- Date Of Birth: August 3, 1920
- Date Of Death: May 27, 2013
- State: Maine
Loretta Liberty Ripley, 92
RAYMOND—Loretta Liberty Ripley of Raymond died of heart failure on Memorial Day, May 27th at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn. She was born in North Yarmouth August 3, 1920 the daughter of Philemon Joseph Liberty and Louisa Therrien Liberty. Loretta was the last remaining of her large family of eight sisters and five brothers.
All who knew Loretta understood what a kind-hearted person she was. A devoted mother, she loved her family deeply and always took great pride in her homemaking. She was especially noted for her fabulous apple pies and homemade biscuits. Loretta had a special gift with flowering plants which graced her home year round. Along with her dear husband Howard, she particularly enjoyed road trips throughout Maine and New England, Pennsylvania Amish Country and the Eastern Provinces of Canada. Her employed years included work in the kitchen and laundry departments at Pineland Hospital and at Hansen Farms in Gray. In her early years she also worked at rug factories in Cumberland and Yarmouth.
Loretta was predeceased in 2011 by her beloved daughter-in-law Nancy Bakiewicz Tripp.
Surviving are her husband of 22 years, Howard Alton Ripley of Raymond, her sons Allen Tripp of Gray and Sidney Tripp and his wife Ann of Raymond, and her daughter Linda MacDonald and her husband Ted of Gray, nine grandchildren, many cherished great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.
