SKOWHEGAN – Angelina M. (Bishop) Reed, 91, died peacefully March 28, 2012, surrounded by her family in Bangor. Angelina was born May 22, 1920. She was one of 11 children to Melvina Lebelle and Joseph, formerly Levesque, Bishop of Norridgewock.
At the age of 10, Angelina’s parents suffered untimely deaths, forcing her and her four siblings into the orphanage in Jackman, where she remained until she was 16. In 1936 she traveled to Bucksport to stay with her loving older brother, Charlie and his family. While there, she got to know her nieces and nephews quite well and remained close to them for the rest of her life. While in Bucksport she met her husband, Wilbur B. Reed, and they were wed in South Portland in 1941. Eventually they moved to Millinocket, where they raised four children, Wilbur, Jean, Richard “Dick” and Katherine “Kay.” In her later years Angelina returned to Skowhegan, where she enjoyed the remainder of her life. She was a devout Catholic, who loved her family and friends very much. She enjoyed the simplest things in life, such as watching movies, looking forward to hearing from her son Wilbur daily, driving around with her close friend, Sarah, visiting with her special nieces, Ruth and Angie, or just enjoying the visits from Sarah, Katie, Cathy and Rob – her grandson and family. She had a great sense of humor and will be missed by many.
Angelina was predeceased by her husband, Wilbur Bullock Reed; her beloved daughter, Jean Manzo; many brothers and sisters. She is survived by her son, Wilbur and his wife, Pat, of Pennsylvania; her son, Dick and his wife, Veronica, of Milbridge; her daughter, Kay, of Florida; her only living sibling, Alma Poulliot of St. Albans; her grandchildren, Chris French and former granddaughter-in-law, Karen French and their children, Steffan, Danielle and Cameron, Bill French and his wife, Lisa, Laurie Castriota and her husband, Louie, Robert Manzo Jr. and his wife, Catherine, Steven Manzo and his wife, Melissa, Wanda Beal and her husband, Mike, Rich Reed and his wife, Angela, Gary Reed and his wife, Diana, Lisa Mazzola and her husband, Mike, and Jeana Morrison; many great-grandchildren, several great-great-grandchildren, along with many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church, Water Street, Skowhegan, with her burial afterward at Calvary Cemetery, North Avenue, Skowhegan. Donations may be made in Angelina’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or go to www.stjude.org. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Smart & Edwards Funeral Home, 183 Madison Ave., Skowhegan. Online guest book messages for the family may be left at our website
www.smartandedwardsfh.com.