LEWISTON — Pauline H.Gardner, 94, a resident of Main Street, Lewiston, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Oct. 11, at her residence.

She was born in Berwick, July 15, 1917, the daughter of Kirk and Annie (MacKay) Harriman. She was educated in Berwick schools and graduated from Berwick High School in 1935. She attended the Trull Nursing School in Biddeford, where she earned her degree as a registered nurse with her first duty at Goodall Hospital in Sanford. She further studied psychiatric nursing in Ashville, N.C.

In December 1942, Pauline was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps with her first U.S. duty was in Houlton. She then was transferred for foreign duty in Wales and France at the height of the European Campaign during World War II.

While in Europe, she visited parts of France, Switzerland, and Italy. In February 1946, she separated from the Army Nurse Corp as a first lieutenant then returned to civilian nursing.

Pauline attended the University of Maine at Orono, where she met her future husband, also a GI Bill student. In the summer of 1948, she married Camille Gardner and moved to Philadelphia, where her husband was a veterinary student. In 1950, her first child, Ann, was born in Philadelphia. Upon her husband’s graduation, they returned to Sanford then Lewiston. During her life in Maine, Nancy, Carlton Gardner, and Patricia were born.

Pauline’s life was filled as a wife, mother, and business partner in their veterinarian practice.

She enjoyed traveling, to Alaska twice, many National Ski Association meetings, Hawaii, fishing, camping, and trekking through the woods.

Children were her favorite pleasures especially infants. Her eyes and smile glowed as she held and cuddled them.

Survivors include her husband, Dr. Camille Gardner; daughters, Nancy G. Smith and Patricia G. Morgan; a son, Carlton Gardner; and five grandchildren, Daniel, Caitlin and Shannon Morgan, as well as Sarah and Laura Gardner.

Besides her parents, she was predeceased by a daughter, Ann; a brother, Edward Harriman; and a sister, Marguerite Ackerman. She will be missed.

Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com.