LIVERMORE FALLS — Ann M. Gile, 54, a resident of Park Street, Livermore Falls, passed away in the arms of her loving husband, Sunday, Jan. 2, at her home following a long courageous battle with breast cancer.

She was born Jan. 11, 1956, in Portland, the oldest of eight children of John and Josephine (Fenton) MacLean. Educated in Gray/New Gloucester schools, she graduated from Gray/New Gloucester High School in 1974. At the age of 10, Ann started a long life of hard work, first delivering newspapers, then as a teenager she worked for Mario’s of Gray owned by Ralph Libby, who was like a father to her.

Later she worked at Cole Farms in Gray, before moving to Livermore Falls in 1984. After working for a year as manager at Cumberland Farms, she worked for Livermore Falls Trust, now known as Androscoggin Bank. In 1996, she became the first ever “employee of the year” because of her incredible number of comments of praise from their customers. In 2000, Ann started working for the Town of Livermore as deputy town clerk and worked there until her illness made it impossible to work.

Dec. 18, 1977 was Ann’s happiest day as she gave birth to her son, John D. Bennett. On Oct. 27, 1984, she married the love of her life, Darren E. Gile of Fayette. Together they made their home in Livermore Falls. Everyone knew that spring was here to stay when they would see Ann out walking Ashley and then Kelly out in the neighborhood. Ann enjoyed cooking for others, taking her mom shopping and all children. Her greatest pleasures were the times spent out dancing, camping or fishing with Gene and Julie Barker. If it wasn’t for the Barkers, Darren and Ann’s fight with her cancer would have been a lot harder.

Ann is survived by her mother, Josephine MacLean of Gray; her husband of 26 years, Darren Gile of Livermore Falls; her son and daughter-in-law, John D. and Raeanna Leesman Bennett and grandson, Kristopher Leesman, twin granddaughters, Kait’Lynn and Viktoria Bennett, all of Monroe City, Mo.; neighbor son, Michael Jameson his wife, Heather and their children, Ivey, Kayla and Daniel of Livermore Falls; neighbor daughter, Sarah Jean Melanson of Jay; her brothers , John MacLean of Yarmouth, Calvin and Carrie MacLean and Charlie and Sally MacLean, all of New Gloucester; her sisters, Linda MacLean and her companion, Dennis Brooks, of Windham, Todd and Laurie Lewis of Raymond and Michael and Mary Lowe of Oxford; her brother-in-law, Jeffrey Strout of Raymond; and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her father, John MacLean; her sister, Alice Strout; and her sister-in-law, Ruth MacLean.

Messages of condolence may be sent to www.finleyfuneralhome.com.