LISBON FALLS – Mary E. Clukey, formerly of 293 Turner St., Auburn, died peacefully in her bed on the morning of Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. She was living with her youngest son Bruce and his family on the Bowdoinham Road in Lisbon Falls for the past 10 years.

She was born in Farmington on Oct. 20, 1922, to Stanley and Elizabeth (Draper) Knowlton and grew up in Chesterville, where she attended the town’s one room schoolhouse. As a teen, she moved to Auburn and attended the local schools.

While living in Auburn, she was introduced to Donald Clukey and they were married on Nov. 20, 1942, and shortly moved to Alabama, where Donald was stationed in the Army. That’s where her first child Daniel was born.

After Donald’s discharge, she moved back to Auburn, where she worked in the shoe industry until her retirement. She was a homemaker and loved to travel. She attended the Lake Street Methodist church. She was a member of the Auburn Senior Citizens and the Robin Dow for many years until her health began declining and she left Auburn to be cared her for by Bruce in Lisbon Falls.

She was a loving mom, grandmother, a good friend to many. She was an unassuming gentle soul who will be missed by all those whose lives she touched.

She is survived by her two sons, Daniel Clukey his wife, Hazel, and their three children, and Scott Clukey his wife and daughter Amber, Kelly Clukey, and Todd Clukey, all of Mechanic Falls, and Bruce Clukey his wife, Diane, and their children, Catherine and Adam.

She was predeceased by her husband, Donald; and grandson, Shane.