BATH — Anne M. Munch, 104, died at Hill House in Bath on January 31, 2013.
Anne was born in Andalusia, Bucks County, Pennsylvania on July 15, 1908. She was the daughter of Anna Light Markley and Charles Collis Markley. She had an older brother, Collis, who had four daughters, and a younger sister, Mary.
Anne was a graduate of Friends Select, a Quaker School in Philadelphia and Miss Illman’s, a normal school affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania. Anne taught first grade for twenty-five years.
In 1935, Anne married Harry E.G. Munch, and they lived in Dobbs Ferry, New York and Philadelphia in a home Harry designed. For many years Harry was associated with Hoedt Studios in Philadelphia which created art and photography for advertising.
Anne was uniformly pleasant and gregarious and loved being in the company of other people. She was venturesome and curious by nature. She had a deep love of the natural world and of birds in particular. Golf and bridge were favorite pastimes.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Bronda and Alfred Niese of Woolwich, two grandchildren and their spouses, Jennifer Niese and Bill Hetzel of Kennebunk and Kirk Niese and Michaela Goldfine of Pownal as well as four great-grandchildren, Molly, Sarah, Cecily and Soren.
The family expresses deep gratitude for friends and staff at Thornton Oaks and the staff of Hill House, which so consistently extended extraordinary kindness and care to Anne, and Mid Coast Hospice.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Merrymeeting Audubon’s scholarship fund at 36 Federal Street, Brunswick, Maine 04011 or to the Center for Wildlife, an animal rehabilitation facility , P.O. Box 620, Cape Neddick, Maine 03902.
A memorial service will be Saturday, February 16, at 11:00 a.m. at Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal Street, Brunswick. Please visit www.brackettfuneralhome.co m to share a message of condolence or a fond memory with the Munch family.
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