LEWISTON — Margaret Y. Dennison, 97, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 22, at the Marshwood Nursing Home, after several years of declining health.

Margaret was born Jan. 3, 1914, in Wellsville, N.Y., a daughter of the late William Fletcher Yewdall and Edna Permelia Opp Yewdall.

She was a graduate of the Wellsville High School, Class of 1931, and continued her education at the University of Rochester, School of Nursing, Class of 1935.

After college, she was employed at the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., until she married Frederick Dennison, who she met in college. They then moved to Thomaston, where he set up his family practice and they raised their daughter.

Margaret resided in Thomaston from 1939 to 1941 and from 1946 through 2005 until she moved into an independent living facility in Auburn.

She enjoyed braiding and hooking rugs, sewing, and playing bridge. She loved to travel and enjoyed trips to the Southwest and Mexico.

She was a member of the Knox County Women’s Medical Auxiliary.

Survivors include her daughter, Susan Harmon and her husband, Arnold, of Otisfield; granddaughter, Jennifer Wilson and her husband, Doug, of Gray; grandsons, Frederick Harmon of New Gloucester and Steven Harmon and his wife, Lindsay, of Hubbardston, Mass.; great-grandchildren, Morgan Wilson of Gray, Trinity Harmon of New Gloucester, and Colin, Adelaide and Sawyer Harmon, all of Hubbardston, Mass.

Margaret was predeceased by her parents; husband, Dr. Frederick Dennison; and sister, Mrs. Marlene Miller.

You are invited to share your condolences, photos and tributes with the Dennison family by visiting their book of memories at www.hallfuneralhomes.com.