Flora B. McGraw

Auburn - Flora B. McGraw, age 87 of Auburn, died early Saturday morning April 16th at Clover Manor with family at her side. She was born in Augusta October 27, 1928, a daughter of William C. and Florence M. (Varney) Brann. She was educated in Augusta schools and graduated from Cony High School in 1945. Following high school she attended Central Maine General Hospital School of Nursing in Lewiston and graduated in 1949. On November 6, 1949 she married Augustus K. McGraw and together they settled in Auburn on the Waterman Rd to raise their family. He passed away December 9, 1989. Flora worked many years at CMG (now CMMC) as the Assistant Head Nurse and became Oncology Certified while practicing Oncology Nursing on M1. She was a very compassionate, supportive, and caring Nurse. After her retirement from CMMC, she worked per diem in the CMMC and St Mary’s Doctors’ offices of Oncology until her full retirement at age 74. As a member of Calvary United Methodist Church, she enjoyed singing in the Choir for many years. Some of her favorite enjoyments were cooking and baking and she was famous for her chocolate chip cookies. She also enjoyed sewing and knitting for family, she loved flowers and gardening, and she especially loved being with family on holidays and birthdays. She enjoyed traveling and took several trips with family including Florida and Pennsylvania in addition to bus trips. She was a unconditional loving,devoted and hardworking wife, an amazing mother and grandmother, who will be dearly missed by family, and all those with whom she encountered throughout all the days of her life. Flora leaves behind her six children Arlana Davis and husband Merle of Auburn, Bruce McGraw and wife June of Auburn, Gina Thompson and husband David of Sabattus, Susan Dagneau and husband Paul of Lewiston, Gail Clukey of Sabattus and Betsy McFadden and husband Blaine of Greene; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; one sister Patricia Paradis of Waterville and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Augustus McGraw, a son Mark McGraw, a brother Carroll F. Brann and an infant sister Shirley. You are invited to share your thoughts, condolences and fond memories with Flora's family by visiting their online guestbook at www.thefortingroupauburn.com Visitation FORTIN / AUBURN Tues. 6-8 PM. Graveside service Wed. 11 AM Gracelawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Heart Assoc. Founders Affiliate, 51 US Rt. 1, Suite M, Scarborough, ME 04074. www.heart.org or to American Cancer Society One Bowdoin Mill Isl, Suite 300 Topsham, ME 04086. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Service 217 Turner St. AUBURN 783-8545.