WALDOBORO – Janet Frances Ormsby, 82, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, surrounded by her loving family at Quarry Hill, Camden. She was born July 2, 1929, in Winn, the youngest of 17 children of the late James and Clara Albert McGinley.
She grew up in the area and attended local schools graduating from Mattawamkeag High School. After high school she attended beauty school in Bangor. She married her husband, Harold C. Ormsby Jr. in May 1951. The couple made their home in Reading, Mass., before the couple retired in 1986 to Waldoboro. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, knitting, putting together puzzles, gardening and traveling. She was very active within the community volunteering with Meals on Wheels and the Well-Baby Clinic. She was also very involved with Waldoboro United Methodist Women’s group.
She was predeceased by her husband, Harold C. Ormsby Jr. Survivors include her daughter, Susan Riley and her husband, Robert, of Bristol, N.H.; son, Michael S. Ormsby and his wife, Eileen, of Bucksport; grandchildren, Jessica Ormsby of Bucksport and Daniel Ormsby and his wife, Lisa, of Bucksport; great-granddaughter, Kelsie Cirillo of Bucksport; sister, Lillian Glidden and her husband, Robert, of Orrington; several sisters-in-law, many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A time of gathering will be held 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at Hall Funeral Home, 949 Main St., Waldoboro. A celebration of life will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at Waldoboro United Methodist Church, 95 Friendship St., Waldoboro, with Pastor Jennifer Curran officiating. Should friends desire, memorial donations may be made to Waldoboro United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 354, Waldoboro, ME 04572 or Kno-Wal-Lin Hospice, 170 Pleasant St., Rockland, ME 04841. The staff of Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Services is caring for the family. You are invited to share your condolences, memories and photos with the family by visiting their Book of Memories page at
www.hallfuneralhomes.com.