SOUTH GARDINER - Louise MacMaster went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 25, 2010, at the age of 87. She was born on April 18, 1923, in Gardiner, the daughter of Arthur and Edna (Smith) Purdy. Louise, in her early years, was a beautician and had her own shop on Central Street in Gardiner, where she raised her three children. She also worked as a secretary for Armour Meats in Gardiner; the state of Maine Bureau of Taxation; and for her husband Ed, at the Cobbossee Service Center in Farmingdale. In her later years, Louise lived in Blanchard Township and was active in the Monson Community Church. The last few years, she had resided in Farmingdale and Coopers Mills, and was a member of the Gardiner Free Methodist Church. She was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Ed, to whom she was married to for 58 years; and a grandson, Herb Fisher Jr. She is survived by her children, John MacMaster and his wife, Brenda, of Douglasville, Ga., Jacqueline Salesky, of Manchester, N.H., and Alfred MacMaster and his wife, Dottie, of South Gardiner; her grandchildren, Dana Hoffman, of Virginia, Michelle Martinez, of Colorado, Denise McCoy, of New Hampshire, Deanna Hutchinson, of Florida, Joe Fisher, of Fairfield, Greg MacMaster, of West Gardiner, Missy Reed, of Palermo, Shrylin St. Onge, of New Hampshire, and Greg Fisher, of Windsor; also 25 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 10, followed by a celebration-of-life service at the Free Methodist Church, 134 Highland Ave., Gardiner. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Free Methodist Church Building Fund. Burial will be in the Blanchard Township Cemetery at a later date to be announced. Arrangements are in the care of Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home, 1 Church St., Augusta. Condolences to the family may be sent to www.khrfuneralhomes.com.