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Rosemary (Posie) Ford (Ford)

Rosemary (Posie) Ford (Ford)

Rosemary "Posie" Ford, 70
BRUNSWICK - Rosemary "Posie" Ford, 70, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, in Maine.
Born in Boston, Mass., on Dec. 11, 1946, to Raymond and Rose Ford, Posie attended school in Newton, earning an undergraduate degree from the Newton College of the Sacred Heart, and her master's in education from Boston College.
With a passion for education and helping children, Posie spent her career teaching elementary school in the Pembroke, Mass., area until her retirement in 2002.
She spent every summer on Birch Island, in Casco Bay, and upon retirement moved to Maine full-time with her partner, David Parsons. Mr. Parsons died in 2009.
Posie was a vital part of the community in Brunswick. She was a very active volunteer with the Brunswick Downtown Association, and was awarded Visitor Center Volunteer of the Year in January 2016. Posie was also a familiar face to many at Paul's Marina in Brunswick. Chances are, if you passed through Brunswick, you met Posie.
She is survived by her sister, Bunty Crane (Daniel); her nieces, Elizabeth, Nora and Emily (Paul); her nephews, Matthew and Brian (Page); her great-nieces and great-nephew, Hartley, Patrick and Mary Rose; and her many friends who were like family, particularly the Marsh family, the Harrower family, and all the families who made Birch Island feel like home over the years.
Services will be held privately next summer on Birch Island. Memories and condolences can be shared at: www.brackettfuneralhome.com.

In lieu of flowers, contributions
are encouraged to be made
in Posie's memory to the
Harpswell Heritage Land Trust
Birch Island South Preserve
P.O. Box 359
Harpswell, ME 04079



 
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01/28/14 09:57 PM #1    

Donna Rodman (Grossman)

I met Posie at Bigelow.  She was warm and genuine.  We became friends. I was hoping to see her at our 50th.   I was saddened to hear of her death.

Donna


01/29/14 11:52 AM #2    

Bob Biederman

I met Posie at Bigelow. She was the perfect ambassador to the real world outside of the tiny enclave of the John Ward School I had left behind. Although I was never really part of the ‘mainstream’ at school, Posie made me feel like at least she embraced me as a person without baggage or reputation. Always forgiving. Always with a smile. Whatever else we may all remember about her, it has to be that universal acceptance she had for people and the genuine warmth that survives. Although I haven’t seen her in 50 years, her example of how to get along in this world is not far from my mind. I hope as my memories fade I can always keep her close.


01/30/14 08:02 AM #3    

Martha Steinman (Newall)

I don't know where or who reported Posie's passing, but I had a email from her yesterday and she is alive and living in Maine.  The posting is not accurate information.


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