Shirley Dill, 96, passed away April 30. Born Oct. 1, 1920 in Bath, she was raised primarily by her paternal aunts, Elizabeth (Herbert) Caswell, and Ann (Herbert) Winslow in Bristol near Pemaquid Point.
Shirley was one of 19 students to graduate Bristol High School in 1938. By the early 1940s she moved to Auburn where she resided at the YWCA and worked at a local factory as part of the war effort. Shortly after WWII, she found herself a Navy sailor to marry, Carroll E. Dill of Gardiner. The couple soon moved to Randolph where they built a home and together raised two children and lived for more than 50 years.
Well into adulthood, Shirley began a career as a Certified Nursing Assistant working first at what became known as the Augusta Mental Health Institute. Later, she continued her work for Tikey Malloy’s home healthcare agency in Hallowell before retiring in the 1980s.
Her final years were spent at Woodlands Senior Living in Hallowell and then Glenridge Living Community in Augusta.
Shirley was predeceased by her father, Julius Edgar Herbert and stepmother Blanche (Huntley) Herbert; mother, Maud (Hunt) Weaver; husband of 51 years, Carrol Edwin Dill; and beloved daughter, Bonnie (Dill) Van Den Bossche.
She is survived by a small handful of family members.
A private burial will be held Thurs., July 20 at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta followed by a celebration of Shirley’s life from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Glenridge Living Community.