Margaret M. Maine

Margaret Mary Maine, of Fall City, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 3, 2012. Margaret, also known as “Mae” and more affectionately as “Greatest” by those who loved her most, was full of life and inspired all those around her. She was an incredibly intelligent woman with a sharp wit, a great sense of humor and keen financial abilities. Her love of small children brought many smiles and great laughter. She was a formidable bridge and golf player, enjoyed the arts – beautiful music, symphony and theatre. She will be remembered in the flowers of beautiful gardens which she loved and painted.Margaret was born on May 2, 1914 in Fall River, Massachusetts, the daughter of Thomas J. and Delvina Riley. She was raised in Portsmouth, Rhode Island and graduated from Durfee High School and Thibodeau Business College both in Fall River, Massachusetts. She was a secretary for the Portsmouth Rhode Island School Department for several years.She married Leonard L. Maine in Keene, New Hampshire in 1937. After Leonard retired they moved to Florida. She was preceded in death by Leonard in 1996. Margaret belonged to the Rockledge Country Club, and Brevard College Faculty Wives Club. She moved from Rockledge, Florida to Fall City, Washington in 2007. Survivors include daughter Jeremie M. Maine Wilkins, of Fall City; four grandchildren Perry Craigen Wilkins, Nicole Leddy, Timmie Miller, Dalton Maine; and eight great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Craigen L.T. Maine, in 2009.A memorial mass will be 7 PM, June 12, 2012 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Snoqualmie. She will be interred at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Fall River, Massachusetts with her mother. Remembrances may be made to the Our Lady of Sorrows Building Fund.Arrangements are under the direction of Flintoft’s Funeral Home and Crematory. Friends are invited to share memories and sign the family’s on-line guest book at www.flintofts.com.