Obituary for Mitsuko "Mitsie" Livermore
Auburn - Mitsuko (“Mitsie'') Livermore, age 93, of Auburn, ME, formerly of Farmington, passed away due to advanced dementia. Mitsie was born and raised in Hachinohe City, Japan, the daughter of Touemon and Yoshi Ohashi. She attended Akita (Japan) Women’s Medical College, but the war and occupation interrupted her studies. She married George Livermore and moved to New York state, where she became a fiercely proud American citizen in 1959. After moving to Farmington, Maine, Mitsie became a Certified Physical Therapy Aide, working at Orchard Park and Edgewood Manor nursing homes, and achieving her goal of becoming a healer.
Mitsie enjoyed working with her hands, excelling at watercolor painting and basket weaving. With a life-long love of learning, Mitsie took many courses and made many friends through UMF’s Gold Leaf Institute. She attended the Oakland, ME, Unitarian Universalist Church, driving 45 mins each way to be part of that church family.
Her positive support and unconditional love was felt by all her family and friends.
She is survived by sister Masako and her husband Yoshio Ohashi, niece Ayako and nephew Koya; daughters Laura Livermore and her husband Siegfried Porth, Michele Wigton and her husband Jeffrey Wigton, and Vickie Livermore and her husband Kent Findell; grandchildren Daniel Hale, Samson Hale and his partner Erin MacEachen, Andrew Wigton, Spencer Wigton and his wife Samantha Wigton, Mariko Findell, and Justin Findell; great-grandchildren Ayla Wigton, Arrow Wigton, Galilee Wigton, and Juniper Wigton; and Daniel’s and Samson’s half-brother, David Hale. Mitsie was predeceased by her parents and her niece, Akiko Ohashi.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 10, at 11:00 am at Wiles Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington. Out of an abundance of concern for the well-being of all, particularly those for whom vaccinations are not currently available and for those who may have compromised health conditions, Mitsie’s family asks you to wear a mask, which will be available for you at Wiles Remembrance Center.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a gift in Mitsie’s memory to the Androscoggin Hospice House, where she was so respectfully and compassionately cared for in her final days; or the Alzheimer’s Association, to help fund research for a treatment/cure for this devastating illness. Memories and a memorial video may be shared in her Book of Memories at www,wilesrc.com.
Mitsie enjoyed working with her hands, excelling at watercolor painting and basket weaving. With a life-long love of learning, Mitsie took many courses and made many friends through UMF’s Gold Leaf Institute. She attended the Oakland, ME, Unitarian Universalist Church, driving 45 mins each way to be part of that church family.
Her positive support and unconditional love was felt by all her family and friends.
She is survived by sister Masako and her husband Yoshio Ohashi, niece Ayako and nephew Koya; daughters Laura Livermore and her husband Siegfried Porth, Michele Wigton and her husband Jeffrey Wigton, and Vickie Livermore and her husband Kent Findell; grandchildren Daniel Hale, Samson Hale and his partner Erin MacEachen, Andrew Wigton, Spencer Wigton and his wife Samantha Wigton, Mariko Findell, and Justin Findell; great-grandchildren Ayla Wigton, Arrow Wigton, Galilee Wigton, and Juniper Wigton; and Daniel’s and Samson’s half-brother, David Hale. Mitsie was predeceased by her parents and her niece, Akiko Ohashi.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 10, at 11:00 am at Wiles Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington. Out of an abundance of concern for the well-being of all, particularly those for whom vaccinations are not currently available and for those who may have compromised health conditions, Mitsie’s family asks you to wear a mask, which will be available for you at Wiles Remembrance Center.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a gift in Mitsie’s memory to the Androscoggin Hospice House, where she was so respectfully and compassionately cared for in her final days; or the Alzheimer’s Association, to help fund research for a treatment/cure for this devastating illness. Memories and a memorial video may be shared in her Book of Memories at www,wilesrc.com.