Avis de décès de Anne-Hoffses Reid

->AUGUSTA -- Anne Hoffses Reid, 89, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, at the Maine Veterans' Home in Augusta, following a long illness.She was born in Jefferson on Nov. 29, 1918, the daughter of Harland and Elizabeth (Gould) Hoffses.She graduated from Cony High School in 1935 and Gates Business School in Augusta.Anne was employed by the law firm of Locke, Campbell, Reid and Hebert until her marriage to Justice James L. Reid. She then became a homemaker, caring for her extended family. She was a longtime member of the Augusta Country Club.Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, "Jim"; her son Jeff; and a sister, Alice.She is survived by her daughter, Connie Towne and her husband, Dr. John Towne, of Winslow; a son, James L. Reid Jr. and his wife, Patti, of St. George, Utah; a sister, Edith Payson of Union; her grandchildren, Allison Towne DiMatteo and her husband, Chris, of Saco, Nathan Hastings Towne of Madison, Wis., Tracy Dulac and her husband, Greg, of South Portland, J. J. Reid III and his wife, Thurlene, of Newville, Pa., Eric Reid of Rumford, and Nicole Jimenez and her husband, Dave, of Sacramento, Calif., and great-grandchildren, Anna and Simon DiMatteo, Zachary, Kelsey and Jamie Dulac, Justin and Julia Reid, and Jacob and Emily Jimenez.The family wishes to extend a very special thank-you to the entire staff at the Maine Veterans' Home for its excellent, tender, loving care of their mom and concern for the family. At her request there will be no services. Family and friends will gather at a later date to celebrate her life.Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the Kennebec Valley Humane Society, 10 Pet Haven Lane, Augusta, ME 04330; Maine Veterans' Home, 310 Cony Road, Augusta, ME 04330; or to Alzheimer's Association, Maine Chapter, 163 Lancaster St., Suite 160B, Portland, ME 04101-2406.Arrangements are with Plummer Funeral Home, 983 Ridge Road, Route 32, Windsor. Condolences to the family may be expressed via the funeral home Web site at www.plum merfh.com.