Cindy Jo Lee York

Cindy Jo Lee York, 66, of Waterboro passed away peacefully at home on June 4, 2023 after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. She was born in Sanford on April 19, 1957 the daughter of Lionel and Joyce Bergeron. Many of her first years were spent with her Grandma Hilda in Carmel, ME. She was a quiet child and was fascinated by reading. Cindy attended Sanford schools graduating from Sanford High School in 1975. After high school she went to work in local shoe shops and then began to realize her dream of becoming the first female state trooper in Maine. That was prevented when she came to expect her son Tony and she decided to stay and care for him instead. She went on to be employed at Cyro Industries where she met her husband Guy York Sr. Cindy was also employed at a smoked seafood factory and she and her husband had a log home building company for a time. She then went into the medical field as a CNA, working at Evergreen Manor in Saco and most recently has been a dedicated Unit Secretary at Southern Maine Health Care for the past 14 years. In her personal life, Cindy was a gifted crafter, excelling in crochet, knitting, and quilting. She generously shared her skills by teaching quilting classes and helping others discover the joy of creating. Her love for building things extended beyond the craft room, as she also enjoyed working on various construction projects. She and her son built a campground behind their house complete with running electricity and an outhouse and dreamed of one day having a tiny house that she could retreat to. She loved to turn up the loud music on Saturday mornings to clean and make breakfast. She enjoyed dancing in her younger years and loved music. She did enjoy traveling and attending concerts with her family, but deep down she was a homebody. She liked to be outside and spending time with her family camping, sitting around a fire, gardening with her husband, and made many cherished memories with her grandsons and granddaughters. In more recent years she found ancestry to be interesting and learned a lot about her roots and family. Cindy was talented, cool, smart, fun and an inspiration to those around her, demonstrating a full life. Cindy was predeceased by her parents, her husband of 30 years Guy York Sr, and her nephew Jason Smith. Survivors include her children Tony Charlton of Waterboro, Brandon York of Waterboro, and Amanda Janes and her husband Justin also of Waterboro. Her stepchildren Guy York Jr. and his wife Jo Ann of Manchester MD, Gia Riddle and her husband Jeff of Falmouth, ME, Mia Toomer and her husband Mike of Albuquerque, NM and Staci York and her husband Kevin of Guyton, GA. Grandchildren Tyler, Dylan, Keira, Kinsley, Corinna, Trent, Markie, Autumn, Hope, Robert, and Dakota, great grandchildren, Lillian, Adelynne, Violet, Greyson, Luna and Maverick, her sister Michele Smith and her husband Bob of Sanford, and her beloved Dog Lily and cat Moe. Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 11, 2023, from 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. at Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, located at 580 Main Street, Springvale, Maine, 04083. The family would like to thank the staff at New England Cancer Specialists for their exceptional care and compassion for Cindy. Those of you who would like to consider an expression of sympathy are asked to consider a donation to The New England Cancer Specialists at https://www.newenglandcancerspecialists.org/financial-support where you can choose the cause of your choice. We encourage you to leave your memories and upload photos of Cindy to the memorial page, so that we may all cherish and remember the remarkable woman she was. Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale.