AUGUSTA - On Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, Mary Josephine Willette, 81, of Augusta left this world to share eternal life with those who have gone before her. She will forever rest in peace. Mary was born in Augusta on Jan. 16, 1923, the daughter of William and Josephine (Phelps) Hurley. She was a graduate of Cony High School and the nursing program at Augusta General Hospital, class of 1945. She moved to Presque Isle, where she met and married her husband, Walter D. Willette. They were married for 56 wonderful years. Walter died without warning in 2002 and Mary never quite got over this loss. During their life together, Mary and Walter had four children, Mike, Pat, Jeffrey and Missy. Mike and Jeffrey predeceased their mother. Mary worked for several years at Augusta General Hospital and, as it later became known, Kennebec Valley Medical Center. In her retirement, Mary still enjoyed 'the nurses,' her friends from long ago. Mary leaves behind her son, Pat and his wife, Sue, of Sidney; her daughter, Missy, of Sidney; her grandsons, Derek and Travis and his fiancee, Crissy Gosline; her two great-grandchildren, Hunter and Cole, and one soon to arrive; several of her husband's siblings and their families, who were held dear to her heart; her two special hairdressers, Yvonne and Maryann; and her wonderful neighbors, the Briggs. Relatives and friends may visit 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26, at Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home, 1 Church St., Augusta. A committal service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Father LeClair Chapel of Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Civic Center Drive, Augusta. Memorial donations may be made to the Tree Light Fund of MaineGeneral Medical Center, 6 East Chestnut St., Augusta 04330, Attn. Volunteer Dept.