- Date Of Birth: February 21, 1921
- Date Of Death: August 31, 2014
- State: Maine
Gladys Therza “Gug” Lakin passed away on the afternoon of August 31, 2014 with her daughters and beloved Cove’s Edge caregivers at her side. She was 93 and is now rearranging Heaven to her liking. Gladys was born February 21, 1921 in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England to Sidney and Florence Charlton. Gladys attended local schools. After graduation, she was a baker’s apprentice and practiced the art of making beautiful cakes throughout her life. During the war she worked in a munitions factory to “do her part,” and during this time she survived many German bombings. She did, however, fall victim to one American serviceman, Donald Lakin, with whom she fell in love, and who brought her to America in September 1947. Gladys and Don made their first home in Fort Fairfield, Maine, a far cry from the bright lights of the city of Newcastle. From there they moved to Rockland, and in the early 50’s settled in Newcastle where the city girl worked a farm for 8 years, and where they remained for the rest of their lives. Gladys worked in the 5 and 10 in Damariscotta, ran the Coffee Kitchen with her husband for a few years, and after Don’s death in 1973 worked at Spinney’s on Route 1.
