Brooklin
Lois A. Means, 82, died Oct. 14, 2022, at her home after a battle with cancer and leukemia. She was born in Brooklin, Dec. 13, 1939, daughter of Earl B. and Martha L. (Douglas) Austin.
Lois attended Brooklin Elementary School and graduated from Brooklin High School in 1959. In 1963, she married Ralston H. Means Jr. She did training for a CNA license at Blue Hill Hospital and was a first responder with Peninsula Ambulance for five years. She did housekeeping for the Smyth Estate and Brown & Hanson family for many years and worked as a CNA at Penobscot Nursing Home for 27 years. Lois served in many offices for the IOOF Rebeccas Lodge, Mt. Ephraim Cemetery and Bayview Hall.
She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, going for Sunday rides to get ice cream, cooking and knitting.
Lois is survived by her daughter, Louanne Munson, and husband, Joseph, of Brooklin; son, Ralston (Rolly) Means III, of Blue Hill; granddaughter, Ashley Munson, of Bangor; grandchild, Alex A. Means, of Blue Hill; sister, Marion Dennis, of Brooklin and Grace Sherer of Stockton Springs. She was predeceased by her parents; husband, Ralston H. Means Jr.; sister, Beverly Lee; and grandson, Brandon L. Higgins.
Special thank you to Northern Light Hospice caregivers Amy, Nancy and Ally, other caregivers Kathy and Dorri. Special friends Candice and Judy H. Special family members, Marion, Brenda and Merrill. Supportive friend Jil.
Graveside services will be held on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Ephraim in Brooklin. Reception to follow at Bowden Hall, Brooklin.
Donations in Lois’s memory may be sent to the Ark Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 276, Cherryfield, ME 04622.
Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 113 Franklin St., Ellsworth.
Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.