Catherine J. (Doig) Wyman

Catherine J. (Doig) Wyman, 93, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2011. She was born on September 3, 1917 in Brookline, MA, daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Beattie) Doig of Aberdeen, Scotland and Winthrop, MA where, after the death of her mother in the Flu Epidemic of 1918, Catherine was raised by a close knit extended family. She married John Dyer Wyman, also of Winthrop, and the couple spent the first year of their marriage in Havana, Cuba. They returned to Winthrop where they lived until moving to Brunswick, ME in 1954. For thirty years of her married life, her husband spent most of his time at sea as a merchant mariner while she devoted her time to raising her three children. Catherine moved to The Moorings in Bath in 2005 and to Sunnybrook Village in Brunswick in 2010. She was predeceased by her husband of sixty years; son, John Wyman, Jr.; sister, Helen Pennell; and three brothers, Andrew, Thomas and Robert Doig. Catherine is survived by daughters, Helen W. Frost and husband Bruce of Seattle, WA and South Harpswell; Catherine W. Powers of West Bath; grandsons Allen Frost and Coley Powers, granddaughters, Laura Frost, Molly Powers Weir, and Susan Wyman; and four great grandchildren. She is also survived by sister, Susan Doig Lounsbury and husband Peter of Framingham, MA; brother William Doig and wife Karen of Simpsonville, SC; brother-in-law, Charles Pennell of Danvers, MA; sister-in-law, Mart Doig of Concord, MA and Carla Horne Burnham of Bath whom Catherine for years referred to as her “third daughter.” Catherine will be remembered for her cheerfulness, ability to see the best in every situation, and appreciation of all people. But perhaps her most admirable and less obvious quality was her inner strength with which she met life's challenges. She will be greatly missed by a large circle of family and friends. At her request, there will be no service as Catherine considered her ninetieth birthday party with many family and friends in attendance to be a true celebration of her life. Internment will be at Orchard Hill Cemetery in West Bath. The family especially thanks the staff at Sunnybrook Village for their loving care and the support provided by CHANS/ Hospice of Brunswick.