BELGRADE – Cynthia “Cindy” Caverly, 60, died Dec. 1, 2023, in Belgrade. She was born in Waterville on August 6, 1963, while her parents, Earle and Barbara Harrar, were vacationing in Belgrade. She grew up in Mansfield, Mass. until the age of 12 when her family moved to Owl’s Head. She graduated from Rockland District High School, where she played tennis for the Tigers. She continued on to College of the Atlantic for one year. The following is in her words.

I am an avid reader with a curious mind and a love of knowledge in any form. It is a good day for me if I learn something new. One of my proudest moments was graduating with a BS in accounting at the age of 50. I worked as an accountant at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA) in Augusta, Maine, for 10 years and met some of the finest people I have known.

It’s difficult to condense a lifetime into a few short paragraphs. The important things in my life have been my family; my husband Jeff, of 41 years and my daughter, Tara, 40 and son, Trevor, 34. I grew up along with them and learned so much about life from them.

I have always loved Maine and always hoped to live here again after living in Sayville, NY for 24 years and raising my kids there.

I was fortunate to be introduced to the Maine Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), where I met many wonderful and enthusiastic friends and I helped the Chapter as Treasurer for several years before moving on to Chair. The people I met and the adventures I had as a result of my affiliation with the Club have made the last 10 years some of the happiest of my life.

I have been blessed by the wonderful family, friends and neighbors I have had throughout my life. If there is one thing I have learned and continue to learn, is not to judge people. For many, this is the hardest lesson and I am still learning it. But it is a worthwhile life endeavor. Everyone has their own story and we can’t know what another person’s life is like. There is too much hate. Love is what matters. Try to understand people, not hate them.

Things I love: My family, early mornings with the fog rising off the water, climbing mountains, The smell of the mud the ocean leaves behind at low tide. The sound of waves crashing on the rocky coast, a good coconut cake, x-country skiing, my adventure friends, you know who you are, I loved my life.

Things I hate: Lima beans, the hypocrisy of most religions, war, our horrible healthcare system (but many of the doctors are great, it’s the system I hate), our horrible education system. Consumerism, plastic, overpopulation.

I leave you with a plea. It doesn’t matter what I did in my 60 years of life. It wasn’t enough. You, the living, need to take care of our Earth, our only home. Treasure it, nurture it, heal it. It’s a tiny, blue planet and it tries to take care of us but we are not taking care of it and we are not taking care of each other. Please elect people who will buck the system, who will do the hard work necessary to put our home to rights. Money is not the answer, it is the problem. We are smart, we have the resources, please fix the mess our generation and others left you out of ignorance and greed..

I am survived by my husband, Jeff Caverly, of 41 years, my daughter Tara Caverly, 40, of Guadalajara, MX, my son, Trevor Caverly, 34, of Portland, ME. Also, my sister Nancy Huntley and her husband Russell Huntley, of Greer, SC, my brother Richard Harrar and his wife Linn Harrar, of Italy, and my brother John Harrar, of Waterville, ME.

I was predeceased by my parents, Earle and Barbara Harrar of Owl’s Head, ME and my brother Kenneth Harrar of Mansfield, MA.

I will be buried at the Baldwin Hill Conservation Cemetery in Fayette, ME.

Arrangements are in the care of the Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home, 1 Church Street, Augusta where condolences and memories may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the funeral home website by visiting http://www.khrfuneralhomes.com.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to any conservation efforts in your local area.

We need to start local and take care of our own backyard



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