Bertha E. Smart

MECHANIC FALLS - Bertha E. Smart, 84, of Mechanic Falls died Sunday, October 31 at Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris. She was born in Norway on June 10, 1926, the daughter of Willard and Miriam Hadley Smart. She resided in Mechanic Falls all of her life with Archie and Doris Edwards. She attended local schools and graduated from Mechanic Falls High School.

She was a dedicated caregiver to Archie and Doris until their deaths; she then worked at Tripp Lake Girls Camp. She enjoyed her work at the camp.

She had resided at Ledgeview Living Center since 2007. She had a quick wit about her, always having a comeback answer; she often said she lived up to her name Smart. Dining out, watching birds, reading and having a cat sit in her lap were what made her happy.

Miss Smart is survived by a niece, Miriam Ayotte and husband Gerald of Mechanic Falls; a nephew, Philip Wallace and wife Holly of Phippsburg; her friend, Linda Goodwin, who was often asked if they were mother and daughter; Linda’s husband Peter; Wendy and Robert Brown; Judy and Peter Green and the children of the Browns and Greens who looked up to Miss Smart as a grandmother, Laura, Shelby, Abby, Peter, Jr., and Nick, all of Poland. She was predeceased by her parents; brothers, Walter, George and Henry and a sister, Isabelle Wallace.

Graveside services were held on Wednesday, November 3 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Mechanic Falls. Family and friends attended visitation on Tuesday evening, November 2 at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 26 W. Dwinal St., Mechanic Falls. Donations in her memory can be made to Mechanic Falls Rescue, PO Box 191, Mechanic Falls, ME 04256, Responsible Pet Care 132 Waterford Rd., Norway, ME 04268 or Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, 420 Poland Spring Rd., Auburn, ME 04210. On-line condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com.

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