Avis de décès de Adelaide Henderson - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

->AUGUSTA -- Adelaide "Ruth" Henderson, 85, of Cony Road and formerly of South China, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, at the Maine Veterans' Home, Augusta, following a long illness. She was born in Boston on Oct. 5, 1924, a daughter of Anthony J. and Rhoda M. (MacLeod) Almeida.Mrs. Henderson was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Woman's Auxiliary Corps as a medic in Virginia.She was a homemaker for most of her life. She had been employed by The Cerebral Palsy School, now known as The Children's Center in Augusta, for 15 years, retiring in 1992; and Alternative Manufacturing in Winthrop, from 1993 to 1997.Mrs. Henderson was predeceased by her husband, James E. Henderson Jr.; a brother, Roderick Almeida; and a sister, Mary McCormick.She is survived by her seven children, Lorraine M. Henderson, of South China, James E. Henderson III, of Lisbon, John R. Henderson and his wife, Cindy, of Augusta, Barbara R. Barcelos and her husband, Atila, of Westminster, Mass., Stephen P. Henderson and his wife, Sandy, of Poland, Midge E. Kibbin and her husband, Michael, of South China, and Mary Ann Snowman, of South China; 18 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.Visiting hours are 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16. Burial and committal prayers will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19 in the old Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Civic Center Drive, Augusta.Those who desire may make donations to Kennebec Valley Humane Society, 10 Pet Haven Lane, Augusta, ME 04330.Condolences to the family may be expressed via the funeral home Web site at www.plum merfh.com. 6973641