Jessica Michelle (Lynds) Cust

WATERVILLE – Jessica Michelle Cust, 35, passed away on April 23, 2022, three days prior to her 36th birthday, in her mother’s arms at Thayer Maine General Hospital, Emergency Dept.

Jessica was born at EMMC in Bangor, April 26, 1986. She was the daughter of Jon Michael Cust, Jr. and Laura L. (Reynolds) Cust-Lynds.

From the very beginning of life, Jessica was born with Congenital Heart Disease. Defying many odds, when Jessica reached 5 years of age, she became part of statistics and provided a lot to the medical field of Congenital Heart Disease.

Jessica attended all 12 years in the Bangor School Department, graduating 2006. She attended two years at Bangor Community College. Hoping to try for a new lease on life, she proceeded with being placed on the heart transplant list. Thirty days after listing they found thyroid cancer which took her off the list. The last 11 years has had many challenges with her health, but most recently, she was diagnosed with advanced liver cancer due to complications from the modified Fontan Procedure done in infancy.

Jessica volunteered with Special Olympics and enjoyed volunteering at Amicus special outing days. She also volunteered and served on the board of the Readfield Library and also the Winthrop Library. Jessica loved reading and sharing the love of a “new” good book. She attended both Fairfield First Baptist Church and First Church of Waterville.

Jessica will be remembered for her quick wit and very different sense of humor, often times just saying it with no filter and then rethinking her words. She was a very loving young lady.

She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Arvil and Laura Lynds of Waterville and her father Jon Michael Cust, Jr. and stepmother Robin Shaw-Cust of Hampden; her sister, Ashley Cust-Murenzi (Japhet) and two nieces Esther and Elza Murenzi of Old Orchard Beach; her her half-brother, Alex Cust (Diana) of Portland; her stepbrothers, Ronnie (Michelle) Lynds of Califonia., Stephen Lynds of California, Michael Lynds of Chelsea, Anthony Shaw (Kristen) and niece Aubrey and nephew Kayson Shaw of Hampden, and Jerod Shaw and nephews Parker and Layton of Bangor; her maternal grandparents, Rev. Richard and Teena Reynolds, her paternal grandparents, Jon Michael Cust, Sr. and Ruby, her step grandparents, Wayne and Toni Philbrick of Hampden; and special friends, James and Tina Parsons, and Wayne May.

A funeral service will be held Sunday, May 1, 2022, at 2 p.m. at First Church of Waterville, 1 Park Street, Waterville, Maine, officiated by Rev. Dr. Stephen Meidahl. Burial will be in Unity Maine at the Quaker Hill Cemetery.

Arrangements are in the care of Lawry Brothers Funeral Home, 107 Main St., Fairfield where memories may be shared, and an online register book signed by visiting http://www.lawrybrothers.com.