Obituary

Patricia Diana Fairservice

Tue, 01/08/2013 - 9:15am

Patricia Diana “Patsy” Fairservice died December 31, 2012 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. 

She was born in Biddeford December 27, 1930 to Albert and Diana Harmon of Hollis Center. She was one of six children. Patsy married Stan Fairservice of Wiscasset on July 24, 1948.

Patsy and Stan started a marine worm business in Wiscasset and operated it for 37 years. Patsy was a tireless worker, working seven days a week in the business for those many years before finally retiring.

In spite of the business demands, Patsy found time to follow the her passion- helping others. She enrolled in EMT courses and became one of the founders of the Wiscasset Ambulance Service. She was a leader and backbone on the service taking shift after shift. Her enthusiasm spread and the ambulance service flourished. She touched hundreds of residents of Wiscasset, surrounding towns and visitors. Her skills as an EMT and leader were unprecedented.

Patsy's husband, Stan, died on February 4, 2011. 

She is survived by her sons, Stan Jr. and Michael; daughter, Lori Allen; and daughters in-law, Jane and Carolyn; son in-law, John Allen; and sister in-law, Polly. She also leaves behind many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Patsy spent her final year in peace in the care of her loving family, Michael, Carolyn, Michael Jr. and his wife Donna. She will be missed by all those she touched.