HERMON and BREWER – Ethel Alice (Moore) Hatch, 85, beloved mother and grandmother, died peacefully Feb. 15, 2012, after a brief chronic illness. She was born March 22, 1926, in Brewer, the daughter of Lewis and Marion (McDougall) Moore.
She attended local schools in Brewer and Bangor. On April 12, 1947, Ethel married her beloved husband Charles Ernest “Charlie” Hatch. They were married for 63 years until Charlie’s death Nov. 24, 2010. When Charlie retired their summer days were spent exploring the Maine Coast. After Charlie’s death Ethel became a resident of Woodlands Assisted Living of Brewer, where she happily spent her days playing cards with her new friends. Ethel was employed by the Eastern Corp., Brewer, Freese’s department store and several local shoe factories. She was an active member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, serving as a greeter and in the funeral ministry.
Surviving are two sons, Charles F. Hatch of Hermon and William E. Hatch and his wife, Linda, of Brewer; grandchildren, Aaron C. Hatch and his wife, Shannon, of Provo, Utah, Ryan M. Hatch and his wife, Kristen, and Scott S. Hatch and his wife, Erin, all of Bangor; great-grandchildren, Auston Hatch, Italia Hatch and Chancey Hatch of Provo, Utah, and Olivia M. Hatch and Lauryn E. Hatch of Bangor; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father and mother; sisters, Mary and Catherine; and brother, Robert Moore. The family extends special thanks to Ethel’s caregivers at Woodland’s Assisted Living of Brewer, who provided exceptional compassion and care.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20, at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 768 Ohio St., Bangor. Please join the family to celebrate Ethel’s life immediately after the service in St. Mary’s church hall. Honoring Ethel’s last request, there will not be any visiting hours. Interment will be in the spring. Gifts in Ethel’s memory may be made to St. Paul the Apostle Parish, St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 768 Ohio St., Bangor, ME 04401 or New Hope Hospice, P.O. Box 757, Holden, ME 04429.