Alberta Vivian Haynes

1935 - 2016

Alberta Vivian (Decker) Haynes, 81
CUMBERLAND - Alberta Vivian (Decker) Haynes, 81, died at home on Nov. 9, 2016, after a prolonged illness.
She was born in Fryeburg on Oct. 18, 1936, the daughter of the late Lewis Herman Decker and Mildred Josephine Bemis Decker of Yarmouth.
Alberta graduated as salutatorian from North Yarmouth Academy in 1954. While in high school, she was a delegate to Dirigo Girls State and wrote the high school news column for the local newspaper, Talk of the Town, now The Notes.
Alberta attended Colby College and in 1956 left to be the war bride of Nelson B. Haynes of Stroudwater. She was a den mother for the North Deering cub scouts, editor for the Jaycee Wives newsletter, president of the Portland Ladies of Kiwanis (1968-1970), and president of the Women's Woodfords Club (1976-1977).
She became an avid duplicate bridge player, winning the Maine State Championship in 1974. She was the tournament coordinator for the Maine State Bridge Association (1975-1976) and the 54th Life Master of the American Contract Bridge League in the State of Maine in 1980.
She worked for Mechanical Services and retired from Merrill Lynch in 2000.
Alberta loved to travel, visit presidential museums, and take bus trips with the Senior Centers of Cumberland and Falmouth. She was an avid reader, belonging to book clubs for many years, enjoyed playing dominos, and was treasurer for the Cumberland Historical Society.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Nelson, of Cumberland; her children, Valerie Morton and husband, Robb, of East Longmeadow, Mass.; Denton Haynes of Cumberland; Lincoln Haynes and wife, Cindy, of Byron, Ill.; and Holly Day and husband, Thaddeus, of North Yarmouth; her grandchildren, Sarah Morton of Bentonville, Ariz.; Rebecca (Morton) Ahmed and her husband, Alexander, of Maynard, Mass.; Orion Haynes, of Portland; Victoria Haynes, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; Katelyn and Lauren Grobe, of Byron, Ill.; Alexandra Day, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; Mitchell Day, of Abilene, Texas; and Madelyn Day, of North Yarmouth; and her great-grandchildren, Finley Ahmed and Claire Ahmed of Maynard, Mass.
A special thank you goes to the nurses and staff of Beacon Hospice.
Funeral services will be held at Lindquist Funeral Home, One Mayberry Lane, Yarmouth, on Monday, Nov. 14, at 3 p.m. Online condolences can be given to the family by visiting www.lindquistfuneralhome.com

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to
The Cumberland Historical Society
P.O. Box 82
Cumberland Center, ME 04021