Helen 'joyce' (flanders) Meserve Obituary

Helen 'joyce' (flanders) Meserve attended Kennebunk High School in Kennebunk, ME. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Helen 'joyce' (flanders) Meserve.

Graduation Year	Class of 1944
Date of Passing	Jan 02, 2011
About	Helen 'Joyce' Meserve, 84, passed away on Jan. 2, 2011, at the Monarch Center in Saco. She was born on July 20, 1926, in Lynn, Mass., the daughter of the late Alonzo and Odessa (Sims) Flanders. She attended Sanford and Kennebunk schools and graduated from Kennebunk High School in 1944. She also graduated from the Salem School of Nursing. After nursing school, Joyce proudly served with the WACS. Throughout her entire working life, Joyce worked as a registered nurse and worked in veterans hospitals in Massachusetts and Bronx, N.Y. Locally, Joyce worked at the Webber Hospital and retired from Southern Maine Medical Center. She was a member of the Hollis Center Baptist Church, was a Past Matron in the Order of the Eastern Star, Saco bowling leagues, and was a volunteer with the Southern Maine Medical Center Auxiliary. Joyce enjoyed reading, taking walks, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Coyle Meserve in 2003. Joyce is survived by her children, Nancy Harriman and her fiancee Scott Ruby of Dayton, Joan Meserve of Saco, Steve Meserve and his wife Rosemary Kane Kirby of Saco, and Brian Meserve and his fiance Priscilla Merrill of Fryeburg; sister, Jean Goodwin and her husband Leo of Dayton; grandchildren, Katherine and her husband Austin, Jarod and his wife Jennifer, Ruby, Krystle and her husband Pete, Paige, Christine, Meaghan, Cody, and Katie; great-grandchildren, Eden and Elsa; nieces and nephews in local area; and many cousins from Canada. Visiting hours will be on Thursday evening from 5-7 p.m. at the Dennett, Craig & Pate Funeral Home, located on the corners of Rts 202 and 4A (13 Portland Rd.) in Buxton (Bar Mills). A funeral service will be held on Friday morning at 11 a.m. at the Hollis Center Baptist Church located on Rt. 202. A private burial service with Joyce's family will follow at Goodwins Mills Village Cemetery. www.dcpate.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to: The Hollis Center Baptist Church Food Pantry P.O. Box 180 Hollis, Maine 04042