EAST MILLINOCKET – Pauline Birt died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at her home with her family by her side, after a four-year battle with cancer. She was born March 14, 1930, to Joseph and Antoinette (Pelkey) Owens.
Pauline graduated from Schenck High School in 1948, and later that summer, Aug. 14, 1948, married Daniel Birt.
Together they spent 63 happy years, and were blessed with three children: sons, Jonathan Birt and his wife, Paula, and Clifford Birt, all of East Millinocket; and a daughter, Valerie Barnes and her husband, Slugger, of Millinocket. Pauline worked as a certified nurse’s aide at Katahdin Nursing Home for 29 years and retired at age 75. It can still be heard there if someone does something wrong, “If Polly Birt was here you wouldn’t do that.” Polly was a friend to all and enjoyed life to the fullest. To her Sunday school class she was Aunt Polly. To her family she was Gram. We always said that if she could make it to bingo, then she was all right. She will be missed by all, especially her friends at bingo and at the nursing home.
In addition to her husband and children, Pauline is also survived by five grandchildren, Ralph Birt and Nicole York of East Millinocket, Douglas Birt of Millinocket, Todd Lufkin of Bradford, and Stacy Cochran of Bangor; seven great-grandchildren, Brittany and Jessica Tinkham of Medway, Hayden and Henry Lufkin of Bradford, Courtney Birt of East Millinocket, Madison Birt of Medway, and Camden York of East Millinocket; two brothers, Arthur Owens and Lowanda, and Richard Owens and his wife, Peggy, all of Florida; a sister, Mary Lou Otis and her husband, Reginald, of Blaine; several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by a brother, Rand Owens.
Private committal services will be held at a later date for the immediate family. The family requests no flowers.
Gifts in memory of Polly may be sent to Community Health and Counseling Services, 313 Enfield Road, Lincoln, ME
04457. Messages of condolence may be expressed at
www.lamsonfh.com.