Dorothy of Palm Beach, Fla., passed away in Waterville, Maine. She was the last surviving member of the distinguished Levine family, who first settled in Waterville at the end of the 19th century.
She was born in Waterville, Maine. She was the youngest of eight children, some of whom were parents themselves when she was born. She received her lifelong nickname of "Bibby" as the "baby" of her family from her older brothers and sisters.
She was predeceased by her father, William Levine, the founder of Levine's Store for Men and Boys; her mother, Sarah, a respected and hardworking businesswoman; and her seven brothers and sisters, Ann Wolfe, Teddy Levine, Frieda Miller, Ludy Levine, Betty Kaplan, Pacy Levine and Evelyn Gold.
A graduate of Coburn Classical Institute and Waterville public schools, she attended Colby College and graduated from Lesley College in Cambridge, Mass. On Aug. 5, 1943, she married Harold Alfond. The couple first lived in Norridgewock, where she supported the launch of her husband's career as a leading shoe manufacturer. Thereafter, they moved back to Waterville, where they resided until 1993. Mrs. Alfond was a pillar of the community, serving on multiple community boards, including those of The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers and the Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine. Her children's schools and scores of other schools and charitable institutions throughout the state of Maine were all beneficiaries of her personal charm; her wise counsel; her quiet, compassionate leadership; and the Alfonds' financial generosity. Maine institutions that bear her name in tribute include the visitors center and middle school at Good Will-Hinckley, the campus of The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers in Waterville, the Residence Center at Colby College, the Regional Cancer Center at MaineGeneral Medical Center, and the Boys & Girls Club and YMCA at the Youth Center in Waterville.
Bibby Alfond was a devoted, loving mother. Her greatest joy was in raising her four children, in whom she imbued her sense of values and commitment to family and community. In more recent years, her love and nurturing extended to grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Together with her husband, she put down summer roots in Belgrade Lakes. For more than 50 years, she and her husband nurtured their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, gardens and grounds at the family camp during their summers on Great Pond.
She leaves her cherished husband, Harold Alfond; son Ted and his wife, Barbara; her daughter, Susan; her son Bill and his wife, Joan; her son Peter; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and her longtime dear friend, Alice Emery.
A public memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Lorimer Chapel on the Colby College campus, Waterville, followed by a reception at Page Commons on the Colby College campus. Burial was held privately for the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to: Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine, P.O. Box 4645, Augusta, ME 04330; The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers, 93 Silver St., Waterville, ME 04901; or to Colby College, Dorothy "Bibby" Alfond Memorial Fund, Waterville, ME 04901.
Arrangements are under the direction of Redington Funeral Home, 5 Park St., Waterville, ME 04901.
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She was born in Waterville, Maine. She was the youngest of eight children, some of whom were parents themselves when she was born. She received her lifelong nickname of "Bibby" as the "baby" of her family from her older brothers and sisters.
She was predeceased by her father, William Levine, the founder of Levine's Store for Men and Boys; her mother, Sarah, a respected and hardworking businesswoman; and her seven brothers and sisters, Ann Wolfe, Teddy Levine, Frieda Miller, Ludy Levine, Betty Kaplan, Pacy Levine and Evelyn Gold.
A graduate of Coburn Classical Institute and Waterville public schools, she attended Colby College and graduated from Lesley College in Cambridge, Mass. On Aug. 5, 1943, she married Harold Alfond. The couple first lived in Norridgewock, where she supported the launch of her husband's career as a leading shoe manufacturer. Thereafter, they moved back to Waterville, where they resided until 1993. Mrs. Alfond was a pillar of the community, serving on multiple community boards, including those of The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers and the Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine. Her children's schools and scores of other schools and charitable institutions throughout the state of Maine were all beneficiaries of her personal charm; her wise counsel; her quiet, compassionate leadership; and the Alfonds' financial generosity. Maine institutions that bear her name in tribute include the visitors center and middle school at Good Will-Hinckley, the campus of The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers in Waterville, the Residence Center at Colby College, the Regional Cancer Center at MaineGeneral Medical Center, and the Boys & Girls Club and YMCA at the Youth Center in Waterville.
Bibby Alfond was a devoted, loving mother. Her greatest joy was in raising her four children, in whom she imbued her sense of values and commitment to family and community. In more recent years, her love and nurturing extended to grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Together with her husband, she put down summer roots in Belgrade Lakes. For more than 50 years, she and her husband nurtured their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, gardens and grounds at the family camp during their summers on Great Pond.
She leaves her cherished husband, Harold Alfond; son Ted and his wife, Barbara; her daughter, Susan; her son Bill and his wife, Joan; her son Peter; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and her longtime dear friend, Alice Emery.
A public memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Lorimer Chapel on the Colby College campus, Waterville, followed by a reception at Page Commons on the Colby College campus. Burial was held privately for the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to: Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine, P.O. Box 4645, Augusta, ME 04330; The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers, 93 Silver St., Waterville, ME 04901; or to Colby College, Dorothy "Bibby" Alfond Memorial Fund, Waterville, ME 04901.
Arrangements are under the direction of Redington Funeral Home, 5 Park St., Waterville, ME 04901.
