She was born on June 1, 1927, in Topsham, ME, a daughter of Albert and Abigail Snow Merriman. She was a graduate of Freeport High School and the Farmington Normal School. She married Edward Bowen Hindley in Freeport on Sept. 7, 1957.
Mrs. Hindley taught home economics at Freeport High School for 20 years. She had been a member of the Maine State Teachers Association. She was a constant support to various booster clubs, including everything from fundraising to washing band uniforms; if it needed doing she was ready to be helpful in anyway.
After retiring from teaching, she entered a second vocation as a seamstress in the alterations department for L.L. Bean in Freeport for another 20 years. Her second retirement came at the age of 82.
She enjoyed her sewing, as well as her painting. Above all else, she found the most satisfaction helping others whenever she could.
She was predeceased by a brother
Weston Merriman; a sister Shirley Cooley.
She is survived by her husband Edward of Freeport; two sons, Alan Hindley and his wife Anne of Freeport, William Hindley of Naples; a daughter Beth Giacchetti and her husband Gerald of Bayonne, NJ; five grandchildren.
Friends and family can visit from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal St., Brunswick. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation at www.alz.org. Memories and condolences can be made at www.brackettfuneralhome.co m.
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