Maybelle L Johnson

Maybelle L. Johnson passed away January 13, 2021, in New London,

Connecticut. She was born December 4, 1927, in Westbrook, Maine to

Herbert and Almira (Alice) Blake. They moved to Naples, Maine, when

Maybelle was just three months old. She grew up just down the hill

from the Manor House in Naples on a piece of land between the main

road (Rt 302) and Long Lake. She enjoyed skating on that lake,

playing baseball, and riding her blue bike. After graduating from

Bridgton High, she attended Westbrook Junior College and worked for a

time at B&M in Portland, Maine.

Maybelle married Richard Johnson of Bridgton, Maine, in June of 1950.

The couple moved to Poquonnock Bridge, Connecticut, for the first of

their 70 years together. In 1955 they moved a few miles north to

Norwich CT, where Maybelle raised her three children, Frank, Rosemary

and Eric. She made sure they went every week to Sunday School at

Central Baptist Church where she was a member the rest of her life.

Maybelle collected many thousands of postcards and spent a great deal

of time organizing them. She was also proficient at knitting, crochet

and all manner of handiwork, distributing her finished products to

family members and various fundraisers. Maybelle was a devoted Red

Sox fan, an affliction passed to her by her father. In the old days,

she would move closer to the radio whenever Ted Williams came to bat.

In later years the only television she would watch was a Red Sox

game.

Maybelle is preceded in death by her youngest son, Eric, her sistersin-

law Evelyn Blake and June Peaco (nee Johnson) and her brother-inlaw

Gordon Peaco. Her husband, Richard, died the same morning as

Maybelle. They were exposed to COVID together the last week of

December. She is survived by her younger brother, Wilfred Blake of

Voluntown CT, brother-in-law Lee Johnson and sister-in-law Judy

Johnson of Bridgton ME, children Frank of Albuquerque NM and Rosemary

of Norwich, daughters-in-law Lee Ann Johnson (nee Backer) of Oakdale

and Zelda Gordon of Albuquerque NM, granddaughters Stephani Goss and

Kelley Johnson, grandson Lee Johnson of CT and many Johnson, Blake,

Peaco and other nieces and nephews and beyond.

No services will be held at this time. Please visit www.churchandallen.com to

leave a memory and to sign the online guestbook.