BANGOR and BUCKSPORT – Anita S. Robbins, 92, died peacefully Friday, July 15, 2011. She was born Sept. 7, 1918, in Orrington, the daughter of Neil and Flora (Livingston) Stewart.
She graduated from Brewer High School in 1939. On Dec. 18, 1946, she married her beloved husband Paul F. Robbins. Anita worked in the home raising her daughters; she was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She enjoyed countless hours in her flower garden, long car rides throughout Maine, traveling and camping.
She is survived by her two daughters, Priscilla Kimball and her husband, John, of Holden and Paula Demers and her husband, Dave, of Springvale; five grandchildren, Sarah Agarwal and husband, Asheesh, Rachel Moreau and husband, Gary, Emily Demers and husband, Shane Hughes, Jeanne Watts and husband, Ryan, and Katie Scanlon and husband, Tom; and seven great-grandchildren, Neil, Colby, Lincoln, Calvin, Kelcey, Caleb and Jesse. She is also survived by one sister-in-law, Ellen Stewart of Orrington; as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband in 2008; her brothers, Earle, Rowan, Daniel Sr., Neil Jr., Linwood and Abbott Stewart; and her sisters, Waneta Butler and Patricia MacEwen.
Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, at Oak Grove Cemetery, Orland, with Pastor Peter Remick officiating. Donations in Anita’s memory may be made to Phillips-Strickland House Activity Fund, 21 Boyd St., Bangor, ME 04401. Arrangements are under the direction of Mitchell-Tweedie Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 28 Elm St., Bucksport.