- Date Of Birth: October 10, 1928
- Date Of Death: March 12, 2015
- State: Maine
Shirley M. Towle
October 10, 1928
March 12, 2015
Falmouth
Shirley M. Towle, 86, of Falmouth died on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the Baron Center in Portland.
She was born in Portland, ME on October 10, 1928 the daughter of the late Nelson T. and Enola (Sargent) Coe.
Shirley was a 1946 graduate of Deering High School. Following her graduation, she married and became a bookkeeper for her husband’s clothing company and started her family. After moving to Bowdoin, she became the Town Clerk in Bowdoin, a job she held for many years. At the same time, she started and operated her own business, Laughing Lion Country Day School, a daycare at her home.
She was a strong advocate for the disadvantaged including feeding the hungry and coordinated the Santa Claus Fund for the less fortunate for the Town of Bowdoin.
She is survived by 5 children, Marie Towle Wimert and husband, Randy of Falmouth, Daniel W. Towle, Jr. and wife, Diane of Fryeburg, David L. Towle and wife, Kathy of Bowdoin, Timothy M. Towle and wife, Ellie of Bowdoin and Martha Towle Redd and husband, Thomas of Lindale, TX, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She was predeceased by a grandson, Rick Wimert and a brother, Nelson S. Coe.
