BANGOR – Evelyn Margaret (Rowe) Day, 103, wife of the late Kenneth U. Day, Sr., died peacefully March 15, 2016 at a local healthcare center. She was born March 26, 1912 in Seal Harbor, the daughter of Hollis E. and Lydia I. (Grindle) Rowe.
Evelyn was a graduate of Bar Harbor High School and Valedictorian of her class. She attended Peter Brent Brigham Hospital School of Nursing. She and her late husband, Kenneth, were co-owners of Day’s Superette on Mount Hope Avenue, a well-known and respected business. Evelyn was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church for many years, Tuscan Chapter #148 OES of Bangor and the Bangor Nature Club. She was also a volunteer at Stillwater Healthcare for 18 years.
Surviving are one daughter, Mary Ellen (Day) Metcalf and her husband, Henry “Hank” of Orono; a son, Kenneth U. Day Jr. and his wife, Linda Armstrong of East Corinth; four grandchildren, Julie L. Stark, Robert L. Metcalf, Amy S. Collins and Lynda J. Henry; nine great-grandchildren, Bryan Day, Daniel Day, Robyn Metcalf, Cricket Metcalf, Elliott Collins, Caleb Collins, Joey Metcalf, Scott Henry and Danielle Henry; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Kenneth, she was predeceased by a grandson, Kenneth U. Day III and a sister, Ella Savage. The family wish to thank Beacon Hospice for their loving care during her final days.
Relatives and friends are welcome to call 4 to 6pm, Friday, March 25, 2016 at Brookings-Smith, 133 Center Street, Bangor where a funeral service will be held 1pm, Saturday, March 26, 2016. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in early June. Those who wish to remember Evelyn in a special way may make gifts in her memory to the Memorial Fund of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 234 French Street, Bangor, ME 04401 or the Activity Fund of Ross Manor, 758 Broadway, Bangor, ME 04401. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.BrookingsSmith.com.
Evelyn was a graduate of Bar Harbor High School and Valedictorian of her class. She attended Peter Brent Brigham Hospital School of Nursing. She and her late husband, Kenneth, were co-owners of Day’s Superette on Mount Hope Avenue, a well-known and respected business. Evelyn was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church for many years, Tuscan Chapter #148 OES of Bangor and the Bangor Nature Club. She was also a volunteer at Stillwater Healthcare for 18 years.
Surviving are one daughter, Mary Ellen (Day) Metcalf and her husband, Henry “Hank” of Orono; a son, Kenneth U. Day Jr. and his wife, Linda Armstrong of East Corinth; four grandchildren, Julie L. Stark, Robert L. Metcalf, Amy S. Collins and Lynda J. Henry; nine great-grandchildren, Bryan Day, Daniel Day, Robyn Metcalf, Cricket Metcalf, Elliott Collins, Caleb Collins, Joey Metcalf, Scott Henry and Danielle Henry; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Kenneth, she was predeceased by a grandson, Kenneth U. Day III and a sister, Ella Savage. The family wish to thank Beacon Hospice for their loving care during her final days.
Relatives and friends are welcome to call 4 to 6pm, Friday, March 25, 2016 at Brookings-Smith, 133 Center Street, Bangor where a funeral service will be held 1pm, Saturday, March 26, 2016. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in early June. Those who wish to remember Evelyn in a special way may make gifts in her memory to the Memorial Fund of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 234 French Street, Bangor, ME 04401 or the Activity Fund of Ross Manor, 758 Broadway, Bangor, ME 04401. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.BrookingsSmith.com.
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