CUSHING — Alma Black, 103 of Cushing, passed away peacefully at home, in the early hours of October 11.

Alma was born March 22, 1921, the daughter of Frank and Nelle (Murphy) Winchebaugh, in Friendship, Maine. She was born the middle of five sisters, Grace (Bill Williams), Arlene (Edward Schultz), Marie (Vernon Studley), Joan (Len Harlow), Ava (Jim Phillips), and one brother, Francis.

Alma graduated from Rockland schools and later married Lester L. Black of Rockland on June 29, 1941. They raised two children in the house her father built on Friendship Harbor, where she lived much of her life.

She was a waitress at the Pine Grove Restaurant in Damariscotta before becoming a caregiver and homemaker caring for those she loved. Alma was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary, Stone-Scott Watson VFW Post 3095 in Friendship, and a member of the Broad Cover Church in Cushing.

Always an independent, strong, active, resourceful, and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Alma’s loving and caring nature lit up our souls and touched many lives. Alma loved to entertain, congregate, celebrate, and support others; she was a friend to all who met her.

Alma is survived by her son, Lester L. Black Jr, East Hampton, New York; her daughter, Sandra (Blanchard) and her husband Wendell, Cushing; two grandchildren, Karen (Re) and her husband Rick, Norway, and Andrew (Blanchard) and his wife Amber, Cushing; three great-grandchildren, Kate Re of Norway and Gavin and Corbin Blanchard of Cushing; brother-in-law Leonard Harlow of Bangor, and many nieces and nephews.

Alma is predeceased by her husband, Lester; sisters Grace, Arlene, Marie, Joan and Ava; brother, Francis; and daughter-in-law Victoria Black.

A celebration of Alam’s amazing life will be held November 23, at the Broad Cove Church, in Cushing, with a burial at Harbor Cemetery in Friendship, all are welcome.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Cushing Rescue Squad, PO Box 20, Cushing, ME 04563, Broad Cove Church, PO Box 7, Cushing, Maine 04563 or the Pope Memorial Humane Society, PO Box 1294, Rockland, Maine 04841