Roberta Bulger Story

Roberta Bulger
Story, 96
Aug. 6, 1914 - May 2, 2011
SOUTH PORTLAND -- Roberta Bulger Story, longtime resident of South Portland and summer resident of Corea, passed away peacefully in her sleep at age 96.
Roberta was one of two surviving children born to Katherine Blaney and Winfred Hooper in Woodland. She graduated from St. Croix High School in 1931, then attended Wheelock College and graduated from Gorham Normal School in 1934 (she later received a degree from University of Southern Maine).
She loved her teaching career that spanned 40 years, beginning in one-room schoolhouses in Fayette and North Livermore Falls, then as part of the initial faculty at Redbank Elementary, and continuing in the South Portland School District until her retirement.
Roberta was passionate about the education profession, and was a proud member of the Cumberland County Retired Teachers Association, the South Portland Teacher's Association, and Delta Kappa Gamma.
She was a smart, articulate, fiercely independent woman with a variety of hobbies, from traveling the world to collecting dolls.
Roberta was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Alden; husbands, Bennett Bulger and Raymond Story; and son, Thomas Bulger. She is survived by many loved ones, including son Winfred Bulger and his wife Jean of Parker, Colo., and Trenton, daughter, Anna Belle Bulger MacDonald and her husband Lee of Wallingford, Conn.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; step-children; and many others who considered 'Posey' family.
Visitation will he held on Friday, May 6, from 5-7 p.m., at Hobbs Funeral Home, 230 Cottage Rd., South Portland, and the funeral service on Saturday, May 7, at 10 a.m., at Thornton Heights United Methodist Church, 100 Westbrook St., South Portland.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be made to:
The South Portland Teacher's
Association (Note 'Roberta Bulger Story Memorial') and send to:
SPTA
Care of Jerry Hunter
637 Highland Ave.
South Portland, Maine 04106
Roberta Bulger Story