- Date Of Birth: February 15, 1918
- Date Of Death: August 28, 2010
- State: Maine
Mary Atwood Hedge (“Polly”), 92, died peacefully on Saturday, August 28th 2010 at Schooner Cove in Damariscotta. Many thanks go to Miles Memorial Hospital staff for their attentive and pleasant assistance. And heartfelt gratitude to the caregivers who made her last few years so much more pleasant. Born in Cambridge, MA on February 15th 1918, she graduated from Emma Willard School (1935) and Vassar College (1939). She married Elliott Russell Hedge on August 9th 1941 and they had four daughters, 3 survive; Lydia Russell Hedge of Nova Scotia, Canada; Sarah Hedge Elliston of Cincinnati, Ohio; and Priscilla Heath Evilsizer of Pine, Colorado. She is also survived by 1 grandson, William Russell Elliston of New York, NY; 1 granddaughter, Linda Tracy of Missoula, Montana; and 1 great-granddaughter, Larisa Tracy of Missoula, Montana). Since living in Maine, Polly was active in affairs of Miles Memorial Hospital and The Lincoln Home, and was a founder of the Bremen Patriotic Club Scholarship Fund. She also participated on many committees, including the Muscongus Pond Association.
