BRUNSWICK — Edna M. Griffin, age 90, died on May 24, 2016. She was born on December 16, 1925 in Chelsea, Maine, the daughter of Harry and Bertha Markham Heath. She attended Chelsea, Maine, schools. Later in life she worked at W.T. Grant and Grand City Department Stores in Brunswick, Maine, for many years.
She was a woman with a strong faith in God that guided her through life. She passed this faith on to her children. She was active in her church.
She was predeceased by her parents; five brothers – Fred Heath, Walther Heath, Roy Heath, Harry Heath, Jr. and Roger Heath; two sisters – Orrena Littlefield and Madeline Murphy; her ex-husband Leroy A. Griffin, Sr. and their infant son Richard Griffin.
She is survived by a son, Leroy A. Griffin, Jr., and his companion Virginia Card of Auburn, Maine; a daughter, Sandra Deger and her husband Joseph Deger of Newport
News, Virginia; a brother, Kenneth Heath and his wife Susan of Topsham, Maine; two sisters, Helen Poore of Brunswick, Maine and Hazel Sylvester of Lewiston, Maine; three granddaughters; three great grandsons; one great great grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family wishes to extend their heartfelt gratitude to the staff and all the people at Clover Manor in Auburn for the care and compassion given to Edna during her stay there.
Visiting hours will be held from 5-7 PM on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal Street, Brunswick, ME. A funeral service will be held at 2PM on Friday, June 3 at the funeral home with Reverend Brenda Cross officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, West Bowdoin.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Androscoggin Hospice House or to the Alzheimer’s Association.
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