LEWISTON – Linda Lee Cheney Pinkham, 55, of Eustis, passed away unexpectedly on the afternoon of May 3 at Central Maine Medical Center, where she had been taken after being stricken at her job at the Sugarloaf Hotel.

The daughter of Calvin and Jo Ann “Jody” (Buckler) Cheney, she was born in Damariscotta, Sept. 6, 1952. She graduated from Wiscasset High School, Class of 1970, and later attended school for nurse training in Waterville.

For many years, she worked at “Sprucewold” in Boothbay Harbor and at the time of her death was employed at the Sugarloaf Hotel in Carrabassett Valley. She was known as a caring and affectionate person with a fun personality.

She leaves her loving companion, John Tavenner of Eustis; parents, Calvin and Jody Cheney of Pittston; son, Christopher R. Pinkham of Pittston; granddaughter, Crystal Ann Pinkham of Scarborough; and brothers, John C. Cheney and wife, Anita, of Alna and Paul M. Cheney and wife, Tammy, of Newcastle; her large extended family, which includes sisters-in-law, Jane Witham and Susan Varney; brother-in-law, Gordon Pinkham; nieces, Brooke Varney, Sylviann Cheney and Jessica Cheney; nephews, Joshua P. Cheney and Brett Varney (serving in Iraq); uncles, Jerald and wife, Betty Erskine, Douglas and wife, Margaret Erskine, and Frank and wife, Anne Buckler; aunt, Betty and husband, Alvin Perry; and cousins, Judy Candiloro, Lynn Ciccolo and Patty Dore.