Marilyn B. Lejonhud

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Marilyn B. Lejonhud

NORWAY — Marilyn B. Lejonhud, 79, of Norway died Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at the Hospice House in Auburn. She was born in Portland on July 25, 1932, the daughter of George W. and Ethel Harvey Bonney. She graduated from Deering High School. She married Philip W. Lejonhud, Jr. on July 18, 1953 and was a homemaker all of her life. She was employed as a secretary; she worked at National Semiconductor, and she worked part-time at McCann Fabrication. She worked with special needs children and started and managed the Rides Program through Community Concepts for many years. She was a member of the Sweet Adelaines and a longtime candlepin bowler.

She loved gardening and watching her grandchildren play sports. She enjoyed traveling with her husband and endured many train rides with him. She loved bus trips with her best friend Martha, especially to Lancaster, PA.

Mrs. Lejonhud is survived by her daughter, Andrea Powers and husband Larry; her son, Carl; her son, Dana and wife Susan; her daughter, Martina Levesque and husband Danny; grandchildren, Jason Powers and wife Kara, Arica Monahan and husband John, Jesse Miller, Nicole, Zachary and Ian Lejonhud and Miranda Levesque and three great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents; her husband on March 17, 2006 and her son, Barry Lejonhud.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, February 11 at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris. Family and friends attended visitation on Friday at the funeral home. Interment will be in the spring at Highland Memorial Gardens in South Portland. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory can be made to the American Cancer Society, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Topsham, ME 04086 or to Stephens Memorial Hospital, Courtyard Fund, 181 Main St., Norway, ME 04268. On-line condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com.