- Date Of Birth: May 11, 1920
- Date Of Death: March 29, 2014
- State: Maine
Mildred A. Santamaa
May 11, 1920
March 29, 2014
Scarborough – Mildred A. Santamaa, 93, of Pine Point Rd, formerly of South Portland, died Saturday March 29, 2014, after a long and happy life. Born in South Portland, she was a daughter of James and Mary Elizabeth Towle Calderwood – one of nine children, all now deceased.
Mildred attended South Portland schools. During World War II she, and her sister Josephine, joined the many women who worked in the South Portland Shipyard, helping to build Liberty ships that supported the war effort. In later years she lived in Bridgeport, Conn., and Tampa, Fla. – working as a nursing assistant and in retail.
Mildred had been an active member of the Eastern Star. With her outgoing and direct personality, she was known for her quick wit and humorous commentary, which she kept right up until her last few weeks. She enjoyed reading, doing crafts, going out to lunch with family and friends, playing bingo, and collecting purple cows.
She was predeceased by her husband, Kaino Santamaa; a son, Larry LeDuc; and brothers Lawrence, Frank, Henry, Charles and Walter Calderwood; and sisters Judy Samela, Josephine Snell, and Olive Sangillo.
She is survived by her family: a son Charles LeDuc, and his wife Marilyn, of New Mexico; daughter-in-law Kay LeDuc of Oklahoma; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren.
She is also survived by many nieces and nephews including Jean McDonald of Gorham, who had taken care of her and of much of her affairs locally; Patricia Sangillo of Hooksett, NH, who also assisted her in many ways; Mary Snell of Gorham and Vilda Flaherty of Portland, who both cared for her too.
