- Date Of Birth: July 29, 1938
- Date Of Death: March 13, 2023
- State: Maine
Sylvia M. Harkins, 84 of Waldoboro, died on Monday morning, March 13, 2023 at Woodlands of Rockland. She was born July 29, 1938 in Washington, Maine, a daughter of the late Harlan and Evelyn (Sukeforth) Sidelinger.
She was a graduate of Waldoboro High School, and over the years she worked at Gay’s Supermarket, Sylvania, Hillsborough Club in Florida, as a stern-woman on the Triple “T”, and for the State of Maine.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband, Robert Harkins; her brother, David Sidelinger; her husband’s parents, James & Jennie Harkins; sister-in-law, Jackie Tait and her husband Doug; and sister-in-law, Madeline Harkins.
Sylvia is survived by: her three children Tobi Harkins and his wife Doreen, Toni Grant and her husband Vernon, Tori Coombs and her husband Kenny; her grandchildren Carla Grant and her husband Jeremy, Sarah Grant, Amanda Wood and her husband Timothy, Hillary Gillman and her husband Justin; great-grandchildren Madison, Jackson, Eli, Peyton, Evelyn, and Lillian; her brothers Doug Sidelinger and his wife Nancy and Scott Sidelinger and his wife Susan; her sister Harlean Jordan and her husband Robert; and several nieces and nephews.
Sylvia’s family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to Comfort Keepers, who’s loving and compassionate care allowed her to remain in her home till near the end.
