Patricia Ann Hartford

Calais – Patricia A. (Bernardini) Hartford, 63, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on June 23, 2009 at a Bangor hospital. She was born February 23, 1946 in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, daughter of the late Charles and Patricia (McShane) Bernardini. Patricia was a loving wife and mother and a great lover of birds, animals, gardening and children. She was a social genius with an infectious laugh and a kind selfless heart. She lived to help others, especially children, and she shared in guiding and raising many through the years. Patricia had a spirit that would light up any room and she added color to a small community. Her life of love and laughter provided a gift of joy that continues now and will be passed on through future generations. Patricia is survived by her husband of 37 years, Albert W. Hartford of Calais and their two children; son Orville Hartford and his wife Julie of Bangor; daughter, Lisa Hartford Genco and her husband Mike, of Chesapeake, VA; sister-in-law, Lucy Kees and her husband Gerald, of Sanford, FL; brothers, Louis Bernardini and his wife, Marilyn of Calais and Anthony Bernardini and his wife Loree, of New Gloucester; sister, Barbara (Bebe) Bernardini, of Calais; granddaughter Sarah, of Bangor; grandson, Joey of Chesapeake, VA; nieces, Kathy Arbo, of Calais, Casey Mae Bernardini of New Gloucester, Meredith Bernardini Snowman and her husband Andrew, of Baileyville, Carolyn Mitchell Cundiff and her husband Brian, of Calais; nephews, Christopher Bernardini and his wife Leslie, Charles (Tony) Bernardini, of Gray, Louis Bernardini (Little Lou) of New Gloucester, David Mitchell and his wife Tammy, of Calais; Grand Nieces and Nephews, Casey, Codey, and Nick; Lindsay and Chloe; Greg, Emily and Megan; and Rachel, Kate and Sam, all of Calais; and Kade and Hunter, of Baileyville; cousins, Mary Casey and her husband David of Alexander and Fran Holst and her husband Roger of Red Beach. She will be sadly missed by her endless supply of friends. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Homes, Calais & Eastport.


Memorials:
In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Children's Section of the Calais Free Library, at 9 Union Street, Calais, ME. 04619 to honor her love of children or to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at 9 Erie Drive, Suite 101, Natick, MA 01760 to help others with blood cancers.


Cemetery:
Calais Cemetery
South St.
Calais, ME 04619 (map/driving directions)



Services:
10:00AM at Immaculate Conception R.C. Church on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 (map/driving directions)