Obituary of Mildred R Stengel

AUGUSTA – Mildred R. Stengel, 89, died peacefully at her home under Hospice care from pancreatic cancer, on August 4, 2016. Mildred was born in Richmond, Maine on November 9th, 1926 to Mayford A. Morris and Doris Pendleton (Hersey) Morris. She attended Richmond schools, graduating in 1943. She attended Gordon College in Boston, MA from 1943-1945, and then attended the University of Maine at Orono, graduating in 1948 with a BA in Sociology. In 1949, she married Eugene P. Hart and lived a short while at Fort Devens until his deployment to Korea. Returning to civilian life, she gave birth to three children. The first child, a son Brian, was deceased in 1953 and her two daughters were then born, Michele and Marcia. Mildred and family moved to Augusta in 1965 where she worked in Children’s Services with the State of Maine from 1965 to 1986. She earned a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Tufts in 1969. Upon retirement, she married Peter Dodge Stengel and spent 13 happy winters in the Florida Keys, with summers spent in Readfield, ME. During this time, Mildred took watercolor art classes and enjoyed painting for a number of years. She also enjoyed singing with a musical group, The Notables. Except for winters spent in the Keys, she was an active member of the UUCC church in Augusta, and served as a board member for the MaineGeneral retirement community. Following her husband’s death in 2004, she built and occupied a cottage at Granite Hill Estates for the rest of her life. Mildred is survived by her sister and husband, Jean and Eugene Thompson of Litchfield, ME and their two surviving daughters, Anne and Barb; her daughter Michele Dooling and husband Brad of Winthrop, and their two children, Joel Dooling and Malerie Dooling; her daughter Marcia Hart-Quinby and husband David Quinby of Sedgwick, ME and their three children Kipp Quinby, Trent Quinby, and Dale Quinby; also her two step-daughters, Cynthia Stengel and Carol Wood. A memorial service will be held at the UUCC church on Winthrop St., Augusta at a future date. Gifts in Mildred’s memory may be sent to The Good Shepherd Food Bank, the UUCC church in Augusta, or the MaineGeneral Hospice Comfort Fund. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.directcremationofmaine.com. Arrangements are under the care of Direct Cremation of Maine, 182 Waldo Avenue, Belfast.