BREWER – Claudette A. Oxley, loving Mom and Nan to her family and many children who called her “Nan,” she loved all of them. Nan passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family, Jan. 31, 2014, after a long illness. She was the daughter of Howard and Arline Brown.
She worked over 20 years at the State of Maine in Bangor and also worked at Sears in Bangor nights and weekends. She worked very hard in her life to raise her children. Her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were the light of her life then and always.
Surviving are her son, Walter “Rocky” Oxley Jr. and his wife, Sandra, of Holden; a daughter, Debra and her husband, Steve Grondin, of Etna; her grandchildren, Melanie and her husband, Garrett, Michael and his partner, Marina, Naomi, and Wyatt; her great-grandchildren, Halie and Tyler; sister, Bea Dorsky and husband, Rick, of Levant; brother, John Brown and wife, Ruth Ann, of Clinton; many nieces and nephews; and also many good friends. Claudette was predeceased by her mom and dad, Howard and Arline Brown; and brothers, Douglas and Omar Pickard.
There is something that Claudette wanted all of us that loved her to remember:
“Memories of when I must leave you for a little while.” Please do not grieve and shed many tears for me. I want you to live on and do all the things you usually do. Reach out your hand in love and I will place you all in my heart, Smile and think of the happy memories that I have left all of you. This will make me happy as I’ll be watching over you from above. My love to my family for all eternity. Love, Mom and Nan.
In keeping with Claudette’s wishes there will be no services. Anyone wishing to make memorial contributions in her memory may be sent to Cancer Care of Maine, care of EMHS Foundation, P.O. Box 914, Bangor, ME 04402. Cremation arrangements entrusted to Hampden-Gilpatrick Funeral Home, 45 Western Ave., Hampden. www.hampdengilpatrick.com.
Claudette A. (Brown) Oxley
