HIRAM- On September 8, our Mom, Phyllis Elaine (St. Pierre) Hodgdon, passed away peacefully at
Cedars Nursing Care in Portland Maine at the age of 80, with family by her side. She was
born in Westbrook Maine on January 18, 1945, to the late Alfred J. and Phyllis A. (Douglass)
St. Pierre.
She had many joys and her most cherished one was raising her five children. Over the
years, her love only grew as she became a cherished grandmother to 22 grandchildren and
a great-grandmother to 30 great-grandchildren, each of whom brought her immeasurable
pride and happiness.
She had a gift for making everyone feel welcomed and loved. Our mom had a gentle and
loving spirit. Her home was always a gathering place for family and friends with lots of
laughter and delicious food.
Our mom enjoyed hunting turkeys and deer and on one occasion she got to go on a moose
hunt with family. She also enjoyed quahogging and fishing. She sure knew how to make a
fantastic clam chowder and clam puffs.
Our mom had many talents. She taught herself how to crochet as a young girl. She kept us
girls stocked up with lots of crocheted barbie doll clothes, handbags and other
accessories. When we were children, our mom crocheted each of us a bedspread. As we
grew older, she had crocheted a beautiful tablecloth for each of our homes, which we will
forever treasure.
Our mom loved knitting baby sweater sets, afghans, mittens and dishcloths. She also
enjoyed quilting and had entered many in the local fairs and won first place on several
occasions. She enjoyed making table runners, handbags and clothes.
One of our favorite memories is when our Dad cut out vegetable markers for the garden and
animal character banks and our m o m would paint the faces on them. She knew how to
make us laugh with the cute expressions on each of them. She put so much love into
everything she made.
The garden was one of her happy places. Our dad would do the picking and she did the
canning, from stewed tomatoes, beets, green beans, carrots and pickles to her family relish
recipe.
She is survived by her five children, Laurie Buckley and husband Todd, Heidi Payne and
husband Peter, Deanna Hartford and husband Jeff, Richard J. Hodgdon Jr. and wife Vicki
and Aaron Hodgdon and wife Brittany. Her grandchildren; Amber, Andrew, Christine,
Hannah, Heather, Nicole, Todd, Scott, Brandon, Cedric, Ryan, Matt, Tiffany, Joe, Nichole,
Courtney, Hazel, Hunter, Chianna, Hadley and Isla. Her great-grandchildren; Christopher,
Timothy, Hayley, Noah, Xander, Ethan, Elijah, Abigail, Calvin, Austin, Charleigh, Foxx, Luke,
Isabel, Evelyn, Natahli, Gabreil, Jed, Colt, Damien, Mia, Brooke, Charlotte, Desiree, Warren,
Landon, Summer, Roman, Liam and Dean, along with several nephews, nieces, cousins
and friends.
We were blessed to have had such a beautiful and loving mom. We will forever keep her in
our hearts.
Our mom was preceded in death by her husband Richard J. Hodgdon, Sr. and a grandson,
David Richard Wight Hodgdon Buckley.
"A mother holds her children's hands for a while, but their hearts forever"
A graveside service was held on September 12th at Woodlawn Cemetery in Westbrook
Maine.
Online condolence messages can be submitted at the Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home website, mainefuneral.com
Arrangements have been entrusted to Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home, Cornish, www.mainefuneral.com