ROBBINSTON – Eva Mae Johnson, 82, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, at Robbinston Bridge Home. Eva was born Dec. 24, 1928, in Robbinston, daughter of the late Fred and Florence (Butler) Merryfield.
Shortly after graduating from Calais Academy, she moved to Massachusetts, where she worked as a secretary and also for Necco Wafers. In October 1948, she married Ernest “Bud” Johnson, in Lubec. They moved to Milford, N.H., and lived there for 30 years. While in Milford she worked in local offices and raised their daughter, Judy. Eva and Bud eventually moved back to their hometown of Robbinston. She worked in the office for Coastal Glass, Calais, and in her later years became the Robbinston town clerk and treasurer. Eva enjoyed knitting, crocheting, gardening, picking blueberries and canning.
In addition to her parents, Eva was predeceased by two brothers, Perley and Beverly Merryfield. Surviving are her loving husband of 62 years, Bud Johnson; her daughter, Judy Gillam and her husband, William “Robin,” of Marietta, Ga., and Robbinston; two grandsons, Danny Gillam, Ph.D., of Providence, R.I., and Mark Gillam of Marietta, Ga.; a brother, George Merryfield and his wife, Faye, of Bangor; brother-in-law and sisters-in-law, Bernard and Ann Johnson of Red Beach, Elaine Merryfield of Robbinston, and Lena Malloch of Eastport; many nieces and nephews; and many dear friends, including Ruth Hardy of Nashua, N.H., and Beverly Weeks of Skowhegan.
Visiting hours will be held 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 6, at Mays Funeral Home, 26 Church St., Calais. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Brewer Cemetery, Robbinston. Condolences and memories may be shared at
www.maysfuneralhome.com.