LEWISTON – Phyllis Plummer Fraser, 90, of Park Avenue, Auburn, died on Friday, April 11, at Central Maine Medical Center with her family at her side.
She was born on June 2, 1917, in Lewiston, the daughter of Arthur and Evelyn Plummer. She attended local schools and spent her life in the community, touching hundreds of lives. She held jobs with the Department of Agriculture, and the University of Maine Extension Service.
She married Donald Fraser in 1939. They stayed in love until his death in 1974. She enjoyed skiing, operas and the Maine coast. She became passionate about the Red Sox. She passed her love of nature, books and birds on to her sons and to her granddaughter, Skye, with whom she was ‘thick as thieves.’
She was a member of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church. She was comforted by her great faith. Her strength, intelligence, selflessness and kindness made her truly special.
She is survived by her sons, John Fraser of Auburn, Barry Fraser and his wife, Denise, of Auburn and James Fraser and companion, Pam Jordan, of South Portland; grandchildren, Skye Fraser Macalester and husband, Shawn, of Columbus, Ohio, and Ethan M. Fraser of Auburn, who loved his gram; nephews, Ed Haley and wife, Donna, of Minot and Charles Loring and wife, Jen, of Rowley, Mass.; niece, Linda Smith and husband, Lloyd, of Farmington; and Phyllis Osgood of Brunswick, her best friend and soul mate since girlhood.
She was predeceased by sisters, June P. Bemis and Frances P. Loring, both of Farmington. Good bye Gram.
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