford, 92, died Oct. 13, 2010, at a Jacksonville, N.C., nursing home. She was born May 5, 1918, in Sangerville, daughter of George and Marguerite Clukey. She attended Sangerville schools and then moved to Connecticut, where she worked for Pratt & Whitney for 22 years, before moving back to Maine. She also worked for Hardwood Products, Guilford, and later for Grand Union Grocery. She was a communicant of St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Dexter, and a member of Ladies Catholic Club, Sangerville. She is survived by a daughter, Rosemary Eliu of North Carolina; and a son, Frederick Gifford of Florida; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, George Gifford; two sons, William and Dennis; a daughter, Deanna; a sister, Ruth Russell; and a brother, Donald Clukey. A rite of Christian burial will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Dexter, with Deacon Frederick Harrigan officiating. Friends may call for a time of visitation 9 a.m. until the time of service at Crosby & Neal, 61 Main St., Dexter. Burial will be at Sangerville Village Cemetery. For an online guest register, go to www.CrosbyNeal.com.
ALTHEA MAXINE GIFFORD
