Phylis (Fraser) Weatherbee

PORTLAND - Phylis (Fraser) Weatherbee, 87, died unexpectedly on July 31, 2012 at a Portland hospital. Phylis was born in Brewer, on August 7, 1925, the daughter of Lillie Fraser Logan. Phylis grew up in Milford and graduated from Old Town High School in 1942. She went on to receive her associate's degree from Husson College, and completed her bachelor's degree from the University of Maine Orono in 1947. Phylis became a high school teacher and taught business education at George Stevens High School in Blue Hill, and at the high school in Skowhegan. She then took a break from teaching to raise her three children. After they were grown, she went back work in the superintendent's office for the Bangor schools. She also worked for WGUI radio where she did some voice over work, and was a substitute teacher at Hampden Academy. After her retirement, she traveled cross country with her husband to Florida and Arizona and all the stops in between. Phylis was a great reader of different kinds of books and was a "whiz" at crossword puzzles. She enjoyed skiing, photography, and collecting antiques. Phylis also had a lifelong love of Terriers, including her current Jack Russell, Meg. Phylis is predeceased by her mother. She is survived by her beloved husband of 63 years, John Weatherbee of Portland; two daughters, Anne Lindsay Weatherbee and her husband Brian Burtchell of Jay, Deborah Weatherbee Shulman and her husband Fredric Shulman of Brooklyn, NY; son, George Weatherbee of Portland; seven grandchildren, Hannah, Tyler, and Lindsay Burtchell, Lillie and Jennie Shulman, Zephyr Bonville Weatherbee and Hannah Melville Weatherbee; and great grandson Maddox Burtchell. Visiting hours will be held from noon to 1pm on Sunday, August 5, 2012 at Conroy-Tully Crawford Funeral Home, 172 State Street, Portland where a Celebration of Life will be held at 1pm the same day with Rev. Philip Shearman officating. Those desiring, may make a memorial donation in Phylis' name to the American Heart Association, 51 US Route 1, Suite M, Scarborough, ME 04074.Online condolences may be expressed below.