PLYMOUTH - Ina Avis (Cook) Hartsgrove, 93, died March 7, 2020 at a Hartland nursing home. She was born April 30, 1926 in Hartland, a daughter of Ralph and Alice (Small) Cook. She was educated in Palmyra and Hartland schools, graduating from Hartland Academy, Class of 1944, where she was an honor student. She married Robert Hartsgrove of Perham, and he predeceased her in January of 2017.
Ina loved dogs and raised them along with other small animals. She enjoyed writing songs and poems. Her green thumb with her gardens and house plants was admired by all. She enjoyed the outdoors with her family and friends. She attended the Jubilee Family Worship Center of Newport.
She is survived by 3 sons, Richard, Malcolm and James, all of Newport; 2 daughters, Rebecca Bean and Lorraine Albair, both of Corinna; 12 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and 2 step grandsons.
She was predeceased by her only sibling, Isabel Pettengill.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 P.M. Thursday, March 12th, at Crosby & Neal, 117 Main Street, Newport. A spring graveside funeral and committal service will be held at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Palmyra. Memorial donations may be made to the Bangor Humane Society, 693B Mt. Hope Avenue, Bangor, ME 04401.