Flossie Phyllis Dailey, 89, died at her home Oct. 9, just four weeks before her 90th birthday.
She had lived in Jefferson, Maine, next door to her eldest son, James B. Dailey III, and daughter-in-law, Genie Dailey, for more than 20 years.
Mrs. Dailey and her husband, James B. Dailey Jr., who predeceased her in 1983, had moved to Maine from Bridgewater after retiring in 1977.
Born Nov. 10, 1909, Mrs. Dailey was fourth of six children born to Frank Hoyt and Ada Belle (Corwin) Mitchell of Rushsylvania, Ohio. The Mitchells were self-sustaining dairy farmers, and Mrs. Dailey enjoyed telling stories about the farm and all the changes she'd seen since her girlhood there.
She often spoke of being driven to school in a horse-drawn cart or sleigh, and of the Rural Electrification Project of the 1920s and the "firsts" that came with it - milking machines in the barn and a radio in the house.
In high school, she enjoyed playing basketball, despite her petite stature. After graduation, she went to Columbus, OH and graduated as a registered nurse in 1930 from The Miami Valley School of Nursing in Dayton OH.
Soon after, she moved to New York City, where she worked at Bellevue Hospital. She later worked at Mineola Hospital on Long Island. She met James B. Dailey Jr., a young accountant, on a blind date, and they were married on April 13, 1935.
Through the 1940s, they resided on Long Island and their three children were born there. In 1945, the Daileys established a business called Eronel Services, which machined and finished parts for high-tension lines and transformers, and in 1950, they moved the family and the business to New Milford.
As their three children got older, Mrs. Dailey returned to work in nursing, primarily for the Visiting Nurses Association in New Milford. As a VNA nurse, she oversaw immunization efforts in local schools, managed well-baby clinics and called at the homes of both the infirm elderly and mothers of new babies.
Upon retiring to Jefferson, Maine, the Daileys became communicants of St. Denis Roman Catholic Church in Whitefield, Maine. She was a member of the church's senior activity group, the Young and Restless, and especially enjoyed their occasional card parties. She was hard to beat at Canasta and Cribbage.
Until a few years ago, she often crocheted afghans for the residents of Country Manor Nursing Home in Coopers Mills, Maine. She never allowed her mind to be idle and was a fan of "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy," an avid watcher of news and sports on TV, and a reader of U.S. News & World Report.
At the age of 87, she learned to use a computer, and until a few weeks before her death, got great enjoyment from e-mailing friends and relatives and playing computer Solitaire.
Mrs. Dailey and her family greatly appreciated the care, companionship and devotion provided by their neighbor, Barbara Cooper, who helped her every day for many months before her death. The family also expresses their appreciation for the HealthReach organization in Augusta, Maine.
Besides her son Jim and daughter-in-law Genie, Mrs. Dailey is survived by a daughter, Phyllis A. (Paddy) Hannigan, and son-in-law, Patrick A. Hannigan, of Jamestown, R.I., and their children, Theresa Phyllis, Patrick James and Meghan Leigh Hannigan; a son, William M. Dailey, and daughter-in-law, Diane M. Dailey, of New Milford and their daughter, Renee; two brothers, Sherman Mitchell of Willow City, Texas, and Norman Mitchell of Camp Hill, Pa.; two other brothers, Wellman (Mitch) and Wellington (Bud) Mitchell; and many cousins, nieces and nephews in Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, Washington, New York and Massachusetts. Mrs. Dailey was predeceased by her sister, Julia Wimmers.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to HealthReach, 32 Winthrop St., Augusta, ME 04330.
Friends may call today (Friday) from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Lillis Funeral Home, 58 Bridge St., New Milford.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated tomorrow (Saturday) at 10 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Church in New Milford. Burial will be in the New Milford Center Cemetery.
She had lived in Jefferson, Maine, next door to her eldest son, James B. Dailey III, and daughter-in-law, Genie Dailey, for more than 20 years.
Mrs. Dailey and her husband, James B. Dailey Jr., who predeceased her in 1983, had moved to Maine from Bridgewater after retiring in 1977.
Born Nov. 10, 1909, Mrs. Dailey was fourth of six children born to Frank Hoyt and Ada Belle (Corwin) Mitchell of Rushsylvania, Ohio. The Mitchells were self-sustaining dairy farmers, and Mrs. Dailey enjoyed telling stories about the farm and all the changes she'd seen since her girlhood there.
She often spoke of being driven to school in a horse-drawn cart or sleigh, and of the Rural Electrification Project of the 1920s and the "firsts" that came with it - milking machines in the barn and a radio in the house.
In high school, she enjoyed playing basketball, despite her petite stature. After graduation, she went to Columbus, OH and graduated as a registered nurse in 1930 from The Miami Valley School of Nursing in Dayton OH.
Soon after, she moved to New York City, where she worked at Bellevue Hospital. She later worked at Mineola Hospital on Long Island. She met James B. Dailey Jr., a young accountant, on a blind date, and they were married on April 13, 1935.
