Hendrickson, Effie Ellis, 84, of Brewer, died September 3, 2007 at Westgate Manor in Bangor. At her request, there will be no services. Arrangements by Memorial Alternatives, 205 Center St., Bangor.
Brewer – Effie Ellis Hendrickson, 84, died peacefully of complications due to diabetes at Westgate Manor in Bangor on Monday, September 3, 2007, surrounded by her family. She was born in Brewer, February 1, 1923 the daughter of Benjamin and Frances (Sanborn) Ellis.
Her love for the Maine coast was always evident by her willingness to take the time for a picnic at Schoodic Point. She graduated from Brewer High School in 1940 going on to complete a 5 year nursing program at the University of Maine at Orono. She was married to Edward Hendrickson in 1945 in the Congregational Church in Hollywood, California. She worked three years at the Maine Medical Center in Portland as a nursing instructor. Then after moving to East Millinocket she worked for seventeen years as the mill nurse while also working as substitute teacher in the community schools. She was also very involved in scouting, church, and other community activities. In 1967 she moved with her family to Presque Isle where she worked as a nursing instructor at Northern Maine Vocational Technical Institute until her retirement in 1983. She enjoyed many happy years of her retirement spending winters in Sebastian, FL, and summers at Springy Pond, Clifton.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Edward Hendrickson, sister Ellen Young of Hampden, daughter Ellen Hendrickson and her husband, Jon Benoist of Phoenix , Arizona, and her son Eric Hendrickson and his wife, Elaine of Presque Isle, two grandchildren, Kyle and Melissa Hendrickson, as well as several nieces and nephews.
At her request there will be no services. Gifts in her memory may be sent to the American Cancer Society, One Main St. Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086 or American Diabetes Association Maine Affiliate Inc., 163 Lancaster St. Portland, ME 04101. Arrangements by Memorial Alternatives, 205 Center St., Bangor.
