SURRY – Mary “Buffy” Lorrayne (Curtis) Hodgkins, 62, died Nov. 19, 2011, at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital. She was born March 28, 1949, in Norristown, Pa., the daughter of Ralph and Loretta Curtis.
She graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1966 and attended Machias State Teachers College. Buffy worked as a teacher’s aide at Surry Elementary School. She graduated from Eastern Maine Vocational Technical Institute with a licensed practical nursing degree and later from St. Petersburg, Fla., as a registered nurse. She worked for several years in Florida and Arizona as a registered nurse. Buffy worked as a psychiatric nurse at Bangor Mental Health Institute/Dorothea Dix, Bangor, for 25 years. Her patients adored her and confided in her. Her family was everything to her. She loved to spend time at the beach with her children. Buffy loved animals and always had pets through the years.
Buffy is survived by her husband, Robert Hodgkins of Surry; her children, Kinnane Hodgkins of Waltham and Bobbi Hodgkins of Surry; her granddaughter, Nevaeh Hodgkins of Waltham; her sisters, Kim Foss and husband, Steven, of South Portland and Terry Higgins and husband, Steven, of Surry; her brother, John Curtis of Surry; her niece, Nichole Chan and husband, Victor, and baby Jordan, of Ellsworth; nephew, Travis Higgins of Ellsworth; many family and friends. She was predeceased by her parents.
Friends are invited to call 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at Jordan-Fernald, 113 Franklin St., Ellsworth. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701. Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 141 South St., Blue Hill. Condolences may be expressed at
www.jordanfernald.com.