1929 – 2015

LEWISTON — Medora A. “Dodie” Mahar, 85, of Rumford, died Saturday, May 2, at the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.

She was born in Rumford on July 11, 1929, the daughter of Charles and Florence (Bartlett) Soule, and graduated from Stephens High School in Rumford Class of 1948. Dodie worked for many years as a secretary for the Carey Oil Company in Rumford. She was a communicant of Parish of the Holy Savior, St. Athanasius-St. John Church. She spent many summers at her beloved camp on Concord Pond in Woodstock,  left a legacy of Dodie’s dolls and loved spending time with her family and many friends.

She was married in Rumford on May 8, 1948, to Nelson J. Mahar, who died in Rumford on June 25, 2009.

Survivors include sons, Michael Mahar and wife, Gail, of Kennebunk, and Stephen Mahar and wife, Linzee, of Eliot; daughter, Kathryn Mahar of Nashua, N.H.; grandchildren, Shawn Mahar and wife, Bethany, of Kingfield, and Sarah Yerxa and husband, Chris, of Alexandria, Va.; great-granddaughter, Addison Yerxa of Alexandria, Va.; and another great-grandchild due in June.

She was predeceased by her parents; husband; brother, Jesse Soule; and sister, Jeanette Soule.

Friends are invited to sign the family guest book and share their thoughts, condolences and memories online at www.meaderandson.com.