Gladys L. Cavanagh

Calais – Gladys L. Cavanagh, 103, passed away peacefully December 6, 2009 at Washington Place in Calais. Gladys was born on Campobello Island, N.B. November 1, 1906, daughter of the late Herbert and Mame (Matthews) Calder. After school, Gladys moved away and worked in Massachusetts until returning to Eastport. Her entrepreneurial spirit led Gladys to own and operate her own beauty salon for over 40 years in Eastport and Perry. After retirement she owned and operated Gladys Antiques in West Lubec for many years. Gladys loved to stay active and enjoyed volunteering at Calais Regional Hospital. She had a passion for cooking and also enjoyed traveling, golfing and antiques. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her first husband, John Gough; her second husband, Kenneth Cavanagh; two sisters, Evelyn Lank and Linnie Hurley Williamson; and two brothers, Hartford and Herbert Calder. Surviving are her nieces and nephews, Reid Hurley and his wife Jeanine of St. Andrews, NB, Keith Hurley and his wife Laurie of Dartmouth, NS, Sherry Hull and her husband John of Calgary, AB, Carmen Mitchell of Deer Island, NB, Rose Marie Patterson and her husband Paul of Fredericton, NB, Hugh Calder and his wife Nancy of Parrsboro, NS, and Carol Joy Rice and her husband Ethelbert of Campobello Island, NB; and many great nieces and great nephews. In keeping with Gladys’ wishes, services will be private.


Memorials:
Donations in Gladys’ memory may be made to the Second Baptist Church, 21 Church St., Calais, ME 04619, or to the Calais Regional Hospital, 24 Hospital Lane, Calais, ME 04619.


Cemetery:
Bayside Cemetery
Cemetery Road
Eastport, ME 04631 (map/driving directions)