LOMBARD, Beryl T., 89, Caribou; in Mars Hill, October 27, 2008. Arrangements in the care of Mockler Funeral Home, Caribou.
Caribou – Beryl T. Lombard, 89, wife of the late Vaughn Lombard, died October 27, 2008, in Mars Hill. She was born January 5, 1919, in Presque Isle, the
daughter of the late Frank and Mabel (Hammond) Tompkins. She was a graduate of Presque Isle High School, and was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Lombard was a member of the Elizabeth Chapter Order of Eastern Star, served as a Cub Scout den mother and was an active member of Women’s Bowling League. She was a 50-year member of Gray Memorial United Methodist Church, where she was also a member of United Methodist Women’s group. Beryl loved spending time with her family and friends at the family cottage on Madawaska Lake and, in 1976, she and Vaughn made it their home, where she also became a member of Faith Lutheran Church, Stockholm. She was an avid bridge player and never missed the daily newspaper crossword puzzle.
She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Lynn Lombard of Caribou; her daughter, Janice Lombard Mitchell of Bangor; one sister, Florence Rogers of Dolphin Isle, Ala.; five grandchildren and their spouses, Rick and Suzanne Leavitt, Kevin and Jennifer Leavitt, Frank and Denise Leavitt, Julie (Lombard) and Daryn Watt, and Matthew Lombard; six great-grandchildren, Draven, Owen and Sarah (children of Kevin and Jennifer), Samantha and Benjamin (children of Frank and Denise), and Jackson Watt; several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Lombard was predeceased by her husband, Vaughn in 1997; two brothers, Alec and Sydney Tompkins; two sisters, Marjorie and Wilma Tompkins; a granddaughter, Shelli Jean Lombard; and a son-in-law, Robert Mitchell.
Funeral services were held 1 p.m. Saturday , November 1, 2008, at Mockler Funeral Home, 24 Reservoir St., Caribou, with Mary Lou Brown, longtime family friend, officiating. Interment took place at Evergreen Cemetery. Friends and family are invited to a reception which will be held at the Caribou Inn & Convention Center immediately following the interment. www.mocklerfuneralhome.com.
