Millie was born in Bath, Maine, on June 12, 1930, the daughter of Madeline and Clarence Oliver.
She was a 1948 graduate of Morse High School and a 1953 graduate of Gorham State Teachers College. She married Keith Richardson and together they raised two sons, Scott and Jay. She taught kindergarten and first grades in Gorham and Windham until her retirement. She then worked part-time at Owen Moore and the Carriage Lantern in South Portland.
She enjoyed entertaining at the family camp on Bear Pond in Turner and snowmobiling from the camp at Oquossoc. Millie’s many hobbies included cooking, shopping, bingo, and all kinds of crafts. In the last few years she kept herself busy creating beaded jewelry and dish cloths.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Keith, her parents, and her only sister Barbara Weeks and her husband, Donald.
She is survived by her two sons, Scott L. Richardson and his wife Linda of Bowdoinham; Jay Richardson and her grandson, Alden Richardson of Baldwin; two step-granddaughters, Jona Cole and her husband Richard of Naples, Florida, and Libby Lamoreau and her husband Jeffery of Augusta; two greatgrandchildren, Molly Suttie and Trenton Melville; one greatgreat granddaughter, Halcyon Rae LaRochelle; and two special nephews, Dale and Dennis Weeks.
A special thank you to the staff at Freeport Place and Hawthorne House for their kindness to Millie in her final years.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hawthorne House and Freeport Place, 6 Old County Road, Freeport, ME 04032.
A visiting hour will be held from 10-11 a.m., on Friday, October 4th with a funeral service at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 4th at the Hobbs Funeral Home, 230 Cottage Road, South Portland. Burial at the Eastern Cemetery in Gorham.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hobbsfuneralhome.com.
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