BATH — Faylene Hunnewell Cornish, a resident of Bath, died at Mid Coast Hospital on Thursday, April 18, 2013. She passed peacefully, surrounded by her family.
The only child of Allan and Lena Hunnewell, she was born July 4, 1935 in Bingham, Maine. She graduated from Wiscasset High School, where she was Valedictorian, in 1953, and from Fisher Junior College, Boston, in 1955. That year she married Albert Cornish of Woolwich. For thirty years she was employed as a bookkeeper and secretary at Coastal Pediatrics, Bath.
An avid sports fan, Faye took great pleasure in the athletic achievements of her son Michael and granddaughter Abby. She also enjoyed gardening with her daughter Nancy, and took special delight in her extended family.
Her husband Albert died in 1996. She was pre-deceased also by her best friend Laurene Mattor who died in 1992.
She is survived by daughter Nancy Burden and Nancy’s partner Ken Martin, both of Woolwich; son Michael and his wife Joyce, of New Gloucester; and three grandchildren, Abby Sue Cornish, Andrew Turner, and Kristen Turner.
Visiting hours will be at Desmond Funeral Home, 638 High St., Bath, from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 23. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, April 24, at 1 p.m. at the funeral home, Deaconal Minister Beverly Abbott officiating. Burial will be in Bingham Village Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, a donation in Faye’s memory may be made to the Palliative and Support Care Fund, Mid Coast Hospital, 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick 04011, or the Coastal Humane Society, 30 Range Rd., Brunswick 04011.
To share your thoughts and condolences with the family, please visit www.desmondfuneralhomes.com.
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