Through the 1940s, they resided on Long Island and their three children were born there. In 1945, the Daileys established a business called Eronel Services, which machined and finished parts for high-tension lines and transformers, and in 1950, they moved the family and the business to New Milford.
As their three children got older, Mrs. Dailey returned to work in nursing, primarily for the Visiting Nurses Association in New Milford. As a VNA nurse, she oversaw immunization efforts in local schools, managed well-baby clinics and called at the homes of both the infirm elderly and mothers of new babies.
Upon retiring to Jefferson, Maine, the Daileys became communicants of St. Denis Roman Catholic Church in Whitefield, Maine. She was a member of the church's senior activity group, the Young and Restless, and especially enjoyed their occasional card parties. She was hard to beat at Canasta and Cribbage.
Until a few years ago, she often crocheted afghans for the residents of Country Manor Nursing Home in Coopers Mills, Maine. She never allowed her mind to be idle and was a fan of "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy," an avid watcher of news and sports on TV, and a reader of U.S. News & World Report.
At the age of 87, she learned to use a computer, and until a few weeks before her death, got great enjoyment from e-mailing friends and relatives and playing computer Solitaire.
Mrs. Dailey and her family greatly appreciated the care, companionship and devotion provided by their neighbor, Barbara Cooper, who helped her every day for many months before her death. The family also expresses their appreciation for the HealthReach organization in Augusta, Maine.
Besides her son Jim and daughter-in-law Genie, Mrs. Dailey is survived by a daughter, Phyllis A. (Paddy) Hannigan, and son-in-law, Patrick A. Hannigan, of Jamestown, R.I., and their children, Theresa Phyllis, Patrick James and Meghan Leigh Hannigan; a son, William M. Dailey, and daughter-in-law, Diane M. Dailey, of New Milford and their daughter, Renee; two brothers, Sherman Mitchell of Willow City, Texas, and Norman Mitchell of Camp Hill, Pa.; two other brothers, Wellman (Mitch) and Wellington (Bud) Mitchell; and many cousins, nieces and nephews in Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, Washington, New York and Massachusetts. Mrs. Dailey was predeceased by her sister, Julia Wimmers.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to HealthReach, 32 Winthrop St., Augusta, ME 04330.
Friends may call today (Friday) from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Lillis Funeral Home, 58 Bridge St., New Milford.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated tomorrow (Saturday) at 10 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Church in New Milford. Burial will be in the New Milford Center Cemetery.
Flossie Phyllis Dailey, 89, died at her home Oct. 9, just four weeks before her 90th birthday.
She had lived in Jefferson, Maine, next door to her eldest son, James B. Dailey III, and daughter-in-law, Genie Dailey, for more than 20 years.
Mrs. Dailey and her husband, James B. Dailey Jr., who predeceased her in 1983, had moved to Maine from Bridgewater after retiring in 1977.
Born Nov. 10, 1909, Mrs. Dailey was fourth of six children born to Frank Hoyt and Ada Belle (Corwin) Mitchell of Rushsylvania, Ohio. The Mitchells were self-sustaining dairy farmers, and Mrs. Dailey enjoyed telling stories about the farm and all the changes she'd seen since her girlhood there.
She often spoke of being driven to school in a horse-drawn cart or sleigh, and of the Rural Electrification Project of the 1920s and the "firsts" that came with it - milking machines in the barn and a radio in the house.
In high school, she enjoyed playing basketball, despite her petite stature. After graduation, she went to Columbus, OH and graduated as a registered nurse in 1930 from The Miami Valley School of Nursing in Dayton OH.
Soon after, she moved to New York City, where she worked at Bellevue Hospital. She later worked at Mineola Hospital on Long Island. She met James B. Dailey Jr., a young accountant, on a blind date, and they were married on April 13, 1935.
Through the 1940s, they resided on Long Island and their three children were born there. In 1945, the Daileys established a business called Eronel Services, which machined and finished parts for high-tension lines and transformers, and in 1950, they moved the family and the business to New Milford.
As their three children got older, Mrs. Dailey returned to work in nursing, primarily for the Visiting Nurses Association in New Milford. As a VNA nurse, she oversaw immunization efforts in local schools, managed well-baby clinics and called at the homes of both the infirm elderly and mothers of new babies.
Upon retiring to Jefferson, Maine, the Daileys became communicants of St. Denis Roman Catholic Church in Whitefield, Maine. She was a member of the church's senior activity group, the Young and Restless, and especially enjoyed their occasional card parties. She was hard to beat at Canasta and Cribbage.
Until a few years ago, she often crocheted afghans for the residents of Country Manor Nursing Home in Coopers Mills, Maine. She never allowed her mind to be idle and was a fan of "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy," an avid watcher of news and sports on TV, and a reader of U.S. News & World Report.
At the age of 87, she learned to use a computer, and until a few weeks before her death, got great enjoyment from e-mailing friends and relatives and playing computer Solitaire.
