AUGUSTA – Elaine K. Chase, 94, a former resident of Fayette, passed away Friday, March 25, 2022, at Maine General Hospital in Augusta.

She was born Nov. 9, 1927, in Augusta, the daughter of Albert and Dorothea (Waldron) Knight. Elaine was a graduate of Cony High School and Fisher Finisher School in Boston.

On Dec. 8, 1946, she married Leslie Hubley and they had three children together. They later were divorced. On May 16, 1969, in Augusta, she married Arthur Chase and gained two stepdaughters. They were married for 45 years before his passing in 2014.

She worked as a Legal Secretary for the State of Maine Attorney General until her retirement in July of 1988. Elaine was a volunteer at the Fayette Underwood Memorial Library for many years. She was a member of the Fayette Grange and the Fayette Historical Society.

She loved to talk, her times in Fayette with Arthur, visiting friends with door yard visits, tea parties with the Fayette ladies, sports discussions with family members, watching “The Sound of Music” with her dear friend Brenda, and doing jigsaw puzzles late at night.

She is survived by her sons, Eric Hubley of Lewiston and Lee Hubley of North Monmouth, her daughter, Lynne Barry of West Gardiner, her stepdaughters Roberta Bettencourt and Ilse Mercier, both of New Hampshire; many grandchildren, step-grandchildren; great-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Arthur; her sister, Pauline Liscomb; her grandson, Michael Bolduc, and her granddaughter, Casey May Hubley.

Messages of condolence may be sent to: http://www.finleyfuneralhome.com

A graveside service will be held on Sunday, June 12 at Fayette Corner Cemetery, Baldwin Hill Road, in Fayette. Time to be announced at a later date. Arrangements by FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Elaine’s memory to:

Underwood Memorial Library,

2006 Main St.,

Fayette, ME 04349

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