Christie G. Holmes Snow

VASSALBORO – Christie G. Holmes Snow, passed away unexpectedly on June 29, 2021 after a very brief illness.

Christie was born in Bath on Oct. 13, 1932, the daughter of Bill and Thelma (Erskine) Holmes.

She married her husband Alfred Snow Jr. of 47 years on Dec. 17, 1954. They began their family and lived in South Gardiner for several years where she worked at Associated Grocers. They later moved to Vassalboro where she and Al worked as poultry farmers. She worked at the Maine State Library and retired in 1994.

Christie was a founding member of the Riverside Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary in Vassalboro.

Christie was most happy spending time with her family. She was an avid reader and enjoyed camping with Al, family and friends. She loved being a mom, a grandmother and then a great-grandmother. She was known to many in the neighborhood as Aunt Christie and then as Nana Christie.

Christie was predeceased by her loving husband, Al.

She is survived by her children Dana, of Norwich, Conn., Wayne and his wife Paulette of Washington, N.C., Jerry and his wife, Cathy of Winthrop, Michael and his life partner Debbie Mosher, of Raymond, and Crystal and her husband Russell Peaslee, of Vassalboro; her grandchildren Jennifer, Mary, Lynn, Adam, Elliot, Caitlyn, Taryn, Benjamin, and Michele; great-grandchildren Penelope, Kyla, Arlo, Jubilee, Kayla, Teisha and Brianna. She is also survived by her brothers Stanley, of California and Bill and his wife Ida, of Arizona.

A graveside service will be held at the Cross Hill Cemetery in Vassalboro on Tuesday, July 6 at 11 a.m. A gathering of family and friends will follow at The Old Mill, Oak Grove Road, North Vassalboro. Memories and condolences may be shared at http://www.ripsotafh.com.