BAR MILLS & EAST WATERBORO- Beryl F. Roberts, age 98, passed away on Feb. 25, 2017 at Evergreen Manor in Saco.
She was born in Buxton on Nov. 18, 1918, a child of the late Ernest and Mary (Brackett) Anderson.
She attended Buxton schools and graduated from S.D. Hanson High School.
Beryl began her working years sorting apples at local farms, working at a fish factory in Portland and having the role of a telephone operator. In her later years, she was employed by the City of Portland and retired as an office manager.
Besides her love of family, Beryl enjoyed going to the beach, swimming, working, and taking long walks.
She is predeceased by her husband Warren D. Roberts; and siblings- Doris, Arlene, Lawrence, Linwood, Billy, Clyde, and Bobby.
Beryl is survived by her children- Geraldine Gannett of Hollis, Ernestine “Teeny” Junkins and her husband Wade of East Waterboro, and Ronald Roberts and his wife Emily of Buxton; brother- Carl Anderson of Buxton; sister- Shirley Walker of Hollis; eight grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 2nd, from 1-2 PM, followed by a 2 PM funeral at the Chad E. Poitras Cremation and Funeral Service Chapel, 498 Long Plains Road (Rt. 22) in Buxton. Burial will be in the spring at Woodlawn Cemetery in Buxton Center next to her late husband Warren.
Online condolence messages can be posted at the funeral home's website, www.mainefuneral.com