Mabel E. Bliss
June 28, 1932 - March 16, 2021
WEST BALDWIN- Mabel E. Bliss, age 88, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Tuesday morning in her home with her loved ones nearby.
She was born on June 28, 1932, a daughter of Genevieve Harding and Raymond Murch, Sr.
She was born & raised in Baldwin, Me. And graduated from Potter Academy in 1951.
Mabel worked many years and retired from Cornish Dress Shop. She was an excellent seamstress. She made the wedding dresses & some of the bridesmaid dresses for her girls’ weddings. She loved to crochet and could whip up an Afghan or create a dainty/detailed crocheted doily in no time!
She and her late husband Clark enjoyed working together at their home. They had the most awesome vegetable garden and she loved her flower gardens. A neighbor once teased that the two of them sat on their deck overlooking their gardens just waiting for a weed to sprout so they could go pick it out. They were meticulous about their gardens and grounds.
Another hobby they enjoyed together was sapping every spring and boiling down maple syrup. Their syrup was known and coveted by many locals.
Family and family gatherings were very important to Mabel. As were her special outings and shopping trips with her girls & sisters.
She was a longtime member of the Hilltop Baptist Church and enjoyed her church family.
The family is especially grateful for the love & support given by her nephew, Steven Guptill. Being close by, the family & she could count on him to check in on her daily.
She is predeceased by her husbands- Melvin DeRenne and Clark Bliss; a daughter- Vilinda Libby; brothers- Raymond Murch, Jr, Marlo Murch, Melvin Murch; and a sister- Shirley Murch.
Mabel is survived by 3 daughters- Karen Herring and husband Peter of Cumberland Ctr, Me, Deborah Pierce and husband Thomas of Englewood, Fl and Porter, Me; Kathy Sanborn and husband Richard of Parsonsfield, Me; a son- Melvin DeRenne and wife Suki of Pearl City, HI; 2 sisters- Bessie Guptill of West Baldwin and Grace Newton of South Paris; 3 brothers- Clifford Murch, Sr of West Baldwin, Eddie Murch of Limerick and Frank Murch of West Baldwin; and several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nephews & nieces
A graveside service will be held on Thursday May 20 at 2 PM at the Old West Baldwin Cemetery.
Online condolence messages can be submitted at the Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home website, www.mainefuneral.com
In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent in her memory to Hilltop Baptist Church 17 School St, Cornish, Me. 04020
WEST BALDWIN- A graveside service for Mable E. Bliss, 88, who passed away on March 16, 2021, will be held on Thursday May 20 at 2 PM at the (Old) West Baldwin Cemetery.
Arrangements are with Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home, Cornish