ALTHEA MAXINE GIFFORD
SANGERVILLE AND DEXTER- Althea Maxine Gifford, 92, died October 13, 2010 at a Jacksonville, NC nursing home. She was born in Sangerville on May 5, 1918, daughter of George and Marguerite Clukey.

She attended Sangerville schools and then moved to Connecticut, where she worked for Pratt & Whitney for 22 years, before moving back to Maine. She also worked for Hardwood Products in Guilford and later for Grand Union Grocery. She was a communicant of St. Anne's Catholic Church in Dexter and a member of the Ladies Catholic Club in Sangerville.

She is survived by a daughter, Rosemary Eliu of NC; and a son, Frederick Gifford of FL; many grandchildren; great grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, George Gifford; 2 sons, William and Dennis; a daughter, Deanna; a sister, Ruth Russell; and a brother, Donald Clukey

A Rite of Christian Burial will be held at 10 AM Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Dexter, with Deacon Frederick Harrigan officiating. Friends may call at Crosby & Neal, 61 Main Street in Dexter for a time of visitation from 9 AM until the time of the service. Burial will be in the Sangerville Village Cemetery.