Mrs. Dailey and her family greatly appreciated the care, companionship and devotion provided by their neighbor, Barbara Cooper, who helped her every day for many months before her death. The family also expresses their appreciation for the HealthReach organization in Augusta, Maine.
Besides her son Jim and daughter-in-law Genie, Mrs. Dailey is survived by a daughter, Phyllis A. (Paddy) Hannigan, and son-in-law, Patrick A. Hannigan, of Jamestown, R.I., and their children, Theresa Phyllis, Patrick James and Meghan Leigh Hannigan; a son, William M. Dailey, and daughter-in-law, Diane M. Dailey, of New Milford and their daughter, Renee; two brothers, Sherman Mitchell of Willow City, Texas, and Norman Mitchell of Camp Hill, Pa.; two other brothers, Wellman (Mitch) and Wellington (Bud) Mitchell; and many cousins, nieces and nephews in Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, Washington, New York and Massachusetts. Mrs. Dailey was predeceased by her sister, Julia Wimmers.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to HealthReach, 32 Winthrop St., Augusta, ME 04330.
Friends may call today (Friday) from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Lillis Funeral Home, 58 Bridge St., New Milford.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated tomorrow (Saturday) at 10 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Church in New Milford. Burial will be in the New Milford Center Cemetery.
She had lived in Jefferson, Maine, next door to her eldest son, James B. Dailey III, and daughter-in-law, Genie Dailey, for more than 20 years.
Mrs. Dailey and her husband, James B. Dailey Jr., who predeceased her in 1983, had moved to Maine from Bridgewater after retiring in 1977.
Born Nov. 10, 1909, Mrs. Dailey was fourth of six children born to Frank Hoyt and Ada Belle (Corwin) Mitchell of Rushsylvania, Ohio. The Mitchells were self-sustaining dairy farmers, and Mrs. Dailey enjoyed telling stories about the farm and all the changes she'd seen since her girlhood there.
She often spoke of being driven to school in a horse-drawn cart or sleigh, and of the Rural Electrification Project of the 1920s and the "firsts" that came with it - milking machines in the barn and a radio in the house.
In high school, she enjoyed playing basketball, despite her petite stature. After graduation, she went to Columbus, OH and graduated as a registered nurse in 1930 from The Miami Valley School of Nursing in Dayton OH.
Soon after, she moved to New York City, where she worked at Bellevue Hospital. She later worked at Mineola Hospital on Long Island. She met James B. Dailey Jr., a young accountant, on a blind date, and they were married on April 13, 1935.
Through the 1940s, they resided on Long Island and their three children were born there. In 1945, the Daileys established a business called Eronel Services, which machined and finished parts for high-tension lines and transformers, and in 1950, they moved the family and the business to New Milford.
As their three children got older, Mrs. Dailey returned to work in nursing, primarily for the Visiting Nurses Association in New Milford. As a VNA nurse, she oversaw immunization efforts in local schools, managed well-baby clinics and called at the homes of both the infirm elderly and mothers of new babies.
Upon retiring to Jefferson, Maine, the Daileys became communicants of St. Denis Roman Catholic Church in Whitefield, Maine. She was a member of the church's senior activity group, the Young and Restless, and especially enjoyed their occasional card parties. She was hard to beat at Canasta and Cribbage.
Until a few years ago, she often crocheted afghans for the residents of Country Manor Nursing Home in Coopers Mills, Maine. She never allowed her mind to be idle and was a fan of "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy," an avid watcher of news and sports on TV, and a reader of U.S. News & World Report.
At the age of 87, she learned to use a computer, and until a few weeks before her death, got great enjoyment from e-mailing friends and relatives and playing computer Solitaire.
Mrs. Dailey and her family greatly appreciated the care, companionship and devotion provided by their neighbor, Barbara Cooper, who helped her every day for many months before her death. The family also expresses their appreciation for the HealthReach organization in Augusta, Maine.
Besides her son Jim and daughter-in-law Genie, Mrs. Dailey is survived by a daughter, Phyllis A. (Paddy) Hannigan, and son-in-law, Patrick A. Hannigan, of Jamestown, R.I., and their children, Theresa Phyllis, Patrick James and Meghan Leigh Hannigan; a son, William M. Dailey, and daughter-in-law, Diane M. Dailey, of New Milford and their daughter, Renee; two brothers, Sherman Mitchell of Willow City, Texas, and Norman Mitchell of Camp Hill, Pa.; two other brothers, Wellman (Mitch) and Wellington (Bud) Mitchell; and many cousins, nieces and nephews in Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, Washington, New York and Massachusetts. Mrs. Dailey was predeceased by her sister, Julia Wimmers.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to HealthReach, 32 Winthrop St., Augusta, ME 04330.
Friends may call today (Friday) from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Lillis Funeral Home, 58 Bridge St., New Milford.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated tomorrow (Saturday) at 10 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Church in New Milford. Burial will be in the New Milford Center Cemetery.
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