LISBON — Eleanor Brown Curtis, 89, of Lisbon, passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 12, at her home at The Lamp Memory Care Center after a long illness. She was born Sept. 19, 1928, in Princeton, the youngest daughter of the late C. Elwood and Marjorie (Mason) Brown.

Eleanor graduated from Husson College in 1947. She played basketball on the first women’s basketball team and also met her first husband, Dwight Thorsen, while at college. They were married Feb. 3, 1951. They lived in Bangor for a few years and eventually settled in Hancock. They had six children together and enjoyed having picnics on Hancock Point and playing cards with friends. She was an active member of the Hancock Women’s Club for many years. She and the family attended and became members of the Union Congregational Church in Hancock and appreciated the close-knit community of the church membership. Eleanor was a homemaker for many years and was a wonderful seamstress. She enjoyed sewing and made clothes, gifts and fun Halloween costumes for her children. Eleanor started her employment for the state of Maine in 1972, processing unemployment claims for the Department of Labor. Eleanor and Dwight were married for 24 years until Dwight’s death in 1975.

Eleanor was introduced to Carlton “Ike” Curtis by her son-in-law, and she and Ike were married May 13, 1979. Eleanor found a true blessing in her marriage to Ike. They spent the next 18 years together camping by the ocean in Sullivan at Mountainview Campground, attending Ike’s 10th Mountain 86 reunions around the country and enjoying their lives together. Eleanor retired from the state in 1989 and she and Ike became snowbirds, living in Florida during the winter and coming back to Maine for the summers.

After Ike’s death in 1996, Eleanor moved back to Ellsworth in 1997. She volunteered for the Eastern Area Agency on Aging as a Senior Companion. She enjoyed swimming at the YMCA and playing cards with friends. She was pleased to be recognized as a longstanding member of the Union Congregational Church in Hancock.

Eleanor is survived by her daughter, Sally Swanson of Yarmouth; son Dwight Thorsen and wife, Gayla of Gouldsboro; daughter, Marge Severance and husband, Tom of Lisbon; daughter, Dawn Ray of Ellsworth; daughter, Jean McGraw of St. Petersburg, Fla., daughter Trish Thorsen and husband Josh Lupher of Greene; stepdaughter, Carolyn Caron and husband, John of Hyannis, Mass.; stepdaughter, Mary Evelyn and husband, Bob of Summerfield, Fla.; and sister Sara Pratt of Windsor. She also leaves behind 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Eleanor was preceded in death by her sister, Florence “Fonnie” Bailey; and stepson, Joseph Curtis.

Eleanor will be greatly missed by her family, friends and the staff at The Lamp Memory Care Center where she resided for the past seven years. Eleanor’s family is grateful for the wonderful care and dedication that the staff provided to Eleanor.

Eleanor B. Curtis