WINDSOR – Lena (Rideout) Worthing, 86, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. She was born on July 26, 1938, to the late Lauren and Annie Rideout. On Oct. 18, 1958, she married the love of her life, Clayton Worthing, together they raised four children.
She is survived by three of her children, Debra (Alan) Winslow, Clayton Worthing Jr., and Laurie (Doug) Morgan. Her grandchildren, Amy (Chip) Jones, Shawn (Heidi) Winslow, Heidi St. Pierre, Douglas Morgan, and Nicholas (Miranda) Morgan. Great grandchildren, Cameron, Lexi, Kaylee, Austen, Cody, Mariah, Kylie, Daisy, and Nicholas Jr., as well as her brother, Ralph (Carolyn) Rideout, sisters, Dot Moulton, Irene Rideout and Ramona (Joe) Dean. Lena was also blessed with several brothers-in-law and a sister-in-law that she cherished like her own brothers and sisters, along with their children and families.
Lena was predeceased by her husband of 43 years, her daughter, Susan Stevens, sisters, Evelyn French, Barbara Sproul, Katherine Lawrence, and Annie Trask, and her brother, Ken Rideout.
At Lena’s request, there will be no visiting hours or funeral services. She will be laid to rest beside her husband and daughter on May 2, 2025, at 10 a.m., at Resthaven Cemetery, Windsor, Maine.
Arrangements and guidance are in the care of Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home and Cremation Care, One Church Street, Augusta, Maine.
Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home website, http://www.khrfuneralhomes.com.
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