Mariam B. Micki Flitner Obituary (1923 - 2013)

SOUTH PORTLAND - Mariam B. "Micki" Flitner, 89, of Pillsbury Street, died Friday, July 19, 2013, at South Portland Nursing Home, with her loving family at her side. She was born in Boston on November 24, 1923, a daughter of Boynton Sr. and Virginia (Worsham) Merrill. She graduated from Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, and Garland Junior College. She married David P. Flitner, whom she met at Brewster Academy, in New York City on November 3, 1944. For many years she was active in hospice care-giving and Reiki treatment. An inveterate spiritual seeker, she was a woman of fine intellect and sensitivity. She and her husband created a home which drew others and made them welcome. She is predeceased by her husband who died in 2004; and her brother, Boynton Merrill Jr. Her sister, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, passed on July 20, 2013. She is survived by a daughter, Virginia DeRoche and her husband Robert of South Portland; a son, David P. "Ted" Flitner and his wife Cara of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire; a brother-in-law, Reverend John Fitzgerald, of Winchester, Virginia; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visiting hours will be held 2:00 - 4:00 and 6:00 - 8:00 pm, Wednesday, at Conroy-Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland. A memorial service will be held 11:00 am, Thursday, at the First Congregational Church UCC, 301 Cottage Road, South Portland. Burial will take place at a later date at Riverside Cemetery, Pittston.Online condolences may be expressed below.