Evelyn V. Emmy" (Reiker) Anstine

BAR HARBOR, ME- Evelyn "Emmy" (Reiker) Anstine, 88, a devoted mother and grandmother, she passed away Saturday, June 27, 2009 in Bar Harbor after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was the wife of the late Gerald Gilbert Anstine. A gathering of friends and family will held from 6-8:00 PM Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., 1551 Kenneth Road, York. A graveside service will be held at 10AM Thursday, July 2, 2009 in Mt. Rose Cemetery. Family and Friends will gather at the entrance at 9:45AM. Mrs. Anstine was born on October 2, 1920 in York, a daughter to the late George M. and Mabel L. (Drais) Reiker. Her father drove trolley and buses for the city of York and her mother worked at home raising their ten children. Evelyn had an interest in books at an early age. She loved to read, memorize poetry, and had a talent for spelling and creating rhymes. She attended York Catholic schools and was a graduate of Thompson Business School. In the 1940's she worked at the McKay Chain Company where she met and later married Gerald Anstine. They had four children. She is survived by three daughters, Brenda Brenneman of DE, Virginia Ruth of ME, and Julie Lehman of PA; a son Gerald Anstine of AZ; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three sisters, Phyllis Knaub, Joleen Thoman, and Mabel Gurerri; a brother, Raymond Reiker. She was preceded in death by five siblings, Francis Moore, George Reiker, William Reiker, Stanley Reiker, and Janice Busia. Memorial Contributions may be made in Evelyn's memory to the Alzheimer's Association, 170 Rt 1, Suite 250, Falmouth, ME 04105.