Florence E. Libby

September 25, 1919 - August 30, 2015

AUBURN - Florence E. Libby, of Lewiston passed from this life peacefully at the Androscoggin Hospice House. She was born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1919 to Leonard Edwards and Mabel Walton Edwards and fell asleep August 30, 2015. By the time she married Kenneth R. Libby on November 21, 1940, she had graduated from high school, become a switchboard operator in Delaware and become active in the first of three churches, where she loved to teach Bible classes and Sunday school. Florence and Ken had three children and lived in rural southern New Jersey until the late fifties. There she loved to swim, sun-bathe, read, play bridge, take part in church and spend time with family and neighbors. After New Jersey, they entered suburban life in Maryland, north of D.C. She continued with church teaching, choir singing, bridge playing, family times, great friends and raising the children. Throughout their life together Florence and Ken spent much time in South Freeport and visited many other places in Maine. Florence loved winter and Ken was an Auburn native so they moved permanently to Maine in the late Nineties. She became a widow in 2006, after which time she lived with a son and daughter-in-law to her final days. There she continued her connection with the church, read avidly, enjoyed walks to see the flowers and the garden and made some great friends in the Christian fellowship and in the health care community. Her favorite chair featured a feeder and many birds and she continued to read much. A great joy to her in this time was the frequent visits from three of her 11 grandchildren and three of 12 great grandchildren, who lived locally, and frequent visits from the Family who lived farther away. Now she awaits the return of Christ, missed by 3 children, Barbara, David and his wife Bobbi, and Ken, Jr., 11 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and one sister-in-law, Mildred Libby and Mildred's family; and Riley, the dog. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com LIBBY died in Auburn, August 30th, Mrs. Florence E. Libby age 95. Funeral services honoring Florences life will be held 1:00 PM SATURDAY September 5th at the funeral home. Graveside committal prayers to follow at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Auburn. Memorial donations in Florence’s memory may be made to the Hospice House 236 Stetson Rd., Auburn, ME 04210 Family and friends are invited to visit Friday, September 4th from 5-7PM. Arrangements by PINETTE DILLINGHAM & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023