Elizabeth K. Serwin
VASSALBORO – Elizabeth K. Serwin, 90, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, at home following a brief illness. She was born in Lebanon, S.D., on Jan. 4, 1932, a daughter of the late Maurice and Elizabeth Kinsley. She graduated from Henager Business School in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she met her future husband, Edward Serwin. They were married on Sept. 8, 1951, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
She was a mother and homemaker, supporting the family as they made their way to Charlotte, Memphis, Houston, Kansas City, Chicago, and then back to Charlotte, N.C. Upon Ed’s departure from Libby, McNeil and Libby, she helped him operate his next venture, K.E.S. Inventory Services, Inc., until they sold the business and retired. After several years, they relocated to Vassalboro to be closer to their youngest daughter MaryAnn.
Mrs. Serwin was a communicant of St. Mary of the Assumption in Augusta.
She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Serwin; a daughter, Linda Armstrong; a grandson, Andrew Armstrong; three brothers: Ronald, Donald and Maurice Kinsley and two sisters: Clara Bolte and Evelyn Heki.
Mrs. Serwin is survived by four of her children: Loran Serwin and his wife Christy Zieres of Merritt Island, Fla., Theresa Broomhead and her husband Alan of Roxborough Park, Colo., Stephen Serwin and his wife Kecia of Cary, N.C., and MaryAnn Carter and her husband Dean of Vassalboro; 12 grandchildren: Kimberly, Diana and Brian Serwin, Christopher, Timothy and Collin Broomhead, Hannah Serwin, Luke, Jonathan, Patrick, Michael and Nathanael Carter; 11 great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
At her request, there will be no public visiting hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, November 14, at 12 p.m., at St. Joseph Maronite Catholic Church, 3 Appleton St., Waterville. Following cremation, Elizabeth will be reunited with her husband, daughter, and grandson in Charlotte, N.C., at a later date.
Arrangements are under the direction of Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta.
Condolences, photos and memories may be shared at http://www.plummerfh.com.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Elizabeth’s memory may be made to: Beacon Hospice, 45 Commerce Dr., Augusta, ME, 04330.
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