WINTHROP – Leah Phoebe (Nash) Nadeau, 86, died Saturday, Dec. 22, at the Heritage Rehabilitation Center.

She was born on Sept. 1, 1921, in Port Clyde, the daughter of Willie Walter Nash and Hattie (Blake) Nash.

She attended Rockland schools.

She worked at the Sardine Factory in Rockland, Ramdell’s and Van Balen’s sewing, which she enjoyed. She loved to sew, and was a home seastress, known for her clothing, and Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls.

She married Francis Nadeau on May 12, 1942. They made their home at 61 Flood Avenue Road in Wiscasset, raised their children there, and where she continued to be a homemaker and loving wife to her husband, Francis.

She and her husband enjoyed traveling in their Winnebago motor home to Florida, in the winter, and they also enjoyed camping and fishing. She enjoyed cooking homemade baked beans and ham, and if she knew the family was coming to visit she would always have a pot of beans in the oven. She will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by all who loved her.

She is survived by daughter, Susan Marie Bixby and her husband, John F. Bixby Jr., of Buckfield; son, Timothy Laurel Nadeau, and his wife, Carol Nadeau, of Lisbon; grandson, John F. Bixby III of Buckfield; granddaughter, Rebecca S. Martin of Monmouth; granddaughter, Rachel Nadeau of Brunswick; grandson, Mark Nadeau of Bowdoin; brother, Elroy Nash of Tenants Harbor; brother-in-law, Raymond Nadeau of Bath; and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, Francis Nadeau; sister, Marion Collins; sister, Dorothy Duplisea; sister, Audrey Bishop; brother, Francis Nash; and sister-in-law, Geneva Nash.

Her family wants to thank all of the staff at the Heritage Rehabilitation Center for their wonderful care of Leah during her stay.