NEWPORT - Evelyn Hickey died November 2, 2020 after a long illness. She was born May 1, 1944 in Norway to Elmer and Ellen Whitman.

She worked 28 years for SAD # 48 before going to work for the University of Maine system, all while earning her Bachelors degree from the University of Maine Augusta in criminal justice.

She is survived by her son John of Orono; and sister and brother in law Brenda and Andrew Davis of The Villages, Florida. She was predeceased by her sister Mary, and husband of 50 years, Fred Hickey.

A private burial will be held at Riverside Cemetery, Newport. Memorial donations may be made to the Bangor Humane Society, 693 B Mt. Hope Avenue, Bangor, ME 04401. Arrangements are by Crosby & Neal, Newport.