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Last Name	Reid
First Name	Jane
Middle Name	Mary
Maiden Name	Woodcock
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Place of Birth	Lewiston, ME
Date of Birth	1926-05-07
Place of Death	Dexter, ME
Date of Death	2023-12-24
Publication	BDN 2023-12-26
Obituary	Dexter - Jane Mary (Woodcock) Reid, 97, died December 24, 2023, at a Dexter health care facility. She was born May 7, 1926, in Lewiston, a daughter of Frederick and Honora (Sullivan) Woodcock. She graduated from John Bapst High School in Bangor and worked as an operator for New England Telephone in Bangor. During that time, a high point in her life was operating a special "office" at Dow Airfield enabling troops to contact their families. Later, she also worked as a telephone operator at Fay-Scott Landis in Dexter. Jane was an avid reader and loved the Abbott Memorial Library in Dexter. She also loved to play bingo. Jane was a communicant of Our Lady of the Snows Parish, St. Anne's Catholic Church in Dexter. She is survived by 4 sons, Daniel and wife, Karen, of Lewes Beach, DE, Frank of Scarborough, Timothy and wife, Carolyn Fish, of Bangor, and John of Auburn; 6 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews. Jane was predeceased by her husband, Richard; 5 brothers, Frederick II, Bernard, Frank, William, and Wallace; and a sister, Dorothy. A rite of committal will be celebrated 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter. Memorial donations may be made to the Abbott Memorial Library, 1 Church St., Dexter, ME 04930. Those who wish may leave written condolences at CrosbyNeal.com. To send flowers to the family of Jane M. Reid, please visit Tribute Store. Published on December 26, 2023