FARMINGTON — Marita E. Ripley Smith Littlefield, 83, born to Eva Moores and Stanley Abbott Ripley, passed from this world to her heavenly home on April 20.

Born on Sept. 16, 1928, she was raised in Caribou and Rockland.

She married the first love of her life, Kenneth V. Smith Sr., and had one son, Charles W.

She worked at the Heel Mill and JL Coombs until her first husband became sick and she stayed home to care for him. Along with taking care of the neighborhood children when needed, she tied flies for L.L. Bean.

After Kenneth passed, she returned to nursing school in Waterville to be able to do what she did best, “taking care of people.” She began her career in nursing at Franklin Memorial Hospital and at the Sandy River Nursing facility in Farmington.

In 1980, she married the second love of her life, Benjamin W. Littlefield. With Ben, the travel bug bit and the traveling began. They spent 18 winters in Spain and often traveled to India to be with family.

Marita was a member of Sherburn Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and they merged with Oppalunski Chapter 125, where she received her life membership. She was a member of the Phillips Methodist Church until her move to Farmington, and then she changed her membership to the Henderson Memorial Baptist Church. She and Ben were very active members, doing suppers and whatever was needed of them. She was a member of the Gold Leaf society in Farmington, taking many trips around the region with them. She volunteered at the nursing homes in the area, playing cribbage and passing out candy at Halloween.

She is survived by her son, Charles W. Smith and his wife, Sue-Ellen, their children, Melissa and friend, Mathew Pazaris, Jasmine, Jordan, Michael and Nathaniel; daughter, Mamta H. Gupta and her husband, Alok, their children, Anjali Emmanuel and husband, Bill, Jagan Gupta and his wife, Mukta; son, Benjamin T. Littlefield and his son, Chadbourne, and wife, Alison, Annette Pound and her husband, John, and Bonita Cushman and her husband, Bill; nine great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by grandson, Kenneth A. Smith; stepsons, Glendon Smith and wife, Gertrude, and Kenneth V. Smith Jr. and wife, Frances.