FARMINGDALE- Pauline "Vicky" Victoria Henderson Wheeler, 78, of Farmingdale died Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at MidCoast Hospital in Brunswick after a long battle with COPD.
Vicky was born in Augusta, December 13, 1942, the daughter of Victor Regno Henderson and Shirley Pauline Redmond Henderson. She spent her early years in Readfield and went on to become a youth softball coach in the 1970s. She was a school bus driver for 33 years for different districts in the area.
Vicky was a lifelong Red Sox and car racing fan. She also loved Elvis.
She is predeceased by her parents Shirley and Victor Henderson, her brother Victor Henderson, sister Shirley Berry, former husband Dick Wheeler, and daughter Paula Merrow.
Vicky is survived by her son Richard "Rick" Wheeler Jr. and his wife Laurie Baker Wheeler of Monmouth, daughter Connie Wheeler of Belfast, daughter Tracy Bailey and her husband Robert "BJ' Bailey Jr of Bowdoinham, and her grandson she raised Anthony "Tony" Wheeler and his fiancé Kristen Scott of Farmington, her brother Walter "Wally" Henderson and his wife Debra Henderson of Litchfield, brother Kenneth Henderson of Augusta, brother Robert Henderson of Augusta, and Sheila Hall of West Gardiner; 10 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews, and lifelong friends.
In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make memorial donations in Pauline's name to PALS Animal Shelter, 188 Case Rd, Winthrop, ME 04364
Arrangements are entrusted with Staples Funeral Home and Cremation Care, 53 Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, Maine. Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the Staples Funeral Home website: www.familyfirstfuneralhomes.com