Surrounded by love and with a grateful heart, Freda Doris (Drake) Willard, 78, passed into the arms of her Savior, October 13, 2013 at Hampden. She was born March 22, 1935, in Portage Lake to the late Stanley and Eunice (Hatt) Drake. She was a graduate of Fort Kent Community High School and married Gerry R. Willard on June 8, 1956. She lived her Faith and was devoted to her husband of 57 years and their three children. Raised in a family of 18 siblings, Freda had a great appreciation and deep love of family. Her most cherished times were those shared with family, friends, and her Lord. She loved His Creation from the peaceful beauty of a ski trail to the swish-swish of the ocean surf. She enjoyed gifts from the heart like spending hours picking wild berries for jams and desserts and making her own treasures to share with those around her. Freda had been employed as a secretary and bookkeeper for several area businesses over the years, including Birds Eye Foods, Nelson Gagnon’s store, and most recently at Cary Medical Center as a transcriptionist. She was predeceased by her parents; and five siblings, Louise Young, Elwin Drake, Lona Drake, Gordon Drake and Ginny Caron. She leaves behind her husband Gerry Willard, daughter Debra Webb and husband Tom of Hampden, and sons Gregory Willard and wife Peggy of Glenburn and Kendall Willard of Kingfield; 5 grandchildren Jason, Kelly, Melanie, Kristen and Jessica; 12 siblings Dorothy Marquis, Helen Jonas, Donald Drake, Richard Drake, Carolyn Drake, Joyce Phelps, Floyd Drake, Florence Millette, Ray Drake, Nellie Pawlak, Lawrence Drake, Leila Summers; and many nieces and nephews. Friends and family may call Saturday, October 19, 2013 from 2 to 5pm at Mockler Funeral Home, 24 Reservoir Street Caribou, where a brief celebration of Freda’s life will be conducted at 4:30pm with Pastor Garnett Chute officiating. In lieu of flowers those who wish may contribute in memory of Freda through Cancer Care of Maine, 33 Whiting Hill Road, Brewer, 04412.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Freda D. Willard, please visit our flower store.
Guestbook
Visits: 3
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors