VASSALBORO – Lucinda Marie (Higgins) Gidney has peacefully passed away, surrounded by her loving family members, on March 9, 2026, at her home in Vassalboro, after a valiant fight against a debilitating cancer.

Cindy was born in early January of 1957 to Seth Higgins Jr. and Constance (Boynton) Higgins in Waterville. She grew up in the nearby town of South China with four brothers: Seth – III, Joel, Michael, and Jonathan. She attended China Elementary and graduated from Erskine Academy. After attending the Mid-Maine Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology, she worked around the country for a few years as a registered Radiologic Technologist / Ultrasonographer. After that, she worked at Inland Hospital in that field, until becoming chronically ill with a tick-borne disease. Thereafter, she spent many years, babysitting her grandchildren, whom she loved very much.

For 41 years, she was united in marriage to Alan Scott Gidney. They lived in Albion for many years, until moving to Vassalboro. Cindy was a loving mother to four children: Alicia (husband, Steve), Kara (husband, Shawn), A.J. (Alan Scott Gidney Jr. – wife, Nikki.), and Jane Chamberlain. She also shared her love with her grandchildren (Gavin, Danielle, Chase, Emmett, Kylian, Matyas) and with several nieces and nephews. She was a very loving and caring person to friends and family alike.

Cindy had known about God all her life. She developed a strong relationship with Jesus, as a young adult, and had studied God’s word faithfully throughout her adult life. Her faith and her walk with God were very important to her; so much so, that she invites those who read this to seek a closer relationship to God and his son, Jesus.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Bud and Connie, and two of her brothers, Mike and Jon. Cindy is survived by her husband, Scott, her children, grandchildren, and her two older brothers.

Cindy’s family would truly like to thank the doctors and nurses from the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care and the nurses and staff from MaineGeneral Hospice for all their efforts. Funeral arrangements for Cindy are being organized by the staff at Plummer Funeral Home in Augusta. There will be a private committal service at her home in Vassalboro, arranged for a later date.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the American Cancer Society here in Maine, MaineGeneral Hospice or to a charity of your choosing.