May 23 1930 January 11 2020
Audrey (Wentworth) Bostridge May 23, 1930 – January 11, 2020 Share this obituary Sign Guestbook| Memorial Donation Audrey W. Bolstridge, 89, died January 11, 2020 at a Pittsfield hospital and Heaven got another angel that day. She was born on the Dexter Road in Corinna, May 23, 1930, a daughter of Parker and Glaydes (Seaney) Wentworth. In July 1930, Audrey’s name was put on the Cradle Roll at the Corinna United Methodist Church, where she attended Sunday School and Bible School at a very young age. When she was 15 years old, she joined the church. She attended Corinna Grammar School and graduated from Corinna Union Academy, Class of 1947. She married Lloyd Bolstridge on September 11, 1948. Following graduation, Audrey worked in the laboratory and office at the SnowFlake Canning Company and later became office manager until the birth of her first child in July, 1952. She also was employed at the Eastland Woolen Mill from 1963 to 1973 tending finish. Lloyd and Audrey lived with her parents from September 1947 until the following March, when they rented two rooms in the Fred Ordway house for 7 months until they purchased the Thomas and Edith Clark farm in 1949. In 1972, they built the Bolstridge Poultry Farm and added on 112 feet in 1973. They also raised up to 50 acres of dry beans and 80 acres of winter rye. Lloyd predeceased her on April 2, 2006. On February 11, 2011 at a dinner for Seniors at the Universalist Church, Audrey met Shirley Williams and they were married at the Corinna United Methodist Church on July 30, 2011. She was the curator of the Corinna Historical Society, but family was always her priority. She is survived by her husband; her children, Lloyd “Alden” Bolstridge, Jr., David and wife Sandy Bolstridge, Jane and husband Robert Dennis, and Dennis and wife Sally Bolstridge; grandchildren, Amy Chute, Kevin Bolstridge, Jessica and husband Luke Claverie, Jamie Bolstridge, Kyle Dennis, Brad Carlow and Rebecca Demmons; step granddaughter, Amy Dennis; great grandchildren, Venessa and Colby Chute, Willis and Devon Carlow, Martin Dunn, Paige and Bragdon Demmons, and Rachel Sue Bolstridge; step-children, Janice Wyman, June Cooper and Steven Williams; step grandchildren Kendra and Seth Ludden, April Howes and Karen Inman; step great grandchildren, Hannah and Serena Howes and Alex and Ethan Inman; 2 nephews Daren and Gavin Batchelder. In addition to her first husband, she was predeceased by a sister, Barbara Batchelder, and 2 granddaughters, Sue Lynn Bolstridge and Sara Purser. Friends may call from 6 to 8 P.M. Friday at Crosby & Neal, 117 Main Street, Newport. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday, January 18th, at the Corinna United Methodist Church with Pastor Michele St. Cyr and the Rev. George Perkins officiating. Spring burial will be in the Morse’s Corner Cemetery, Corinna. Memorial donations may be made to the Corinna Historical Society, c/o Mr. Robert Dennis, Treasurer, 108 Bates Street, Pittsfield, ME 04967. Print Obituary Sign Guestbook Name: Location: Video: Image: Light A Candle Candle 1 Candle 2 Candle 3 Candle 4 Email: Personal Message: Personal Message (required) Confirm: Submit Guestbook entry
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Audrey Wentworth Bostridge May 23 1930 January 11 2020.
Death notice for the town of: Newport, state: Maine