Marsha Lynn Bickford-Hale Obituary (1956 - 2011)

WINSLOW, Maine—Marsha Lynn Bickford-Hale, 54, passed away at home following a long illness on Saturday, October 15, 2011. She was born in Skowhegan, Maine on December 12, 1956 the daughter of Maurice and Virginia (Robinson) Bickford. Marsha had been employed as a licensed practical nurse in the Oncology Department at Maine General Medical Center-Thayer Unit in Waterville, Maine and later retired in 2010 from Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta, Maine. She was predeceased by her father, Maurice E. Bickford in 1982; and her brother, Gene A. Bickford in 2010. Marsha is survived by her mother, Virginia Bickford of Fairfield, Maine; her children, Joshua Bickford of Winslow, Maine, Diana Bickford and her husband, Warren Pinkham of Norridgewock, Maine, Erin Bickford and her partner, Matt Kurzhal of Winslow, Maine, and Elizabeth Bickford of Fort Worth, Texas; her husband, Gregory Hale of Winslow, Maine; her four grandchildren, Marisa and Adam Bickford, and Tre Kurzhal all of Winslow, Maine, and Paige Pinkham of Norridgewock, Maine; her siblings, Duane Bickford and his wife, Lynn of Fairfield, Maine, Gail Laskey and Valerie Caron both of Fairfield, Maine, and Sandra Constable and her husband, Roland of Skowhegan, Maine; several nieces, nephews, and many good friends. All services will be private. Memorial donations may be made to: Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care, c/o Maine General Health Office of Philanthropy, P.O. Box 828, Waterville, ME 04903