TOPSHAM — Mearle Irene (Lee) Mucica passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, at Bodwell House in Brunswick. She was born on May 3, 1920, in Vancouver, British Columbia, the third child of Roy and Janet (Eliot) Lee.

Lee attended schools in Seattle, Wash., and for a time worked for Boeing Aircraft during WWII. In 1943, she married Steve Mucica and moved to Little Falls, N.Y. She was a housewife until 1958 when her family moved to Lynnfield, Mass. Lee and Steve moved to Topsham, Maine, in 2003 and Steve passed away later that year. For a time she volunteered at the Hawthorne House in Freeport. For 12 years she lived with her beloved golden retriever, Annie, on Arbor Avenue.

Lee was an active sports booster and loved to collect antiques. She and her husband of 60 years, Steve, traveled to Europe on numerous occasions.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sisters Evelyn and Eunice, her brother Douglas, and husband Steve. Lee is survived by her stepdaughter Marilyn Wood and husband Harold of Whitesboro, N.Y.; her son Steve and wife Lucette of Richmond, ME; her son Dana and wife Carol of Harpswell, ME, seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held in the Brunswick area at a time and place to be announced.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.FuneralAlternatives.net.

Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives, 8 Pleasant St., Brunswick.