MADISON – Thelma Ann Whitney Hatch Hubbard, 95, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Thelma was born in Meriden, Connecticut, on Jan. 27, 1928. She was the daughter of Harold and Hildreth (Libby) Whitney.

For several years Thelma and her late husband John Hubbard Sr ran the Getty Gas Station on the Albion Road in Unity. Upon retiring from there together they ran “Thelma’s Haven of Rest”, an adult boarding home, on the Town Farm Road in Unity.

Thelma loved playing cards. Every Saturday night she would cook her homemade beans even though she couldn’t eat them. She hosted an annual Labor Day Cookout. She loved company and visits. She loved feeding and cooking for her family and friends. She was a Christian who loved scripture and her church family. She met with Christians gathered to the Lord’s name in Palmyra.

She was predeceased by her parents, first husband Lloyd W. Hatch, second husband John Hubbard Sr., daughters, Gloria Hatch and Michelle MacManus, son Robert Hatch, and her siblings, Charlotte Temple, Vertina Jones, Reginald Flewelling, and Harold Whitney Jr.

Thelma is survived by her son Richard Hatch with wife Diane of Florida, son in law Leonard MacManus of Woodstock, New Brunswick, two stepsons, Eddie Hubbard of Canaan and Sheldon with his wife Michelle Hubbard of Pittsfield, several grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held on Friday October 27, 2023, at 11 a.m., at the Village Cemetery in Saint Albans, Maine. A reception immediately follows at the Thorndike Town Office at 125 Mt. View Road Thorndike, Maine.

The family would like to thank the staff at Maplecrest Rehabilitation and Living Center for all the care they gave her.

Please visit Thelma’s memorial page at https://dsfuneral.com/obituaries/thelma-hubbard to share condolences, photos, and special memories.

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