OLD TOWN – Gloria C. Haskell, 77, passed away early Saturday morning, May 28, 2011, at a Bangor hospital, after a courageous four-year struggle with cancer. Her loving and devoted family was at her side.
She was a very dedicated wife to Stuart P. Haskell Jr. and they would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary in July. Gloria was a devoted mother and spent much of her life raising her four children of which she was extremely proud. Gloria was a superb craftsperson, creating many objects of beauty through oil painting, sketching, needlepoint, cross-stitch, calligraphy, knitting, crocheting and sewing. Her family proudly displays her works of art in their homes, and it gave Gloria such pleasure to create such beautiful items that she shared with her family and friends. Gloria loved to travel and visited many locations with her husband. She enjoyed summers at their lake house in Lee. Gloria was a friendly and feisty lady. Those that met her never forgot her, as she left warm and loving impressions. Gloria was an avid lover of animals and will be sorely missed by Shad, Chloe and Drew. She was a great fan of University of Maine athletics, one that she shared with her husband and family.
In addition to her husband, Stu, she is survived by four children, Christopher and his significant other, Colette, of Saco, Caren Ford and her husband, Chris, of Old Town, Catherine of Bangor and Carol Wertz and her husband, Lloyd, of Londonderry, N.H.; grandchildren, Abigail Ford of Bangor, David Haskell of Vassalboro, Tiffany Pelletier of Corinth, Hunter and Logan Wertz of Londonderry, N.H., Anna Pettengill of Limington, Christopher Haskell of Naples and Matthew Haskell of Bar Harbor; great-grandchildren, Jade Pettengill, Hailey and Lucas Haskell, Olivia Pelletier, Connor Ireland, Christina, Kaelab and Jacob Haskell; many cousins; and a special stepsister and her son, Virginia and Dwight Johnson of South Windsor, Conn. A special thank you to her daughter, Caren, who unselfishly dedicated her life to caring for her mom. The family acknowledges the following for the wonderful care they provided to Gloria: Dr. Michael Bruehl, the doctors and nurses of CancerCare of Maine and the doctors and nurses of St. Joseph Hospital.
Gloria was a very private person and the family will be having a private graveside service later this summer for the family. Those who wish to remember Gloria in a special way may make gifts in her memory to The Animal Orphanage, P.O. Box 565, Orono, ME 04473 or University of Maine football team, care of Coach Jack Cosgrove, 5747 Memorial Gymnasium, Orono, ME 04469. A service of Brookings-Smith, 133 Center St., Bangor. Condolences to the family may be expressed at
www.BrookingsSmith.com.