Constance Loraine Mink, of Friendship, died May 5 at the age of 69, at Shore Village Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Rockland, after a brief illness. Constance, known affectionately as Connie, was born in Appleton on Nov. 5, 1936, the youngest of five children, to the late Ivan and Irene Johnson Mink.
As a child, she attended Appleton and Union schools and assisted on the family farm. Connie was later employed at GTE Sylvania in Waldoboro for 17 years and resided in Friendship throughout her adult life.
Connie is survived by two sons, Ronald Yattaw of Friendship, and Keith Yattaw and wife Michelle of Orlando, Fla.; two grandchildren, Eric Yattaw of Waldoboro, and Matthew Yattaw of Cushing; two brothers and their wives, Keith and Grace Mink of Appleton, and Lyndon and Marion Mink of Royal Palm Beach, Fla.; and sister, Lyndall Wade of Portland. She is further survived by cousins, nieces, nephews and friends who have all been very thoughtful and supportive during her illness.
Graveside ceremony 1 p.m., Thurs., June 15 at the Village Cemetery behind the Friendship Methodist Church, followed by a celebration of her life at the Mink home in Friendship.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to The Friendship Ambulance Auxiliary Foundation, P.O. Box 40, Friendship, ME 04547.
Arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Waldoboro.