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Dorothy of Palm Beach, Fla., passed away in Waterville, Maine. She was the last surviving member of the distinguished Levine family, who first settled in Waterville at the end of the 19th century.
She was born in Waterville, Maine. She was the youngest of eight children, some of whom were parents themselves when she was born. She received her lifelong nickname of "Bibby" as the "baby" of her family from her older brothers and sisters.
She was predeceased by her father, William Levine, the founder of Levine's Store for Men and Boys; her mother, Sarah, a respected and hardworking businesswoman; and her seven brothers and sisters, Ann Wolfe, Teddy Levine, Frieda Miller, Ludy Levine, Betty Kaplan, Pacy Levine and Evelyn Gold.
A graduate of Coburn Classical Institute and Waterville public schools, she attended Colby College and graduated from Lesley College in Cambridge, Mass. On Aug. 5, 1943, she married Harold Alfond. The couple first lived in Norridgewock, where she supported the launch of her husband's career as a leading shoe manufacturer. Thereafter, they moved back to Waterville, where they resided until 1993. Mrs. Alfond was a pillar of the community, serving on multiple community boards, including those of The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers and the Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine. Her children's schools and scores of other schools and charitable institutions throughout the state of Maine were all beneficiaries of her personal charm; her wise counsel; her quiet, compassionate leadership; and the Alfonds' financial generosity. Maine institutions that bear her name in tribute include the visitors center and middle school at Good Will-Hinckley, the campus of The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers in Waterville, the Residence Center at Colby College, the Regional Cancer Center at MaineGeneral Medical Center, and the Boys & Girls Club and YMCA at the Youth Center in Waterville.
Bibby Alfond was a devoted, loving mother. Her greatest joy was in raising her four children, in whom she imbued her sense of values and commitment to family and community. In more recent years, her love and nurturing extended to grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Together with her husband, she put down summer roots in Belgrade Lakes. For more than 50 years, she and her husband nurtured their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, gardens and grounds at the family camp during their summers on Great Pond.
She leaves her cherished husband, Harold Alfond; son Ted and his wife, Barbara; her daughter, Susan; her son Bill and his wife, Joan; her son Peter; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and her longtime dear friend, Alice Emery.
A public memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Lorimer Chapel on the Colby College campus, Waterville, followed by a reception at Page Commons on the Colby College campus. Burial was held privately for the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to: Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine, P.O. Box 4645, Augusta, ME 04330; The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers, 93 Silver St., Waterville, ME 04901; or to Colby College, Dorothy "Bibby" Alfond Memorial Fund, Waterville, ME 04901.
Arrangements are under the direction of Redington Funeral Home, 5 Park St., Waterville, ME 04901.
Obituary
She was born in Waterville, Maine. She was the youngest of eight children, some of whom were parents themselves when she was born. She received her lifelong nickname of "Bibby" as the "baby" of her family from her older brothers and sisters.
She was predeceased by her father, William Levine, the founder of Levine's Store for Men and Boys; her mother, Sarah, a respected and hardworking businesswoman; and her seven brothers and sisters, Ann Wolfe, Teddy Levine, Frieda Miller, Ludy Levine, Betty Kaplan, Pacy Levine and Evelyn Gold.
A graduate of Coburn Classical Institute and Waterville public schools, she attended Colby College and graduated from Lesley College in Cambridge, Mass. On Aug. 5, 1943, she married Harold Alfond. The couple first lived in Norridgewock, where she supported the launch of her husband's career as a leading shoe manufacturer. Thereafter, they moved back to Waterville, where they resided until 1993. Mrs. Alfond was a pillar of the community, serving on multiple community boards, including those of The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers and the Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine. Her children's schools and scores of other schools and charitable institutions throughout the state of Maine were all beneficiaries of her personal charm; her wise counsel; her quiet, compassionate leadership; and the Alfonds' financial generosity. Maine institutions that bear her name in tribute include the visitors center and middle school at Good Will-Hinckley, the campus of The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers in Waterville, the Residence Center at Colby College, the Regional Cancer Center at MaineGeneral Medical Center, and the Boys & Girls Club and YMCA at the Youth Center in Waterville.
Bibby Alfond was a devoted, loving mother. Her greatest joy was in raising her four children, in whom she imbued her sense of values and commitment to family and community. In more recent years, her love and nurturing extended to grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Together with her husband, she put down summer roots in Belgrade Lakes. For more than 50 years, she and her husband nurtured their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, gardens and grounds at the family camp during their summers on Great Pond.
She leaves her cherished husband, Harold Alfond; son Ted and his wife, Barbara; her daughter, Susan; her son Bill and his wife, Joan; her son Peter; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and her longtime dear friend, Alice Emery.
A public memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Lorimer Chapel on the Colby College campus, Waterville, followed by a reception at Page Commons on the Colby College campus. Burial was held privately for the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to: Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine, P.O. Box 4645, Augusta, ME 04330; The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers, 93 Silver St., Waterville, ME 04901; or to Colby College, Dorothy "Bibby" Alfond Memorial Fund, Waterville, ME 04901.
Arrangements are under the direction of Redington Funeral Home, 5 Park St., Waterville, ME 04901.
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