Lucille H. Conary passed away peacefully on the morning of February 24, 2022 after being lovingly cared for by her family. She was 90 years old. She was born on May 14, 1931 the fourth of ten children of the late Benjamin and Bertha Moody Perry.
Lucille grew up in Warren and attended local schools and was a graduate of Warren High School with the class of 1949. Lucille worked as a waitress at Ben Davis’ Bus Stop Diner throughout high school, later she started Lucille’s Dairy Freez in Warren, it was a favorite local spot for morning coffee, breakfast, lunch and ice cream. Lucille was the officer manager for Bonnar- Vawter Business Forms in Rockland for a number of years. She then started keeping the books for her husband’s construction company, H. A . Conary Construction. She worked alongside her husband at many of the homes he built and drove many miles for materials & parts that were needed. She & Henry retired together in 1992.
She loved spending time with her family at their camps, the first one they built on Moosehead Lake, and then bought a camp on Crawford Lake, in Warren and then finally owned another on East Grand Lake in Danforth. Many family members enjoyed special times there.
Lucille, affectionately known as Nannie, enjoyed spending as much time with her family as she could. On school snow days all the grandchildren could be found sledding and snowmobiling at her house. Henry, (Bumpie) would get the sleds ready & the kids would be outside all day long being towed by the snowmobile in the huge backyard. Then inside they would go for her famous Snowmobile cake. Lucille hosted the annual Perry family Thanksgiving at the White Oak Grange Hall where she & loved ones would prepare a feast for the entire family, one year having over 70 people in attendance. For Christmas she would host the family in the garage at the house on Powder Mill Road because they had outgrown the family house. Everyone looked forward to having a serving of her famous Seafood Newburg. There were so many wonderful memories created there.
Lucille organized and hosted many Perry family reunions throughout the years as well as many lobster feeds for the Conary family. Family was important to her and it showed.
Lucille was always looking to help others whenever she could. She helped with the food pantry run by the members of the Warren Baptist Church and was always willing to give a ride to anyone that needed it for a doctor’s appointment or errands in town. She enjoyed volunteering at the Warren Library helping to go through the entire collection & update the records. She came up with ideas to remodel the upstairs to allow for the beautiful children’s section of the library. Lucille was a warm person who always wore a smile and was known for giving the best hugs. She will be truly missed by all that knew and loved her.
She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years Henry Conary, a stepdaughter, Deborah Ann Conary Williams and siblings Ralph Perry, Barbara Bowman, Ernest Perry, and Willis Perry as well as a granddaughter, Leslie Carey.
Survivors include her Children, Pamela J. Carey of Washington, ME, Willis D. Conary and his wife Vicky of Warren, many Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren whom she loved; Siblings, Lorraine Jones of Cushing, Jim Perry and his wife Carol of Waldoboro, Dick Perry and his wife Betty of Indiana, John (Jack) Perry and his wife LaQuita of Texas, and Mary Orne and her husband Ralph of New Mexico, as well as many nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday March 5, 2022 at the Warren Baptist Church, 166 Main Street Warren, ME 04864. There will be a time of visitation at the church beginning at 1pm with the Celebration of Life beginning at 2pm with Pastor Woody Welch officiating. There will be a reception immediately following the service at the Old Brick School Community Center behind the church.
Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Old Brick School Community Center-Warren Baptist Church PO Box 294 Warren Me 04864. A special project will be dedicated to her memory there.
You are invited to share your condolences and memories with the family by visiting their Book of Memories page at www.hallfuneralhomes.com. Hall Funeral Home has been entrusted with the services.