PLYMOUTH – Margaret A. Harding, 90, died peacefully Wednesday, April 3, 2013, in Pittsfield. She was born Sept. 20, 1922, in Island Falls, the eldest child of eight born to James and Lillian (Thorne) McKinnon.
She went to the local schools and graduated from Mattawamkeag High School with the class of 1940. She attended Maine School of Commerce and was employed as a secretary for Fay & Scott and also held the position of bookkeeper for both Walpole Woodworkers and Milmac. Margaret married Harold Harding in 1944 and together they shared 68 years of marriage. She was a communicant of St. Agnes Catholic Church since 1946 and was secretary of the ladies guild for several years. Her life revolved around her family. She loved spending time with them and enjoyed taking pictures, traveling and the sharing of good food.
She is survived by her loving husband, Harold Harding of Plymouth; five children, Leslie Harding and wife, Carol, of Plymouth, June Larson and husband, John, of Brunswick, Rosemary Harding of Plymouth, Jo-Ann Turner and husband, Milton, of Plymouth and Bruce Harding and wife, Abby, of San Antonio, Texas; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Patricia Emery of Cheshire, Conn., and Mary Stedman and husband, Dick, of Belchertown, Mass.; and brother, David McKinnon and wife, Mary, of Pasadena, Md. She was predeceased by her parents; and siblings, Geneva Cartwright, James McKinnon, Theresa Klimczak and Philip McKinnon.
The family will receive friends 10-11 a.m. with a funeral service 11 a.m. Monday, April 8, at Shorey-Nichols Funeral Home, 191 Hartland Ave., Pittsfield, with the Rev. Father Kent Ouellette officiating. A gathering will follow in the funeral home. A committal service will be held in the spring at Sawyer Cemetery, Plymouth. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the charity of one’s choice in Margaret’s memory. Care has been provided by Shorey-Nichols Funeral Home, Pittsfield. To leave a message of kindness for the family, please visit www.shoreynichols.com.
Margaret A. Harding
