Good, Marion G., 85, September 21, 2010. Arrangements by Dunn Funeral Home, Houlton. Interment held in the Monticello Jewell Cemetery.
MONTICELLO – Marion G. Good, RN, 85, went home Sept. 21, 2010 at a local hospital. She was born May 13, 1925 at Mars Hill, the daughter of William and Hazel (Pryor) Gilland.
Marion attended Houlton schools and was a member of the 1942 Championship Houlton High School girls basketball team. She graduated as a registered nurse from the Aroostook General Hospital in 1945.
Marion always exemplified the character of a true compassionate skilled nurse. After working as a private duty nurse, Marion and Frannie Grant started the Visiting Nurses Service in the Houlton area in 1970.
She was a member of the Monticello Community Wesleyan Church. Her favorite pastimes were golfing and playing bridge with the girls. Marion was blessed with a loving family and her greatest love was spending time with them.
Throughout her Lewy Body Dementia, Marion, ever the professional, continued to "manage the case".
Marion is survived by her husband of 62 years, Arnold Good; her daughter, Heidi Watson and her husband Oral, all of Monticello; two grandchildren, James Watson and his wife Erin of Littleton, Kathryn Watson of Houlton; great-grandson Jacob Watson of Littleton; several nieces and nephews; her faithful chum Norma Folsom, and friends Betty Anderson, Diddie McCluskey and Gloria Jewell.
Funeral services were held at the Dunn Funeral Home 1 p.m. Saturday with Pastors John Hoskin and Jason Rooney officiating. Friends called at the funeral home 11 a.m. until time of the service. Interment was in the Monticello Jewell Cemetery.
Gifts may be made in Marion’s memory to Visiting Nurses of Aroostook or the Monticello Wesleyan Church c/o Dunn Funeral Home, 11 Park Street, Houlton, 04730.