Marjorie G. Dyer

    Dyer, Marjorie G., 91, December 27, 2010.  Arrangements by Bowers Funeral Home, Houlton.  Interment to be held in the Oakfield Cemetery in the spring.
    Marjorie G. Dyer, 91, died December 27, 2010 in Houlton. She was born August 26, 1919, in Moro, to Rance and Flora (Kennedy) Greenlaw, and lived in Oakfield all her adult life.
     Marge was a past Worthy Matron Order of the Eastern Star, Noble Grand of the Rebekahs, and a longtime member of the Oakfield Baptist Church. She was an award winning knitter and crocheter, a great candy maker, and a cracker-jack crossword puzzle solver. She especially loved being a Grammie and Great-Grammie.
    She is survived by her three children: Roger and his wife, Kathy; Jim and his wife, Carole; Beth and her husband, Richard Trout; five grandchildren: Rachel Dyer and her husband, Jonathan Leach; Elizabeth Dyer and her husband, Bill Conklin; Jake Dyer and his wife, Hannah; Alex Dyer and his wife, Nicole; and Aubrey Trout; four great-grandchildren: Callum, Finn and Ada Dyer and Ava Trout; sister and brother-in-law Rebecca and Norman Simard; sisters-in-law Jane and Irene Greenlaw and Ruth Dyer; wonderful friends Sida Swallow, Dee Locke, Cindy Gray, Jeannie Goodall, and Cathy Briggs; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Larry; sister, Helen Palmer; brothers, Dale, Roger, and Keith Greenlaw; and bosom buddies Viola Johnstone, Harriette Dunn and Dawn Larlee.
    Many thanks to all the staff at Madigan Estates for taking loving care of our Mom.
    Per Marge’s request there will be a private graveside service at the Oakfield Cemetery in the spring, followed by a gathering of family and friends at the Oakfield Community Center. In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to your favorite charity. Arrangements by Bowers Funeral Home, 10 Water Street, Houlton.