BOWDOINHAM — Lola H. Richards 74, passed away Tuesday March 7, 2017 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. She was born March 19, 1942 in Bath to Charles V. and Florence E. (Williams) Hayes. As a young child Lola attended grammar school in Dover Foxcroft, her family later moved to Topsham where she grew up and attended local schools. She graduated from Brunswick High School with the class of 1960. Lola continued her education at The University of Maine at Augusta, where she received an Associates Degree. She had worked in the return center at L.L.Beans of Freeport.

Lola was a member of the United Baptist Church of Topsham and a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary of Richmond She loved animals of all kinds, she had rescued several dogs and was a member of the Wolf Mountain Sanctuary of southern California.

She is survived by her three children Joseph C. Richards and his wife Dina of Topsham, Robin L. Caron and her husband John of Auburn and Tammy L. Turner of Bridgton her grandchildren, Jessica, James, Amanda, Jaxon, Justin, Alex, Shannon and Kimberly, her great grandchildren, Cabrynna, Peyton, Bentley, Tevis, Landyn and Hadleigh, and several cousins.

Visiting hours will be held from 6-8pm Friday March 10, 2017 at Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal St., in Brunswick. A funeral service will be held at 11:00am Sat. March 11, at the United Baptist Church, 1 Elm St. in Topsham. Interment will be later in the spring in the Haley Cemetery in Topsham.

Those who wish may make a memorial contribution to the Coastal Humane Society, 20 Range Rd., Brunswick, ME 04011. A note of condolence may be left for the family at www.brackettfuneralhome.co m.