BANGOR AND GUILFORD – Mary Harriet Colson, 91, wife of the late Linwood L. Colson Jr., passed away May 26, 2013 at a Bangor health care facility. She was born July 28, 1921, in Old Town, the daughter of Charles A. and Olive B. (Cousins) Perro.
She attended schools in Old Town and attended the University of Maine. She was a loving, dedicated and devoted mother and her family was most important to her. Mary Harriet was named for her grandmother, Mary Perro and her grandmother, Harriet Cousins. Of course the Perros called her Mary and the Cousins called her Harriet. In her early years, she spent many hours with her grandfather, Augustus Perro, at his business, Hotel Fransway in Old Town, giving her many stories to tell later on. She also visited summers with her grandparents, Harriet and Everett Cousins, and her aunt, Agnes Hilton in Guilford, where she met her future husband, Linwood Lloyd Colson Jr. Harriet enjoyed camping at Whetstone Pond, Moosehead Lake, West Branch Pond and Parlin Pond. She had an avid interest in Maine history and collected Maine historical books and Maine literature. She was actively involved in the community as an honorary lifetime member of the Guilford Historical Society and Piscataquis County Cooperative Extension and was a Cub Scout leader. She was a devoted member of United Methodist Church of Guilford serving as a Sunday school teacher and assisting with various fundraisers and volunteering at church fairs and suppers for many years. She was an active member of Conner-Trafton Post of American Legion Auxiliary and a member of the Band-Aids in SAD No. 4, supporting the local Guilford bands through fundraising and volunteer work. Harriet was always dressed in her finest white greeting visitors to the health care facilities where she resided.
Surviving are two children, Pamela S. (Colson) Power and her husband, James, of Veazie and Dr. Linwood L. Colson III and special friend, Nicholas J. Wood, of Bangor; a nephew and several cousins. She was predeceased by a sister, Ruth E. Perro. Special thanks are given to the health care providers who were concerned about her best welfare.
A service honoring her life will be held 3 p.m. Friday, May 31, at Kiley & Foley Funeral Service, 299 Union St., Bangor, where family and friends may visit from 2 p.m. until the service begins. Private burial will be at Lawn Cemetery, Guilford, at a later date. For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made to the Guilford Memorial Library, P.O. Box 177, Guilford, ME 04443. Condolences may also be offered at www.kileyandfoley.com.
Mary Harriet Colson
