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Jeanette M. (Perkins) Emery
1933-2018
SKOWHEGAN — Jeanette M. (Perkins) Emery 85 of Hartland passed away May 14, 2018, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Jeanette was born in Athens, April 8, 1933, the daughter of Vernon and Leora Perkins.
She was the oldest of six children. Jeanette married Clyde Emery March 22, 1952, and they shared 66 years of marriage.
She is survived by her husband, Clyde Emery, of Hartland; daughter Claudia and her husband, Larry Tewksbury, of Embden; sons Michael and wife Hazel Emery of Hartland, and Stephen Emery and fiancée, Angela Schwark of Hartland. Five grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Also surviving are a sister, Patricia Ames , and her husband Stanley of Canaan.
Jeanette was predeased by her parents, sisters Hilda, Carolyn and Leona, and a brother, Glen.
Jeanette was a homemaker most of her life but also worked at Ames Dept. Store in Newport. She cooked for two local Nursing Home Facilities and Meals on Wheels in Skowhegan. She worked at Norwalk Shoe in Skowhegan, Dexter Shoe in Dexter and Northeast Shoe in Pittsfield.
She loved to travel with her husband in their motor home, traveling to Canada, Alaska, Arizona and Florida; one of their favorite spots was Pemaquid Point Lighthouse in Pemaquid. Jeanette and Clyde spent many happy times at their hunting camp tucked up in the woods behind their home, and many times at camp on Great Moose Lake in Hartland. She loved to dance to big band and country music and belonged to the Lord and Ladies Square Dance Club with Clyde, where they spent many weekends dancing.
She belonged to the Eastern Star in Hartland, Couples Club and Scott Webb Hospital Auxiliary; she spent time volunteering for hospice care. She loved her family deeply; her husband was the love of her life, and she looked to him for her support and strength. Jeanette was a member of the Gracelinn Memorial United Methodist Church in Hartland and attended Methodist Womens Group.
She also loved to play card games of 31, 63, and UNO, and she baked a mean pot of beans.
A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, June 1, at 11 a.m. at Gracelinn Methodist Church in Hartland. There will be a gathering at the church following. No committal services are planned at this time.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Gracelinn Memorial United Methodist Church, 8 Seekins St., Hartland, ME 04943. The family would like to extend their gratitude to the staff of Cedar Ridge Nursing Home in Skowhegan and Beacon Hospice for their exceptional care. Arrangements under the direction of Dan & Scott’s Cremation & Funeral Service, Skowhegan.
