Ruth Wheeler Manchester, 96, of Jensen Beach, Fla. and South Bristol, died in her sleep in Portland on New Year’s Day, just short of her 97th birthday.
Widow of Randall Manchester, who died in 1999, she is survived by two daughters, Shirley McDowell of Scarborough, and Martha Hobbs of Nashua, N.H.; four grandchildren, Steven and Erick McDowell and David and Christina Hobbs; and five great-grandchildren.
She will be laid to rest 11 a.m., Thurs., July 3, at the Harrington Cemetery, Pemaquid.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the South Bristol Library, South Bristol, ME 04568 or the Lincoln County Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 7, Edgecomb, ME 04556.
Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Strong Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 612 Main St., Damariscotta.
