BRUNSWICK — Sylvia Hammond Hollmann, nee Laura Sylvia Hammond, died on July 3, 2018, one day after her 96th birthday. She was the daughter of Edward S. and Ruth Hammond of Brunswick, Maine.

She graduated from Brunswick High School in 1939, a member of the first graduating class to attend a full year at the “new” high school on Spring Street. She graduated from Radcliffe College in 1943 and did postgraduate work at Brown University.

Back in Brunswick, Sylvia became the reporter/photographer for the Brunswick Record. She met Walter P. Hollmann, who was attending U. S. Navy Radar School; they married in 1944. After the war they began their life together in Chicago, where Sylvia briefly taught high school and worked for the University of Chicago Press. They returned to Brunswick for a few years, then moved to the Washington D. C. area, and settled in Sacramento, California, where they raised their three children and were active at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Carmichael. Sylvia got her teaching certificate, taught as a substitute at St. Michael’s School.

During her 63-year marriage she travelled extensively with Walter in India, Southeast Asia, and Europe. They returned to Brunswick in 2002, where they lived at Thornton

Oaks.

Sylvia was predeceased by Walter. She is survived by her son Frederick W. Hollmann, and daughters E. Heidi Hollmann and Paula H. Walker, sons-in-law Richard D. Heitman and Richard D. Walker III, and grandchildren Richard D. Walker IV, Michael F. Walker, and Julia H. Walker.

A memorial service will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brunswick on Saturday July 14 at 11:00 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, consider a contribution to the Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, 383 US Route 1, Suite 2C, Scarborough, ME 04074.

Arrangements are in the care of Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal Street, Brunswick, Maine 04011.

Condolences can be expressed at www.brackettfuneralhome.com.