Lorene E. Pinkham, 88, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at the Freeport Nursing Home.

She was born in Bowdoinham on January 12, 1925, a daughter of Wendell O. and Viola (Preble) Nelson. 

Lorene attended Bath schools and married Charles J. Pinkham in 1945.

She was employed at Congress Sportswear in Bath.

She was a volunteer at the Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, and also a long time member of the Bath Methodist Church. 

She enjoyed family gatherings and was loved by all. Lorene was known to most as “Nan” for her thoughtful and generous ways. In her spare time she also enjoyed spending time with friends, shopping, sewing and needlepoint.

Lorene was predeceased by her husband and best friend, Charles J. Pinkham on May 20, 1977.

She is survived by her daughter, Gloria A. Murray and her husband Glenn of Norridgewock; three grandchildren, Lori Pickering and her husband Bill of Wiscasset, Linda Nichols and her husband Don of Dresden, and Terry Ashton and his fiancé Maria McGuiggan of Boothbay Harbor; five great-grandchildren, Kelsey Pickering of Wiscasset, Zach Pickering of Biddeford, and Jack, Will and Reid Nichols of Portland.

Visiting hours were held from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, March 11 at Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High Street, Bath. A funeral service was held Tuesday, March 12 at 2 p.m at the Bath Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Avenue, Bath. Burial will be held at Oak Grove Cemetery in Bath in the spring. 

Memorial contributions may be made to: Alzheimer’s Association, 383 U.S. Route 1, Suite 2C, Scarborough, ME 04074 or www.alz.org/.  Condolences may be made online at www.daiglefuneralhome.com/.