June G. Soule, 90, of Woolwich, died May 5 at the South Portland Nursing Home.
She was born in Amesbury, Mass., a daughter of Ralph N. and Alice (Thomas) Good. She moved to South Portland as a young girl and graduated from South Portland High School in 1935. She attended Bates College in Lewiston as a member of Class of 1941. On June 26, 1940 she married the love of her life, William H. Soule, at the Bates College Chapel. Their love affair lasted 67 years. In the early 1960’s she was employed in the library on the Portland campus of USM. In 1967 she moved with her husband, Bill, to the Soule family farm on Montsweag Bay in Woolwich.
June was the quintessential sports fan. She liked nothing more than to watch her children and grandchildren compete on all types of sports fields and arenas. In 1972, Dick Doyle, a former sports editor for the Portland Press Herald, named her “Sports Mother of the Year”.
She was a member of the Portland Junior League, the Ladies of St. Lukes Cathedral in Portland and a member of the Woolwich Historical Society.
She was predeceased by her husband, William H. Soule on Oct. 26, 2007, one son, Philip H. Soule of Brunswick, and one brother, Dr. Philip G. Good of Augusta.
She is survived by three sons, Paul W. Soule and wife Gail of Cumberland, Morton G. Soule and wife Margaret of Portland and James A. Soule and wife Lydia of South Portland; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
There will be a family only graveside service. Burial will be in the Murphy’s Corner Cemetery at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to Murphy’s Corner Cemetery, 92 Phipps Point Rd., Woolwich, ME 04579.
Arrangements are by Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High St., Bath.
