LINCOLN – L. Marjorie Whitney, 88, wife of the late Eugene A. “Bud” Whitney, passed away Sept. 17, 2011, at a Lincoln health care facility. She was born April 20, 1923, in Goodman, Wis., daughter of August and Lida (Triplett) Petersen.
During World War II, she worked in Hartford, Conn., helping build aircraft for the war effort. She married Bud, June 15, 1946. She was a member of Pilgrim Daughters, Order of the Eastern Star and Lincoln Congregational Church. For many years, she worked on The Riverdrivers Supper.
She is survived by four children, Gene A. Whitney Jr. and his wife, Melissa, of Dummerston, Vt., Ann Stubbs and her husband, John, of Bangor, Tom Whitney and his wife, Jan, of Lincoln, and Joyce Severance and her husband, Earl, of Lee; six grandchildren, Scott Morrill and his wife, Wendy, of Bangor, Kati Varney and husband, Nick, of Westbrook, Amanda Whitney of Saco, Laci Hanken and husband, Jason, of Sanford, Lori Stubbs of Bangor, and Tommy Severance of Lee; great-grandchildren, Paige and Jake Morrill, and Whitney Varney; her twin sister, L. Marie Harding of Lincoln; and brother, Donald Petersen and his wife, Glenn, of Wilmington, N.C. She was predeceased by her parents and her husband. The family thanks the staff at Colonial Healthcare for their kind help in caring for Marge during the last years of her life.
A memorial reception will be held 10 a.m. Thursday in the social room of Lincoln Congregational Church with a graveside service beginning 11:30 a.m. at Lincoln Cemetery with the Rev. Michael Robinson officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Lincoln Congregational Church, P.O. Box 131, Lincoln, ME 04457. Arrangements with Clay Funeral Home, 7 Lee Road, Lincoln. Those who wish may sign an online register and leave written condolences at
www.clayfuneralhome.com.