Gertrude Sylvia Bisbee 272
- Born: 26 December 1917, Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine 272
- Marriage: Benjamin Homer Clardy 20 February 1946 in North Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine 426,6998
- Died: 2 April 2007, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine at age 89 6999
- Buried: After 2 April 2007, Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine at Waters Hill Cemetery
Sun Journal
Lewiston, Maine
April 4, 2007
Gertrude S. Clardy
1917 - 2007
FARMINGTON -- Gertrude S. Clardy, 89, a longtime resident of North Livermore, died Monday, April 2, at Sandy River Nursing Home.
She was born in Livermore on Dec. 26, 1917, the daughter of George E.H. and Vivian (Hammond) Bisbee.
She was educated in the local schools and graduated from Livermore Falls High School in 1935.
She attended the Central Maine General Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1939. She took courses at Bates College and Boston University following graduation.
She was employed as a staff nurse at CMG and later was an instructor at the SMGH School of Nursing.
On Feb. 20, 1946, she married Benjamin Homer Clardy, USN, of Malvern, Ark. They resided in Virginia and California until retiring to Livermore in 1962.
From 1969 until her retirement in 1982, she worked for SAD 36 as a school nurse.
She was a member of the North Livermore Baptist Church, Mispah Circle Kings Daughters and Sons of Livermore Falls, Mt. Olivet, Chapter 29 Order of Eastern Star of Auburn, Ladies Auxiliary of the Fleet Reserve Association No. 156 Brunswick, and the CMG-CMMC Alumni Association.
She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Benjamin H. Clardy of Jay; two sons William H. Clardy and his wife Pam of Fayette, and George L. Clardy of Camarillo, Calif., and his companion, Christine Gregory of Beverly Hills, Calif.; a daughter-in-law, Ellen Rater of Virginia; 7 grandchildren, Keith Clardy of California, Kurt Clardy of Florida, Benjamin Ryan Clardy of California, Karen Clardy of California, Tessa Clardy of Michigan, Nathan and Rachel Rater of Virginia; and 5 great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by a son, Benjamin Wayne Clardy on Dec. 18, 1982.
Funeral Notice
CLARDY -- Gertrudee S., 89, of North Livermore, died Monday, April 2, in Farmington. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at North Livermore Baptist Church in Livermore. Visiting hours are Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. Members of the Eastern Star will meet at the funeral home at 6:15 p.m on Wednesday. Spring interment at Waters Hill Cemetery in Livermore.
Events
• She appeared on the census in 1930 in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine. She lived in the household of her parents. Her aged grandmother lived in the home as well.
Gertrude married Benjamin Homer Clardy, son of William Clardy and Elizabeth Perry, 20 February 1946 in North Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine 426.,6998 (Benjamin Homer Clardy was born 30 November 1916 in Malvern, Hot Spring County, Arkansas,6998 died 14 August 2010 in South Paris, Oxford County, Maine 6998 and was buried after 14 August 2010 in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine at Waters Hill Cemetery.)
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