Title	Mrs.
Last Name	Reid
First Name	Jane
Middle Name	Mary
Maiden Name	Woodcock
Nick Name
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 plant a tree in memory of Jane M. Reid, please visit Tribute Store. Published on December 26, 2023