Kathleen Sadler (Flood)

Bangor and Baileyville – Kathleen Hilda Sadler, 96, went to be with her Lord & Savior on Sunday, August 12, 2018. Kathleen was born in Cooper on October 27, 1921, daughter of George and Mary (Buck) Flood.

Kathleen went to school in Cooper. She married Loring Sadler and raised their three children. After her children graduated high school, Kathleen went to work as a postal clerk for the Baileyville Post Office. She retired with over 20 years of service. Following her retirement, Kathleen and Loring moved to Bangor and started to winter in Zephyrhills, Florida.

Kathleen was a faithful member of People’s United Methodist Church in Baileyville where she taught Sunday School. She also was a member of First Methodist Church of Bangor, the Rebekah’s, Grange and was a Girl Scout Leader. She loved knitting and enjoyed making bonnets for the EMMC Nursery, playing cards and games, and was an avid crossword solver.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her beloved husband Loring; brothers Hayden, Arnold, Carroll and Ralph; and sisters Dorothy, Jeanette and Betty. Surviving are her three children, Frank Sadler and wife Pauline of Baileyville, Beverly Richardson and husband Bill of Orrington, and Joyce Dahlgren and husband Dana of Glenburn; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; her brother Rolfe Flood of Bangor; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A celebration of Kathleen’s life will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, August 16, 2018 at Mays Funeral Home, 26 Church St., Calais. Friends and family are invited to visit with the family from 1 p.m. until the start of the service. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery, Baileyville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Kathleen’s memory to a charity of one’s choice.

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