
She attended Brunswick Schools and graduated from Brunswick High School. She then attended Ladd School for nursing in Rhode Island and worked for several health care facilities. She married Herbert Graham Sr. in 1954 and traveled around the world during his career in the U.S. Navy. She married Anthony “Tony” Daigle on May 13, 1972. They raised their family first in Brunswick, then moving to Lisbon Falls in 1976.
She was very proud to be baptized in a Baptist church in Topsham in 1984.
She was a foster mother for several years, then returned to her nursing career after her children had grown. She worked for many health care facilities in the area and retired in 1998.
Sandra enjoyed spending time with her family especially her trips to the beach and their many barbeques.
She is survived by six children, Herbert Graham Jr. of Lewiston, Victoria Cloutier and her husband Nahum of Durham, Cheryl Hale of Lisbon, Timothy Graham and his wife Debra of Seattle, WA, Julie Chapman and her husband Robert of Lisbon, and Dennis Daigle of Lisbon Falls, 3 brothers, Tom Leavitt of Ellsworth, Jack Leavitt of Topsham, and Pat Grover of Bath, a sister, Bonnie Pardue of Brunswick, 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband Tony who died on May 29, 2007.
Private services will be held at Stetson’s Funeral Home, 12 Federal St. Brunswick. Burial beside her husband in Hillside Cemetery, Lisbon Falls, will be held at a later date.
Condolences may be expressed at stetsonsfuneralhome.com.
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