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Lillian Bartlett Obituary
Kennebunkport, ME - Lillian Marshall Bartlett died March 24, 2025, at age 99 following a brief illness.
She was born in Saugus, MA September 7, 1925, to Elizabeth Marston and Archie Marshall, and moved to Concord, NH in 1926.
In 1978, Lillian and husband Carl settled in Kennebunkport, ME. They built a family home, felt adopted by the community and with a partner, opened Port Hardware. Lillian became the "MAIL LADY" insuring mail arrived daily from the post office to the store. This also opened an opportunity for daily coffee at one of the local coffee shops. This was a must-do activity.
A lifetime member of the Methodist Church, Lillian was a willing worker in Concord at the Wesley Methodist Church and the Church on the Cape in Kennebunkport. She was a voracious reader, a knitter of hats, mittens and prayer shawls, a vicious scrabble player and would not bat an eye to putting on a church bean supper for 150 attendees. Most recently, she was recognized by Kennebunkport by being awarded the Boston Post Cane.
She was predeceased by her parents and husband of 60 years, Carl G. Bartlett (2007).
Surviving family members include Jane Bartlett Welch and husband James; Mary Bartlett Remington and partner Michael Allen (predeceased in 2023); Harry Preston Bartlett and wife Debby; Carl G. Bartlett, Jr. and wife Leslie; Alan Marshall Bartlett and wife Terry; grandsons Philip Remington and wife Kristina, Nicholas Bartlett, Justin Bartlett and wife Gulrukh, and Brendan Bartlett and wife Hannah; and was Gramma Lil to great-granddaughters, Jesse and Addie. She had a large community of friends; including special family friends: Suzanne Gewehr and Sanaye Bartlett.
A memorial service will be held 11 AM Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Church on the Cape, 3 Langsford Road, Kennebunkport, ME; Reverend Greg Smith officiating. A Private burial will take place in Arundel Cemetery, Kennebunkport, later in the spring.
Should friends desire, memorial donations may be made in memory of Lillian to Kennebunk Emergency Medical Services, PO Box 1761, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046; to Church on the Cape, 3 Langsford Road, Kennebunkport, ME 04046; or to Gentiva Hospice, 53 Baxter Blvd, Portland, ME 04101.
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please visit Lillian's Book of Memories Page at www.bibberfuneral.com.
Arrangements are in the care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer Street, Kennebunk, ME 04043.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Jim Lynch
March 30, 2025
She was the mother of my childhood friends Carl and Alan Bartlett who lived on Rockingham Street until their parents retired to Kennebunkport. She was a great lady who often found time to take us kids "Uptown" to buy Matchbox cars from Toy City or to CoPoCo Pool, where they were members for a swim on many a hot Summer day.
Judy and Allan Clark
March 29, 2025
With fond memories and Sympathy
The Bibber Family
March 29, 2025
Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.
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