Lois Spellman

HAMPDEN - Lois A. Spellman, 85, died April 6, 2022, at home, surrounded by her family. She was born January 24, 1937, in Bangor, the daughter of Arthur L. and Sarah R. (Grant) Pierce.

Lois attended Bangor elementary schools and Bangor High School, Class of 1955. Upon high school graduation, she worked at the General Adjustment Bureau. She married Daniel Spellman in January, 1959. During their marriage, Lois and Danny worked together at Spellman & Son Insurance for many years. After retiring from the insurance business, Lois and Danny operated a Four Seasons Sunrooms in Bangor. During their 61 years of marriage, Lois and Danny also raised three children from their Hampden home.

Both were very active within St. Matthew’s and St. Mary’s Catholic churches. Lois was also proud of her work in the funeral ministry, and her 30 years of volunteer work at Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen. Lois was a member of the Hampden Historical Society. She enjoyed playing cards and drinking coffee with many long-time friends. She also spent much of her time with her family at the camp she and Danny built on Branch Lake.

In addition to her parents, Lois was predeceased by her husband, Danny and her infant daughter, Sara Marie; and her brother-in-law, Paul Wilbur. She is survived by their daughters, Cheryl Pearson and her husband, Jon, of Merrimac, Massachusetts, Stacey Trembley and her husband, Keith, of Orono, Maine, and their son, Michael Spellman and his wife, Frances, of South Salem, NewYork; their ten grandchildren, Jared and his wife, Amanda, Elizabeth and her husband Alex, Evan, Matthew, Timothy, Kathryn, Kristin, Thomas, Jonathan, and Keira; five great grandchildren, Myles, Amelia, Landon, Braelynn, and Hudson; two sisters, Phyllis Wilbur, of Hermon, Nancy and her husband, Phil Luttrell, of Bangor; her sisters-in-law, Sharon (Harry) Folster, Charlotte (Scott) Present, Paulette (Bill) Rideout, and Michaeleen (Tom) Bohan; and several nieces and nephews. Additionally, the family would like to thank Cheri McGuire and Visiting Angels of Bangor, CHCS’ Hospice Services, and many family friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:00 p.m., Monday, April 11, 2022, at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 768 Ohio St., Bangor, followed by the Rite of Committal at Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery, Bangor. The family invites relatives and friends to share conversation and refreshments at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, following the interment. Those wishing to attend the Mass remotely may do so by visiting www.stpaulbangor.me/watch-mass-live. Those wishing to remember Lois in a special way make may gifts in her memory to New England Donor Services, 60 1st Ave, Waltham, MA 02451. Donations can also be made to the Edith Dyer Library, 269 Main Rd. North, Hampden, ME 04444, The Salvation Army Soup Kitchen, P.O. Box 1101 Bangor, ME 04402, the Hampden Historical Society, P.O. Box, 456, Hampden, ME 04444, or St. Paul the Apostle Parish, 207 York St., Bangor, ME 04401.