Georgia Abbott Blagdon, 88, passed away quietly on April 8, 2026, in Kittery, Maine, after a decade of increasingly difficult memory and health issues.

Georgia was born in Damariscotta, Maine, on March 22, 1938, to George and Marion (Rines) Abbott. She talked about the freedom she had as a child growing up with a large extended family in the small town of Wiscasset, Maine. She expressed both pride and disapproval that there were times that it was likely that no one knew where she was. She described scenes of a time gone by: skating at night with bonfires lit on the ice, sledding down the middle of Lee Street by Castle Tucker, walking along the train trestles and exploring the abandoned and decaying schooners: the Hesper and the Luther Little. 

After graduating from Wiscasset schools, Georgia attended Westbrook College before marrying her love, Jay Libby Blagdon, another Wiscasset native, on Aug. 22, 1957. While Jay completed his education at Farmington Teacher’s College, Georgia worked as a bank teller. This period of their early life together held very happy memories for her.

Georgia and Jay welcomed four children: Erica, Elise, Christine and Jay Jr., (Jack) and the years that followed were hectic. After several moves, the family of six settled in Bar Mills, Maine, in 1968. Georgia stayed home with their children as Jay taught history and government and coached various sports at Bonny Eagle High School. Georgia later worked part-time at the local grade school, and then when the kids were a bit older, she surprised everyone by coming home one day with a new white Toyota Tercel and a job as the receptionist for Goodwill Industries of Maine in Portland. After whipping that office into shape, she was asked to accept a transfer to the business office. She accepted the promotion but missed the pace, contact and variety of her job in reception. She spoke fondly of her years there and of the friends that she made.

Just as life might have begun to settle down for the couple, Jay unexpectedly suffered a fatal heart attack. Georgia was a widow at 51. It was a devastating blow, with repercussions that linger to this day. Jay’s death redefined everything about how she would face the rest of her life. Among other things, Georgia had been eagerly looking forward to being a grandmother. Grammy Georgia, “GG,” first met her two eldest grandchildren, both infants, in the hours following the loss. Despite her great sorrow, she was an invested, gentle, loving and beloved grandmother to Elliot, Athena, Nathan, Mitchell and Ava, and later to two great-granddaughters, Louisa and Charlie.

Always an avid reader, books were a frequent topic of conversation and recommendation. Georgia was passionately interested in history, and in later years she felt especially drawn to works about World War II and Antarctic exploration. She truly loved music and children and responded viscerally to both.

Georgia was a fierce mix of many things: intensely private and sensitive, very intelligent and sympathetic, passionately fair-minded and quick to anger at injustice. Despite easily hurt feelings, she maintained an abiding belief in everyone’s right to self-expression. Georgia was a resolute introvert, yet she had a definite preference for shared laughter and humor. During her last years when recognition and conversation were severely limited, it is a testament to her kind, loving nature, gentle good manners and sense of humor that simple, direct and loving emotional connections were still in place.  

Georgia is survived by: Erica, (Steve) and Ava Koenigsberg (and Joe Romano), Liz Koenigsberg, (Will Lavey) and their children; Sam Koenigsberg, (Molly Adams) and their daughter; Elise and (Chris) Brelis, Athena (and Mitchell) Osbourne and their daughters; Nathan Brelis (and Audrey Zagar); Christine Blagdon, Elliot Pearson and Mitchell Pearson; Jack Blagdon; and in-laws: John and Gertie Blagdon, Jonice Oliver, and Georgia’s nieces, nephews and beloved cousins.  

The family thanks the many caregivers who helped Georgia live as contentedly as possible through dementia, COVID, and a stroke that profoundly compromised her autonomy but paradoxically eased her lifelong depression and increased her access to peace during these years. 

Sincere love, gratitude and thanks to everyone at Avita of Stroudwater in Westbrook, Maine (December 2015–July 2023), and Durgin Pines in Kittery, Maine (July 2023–April 2026), who helped make these years as safe, loving, comfortable and dignified as possible for our mother. 

Friends and family are invited to gather at St. Philips Episcopal Church, 12 Hodge Street, in Wiscasset, Maine, on Tuesday, June 30 to share love and memories. The church service at 10:30 a.m. will be followed by a simple reception in the parish hall. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery, Rumerill Road, Wiscasset, Maine.

Donations may be made to: Southern Maine Agency on Aging, 30 Barra Road, Biddeford, Maine, 04005, info@smaaa.org