Elise Strawbridge Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Elise Strawbridge (Mount Desert, Maine), who passed away on July 16, 2025, at the age of 79, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Elise Strawbridge to show support.

As we bid Elise farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Elise is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Leighton H. McIlvaine and Elise R. McIlvaine; her friend Norris Strawbridge of Philadelphia; her husband Norris; her daughters, Alexandra N. Strawbridge and Skylar R. Strawbridge (Pappalardo); her sons-in-law, Dr. Zachary E. Lawrence and Maximilian P. Pappalardo; and her pets, Mack and Jack.

Those who desire may make contributions in Lisa's memory to Camp Beech Cliff, P.O. Box 381, Mt. Desert, ME 04660 or St. John's Episcopal Church, 27 Devens St., Charlestown, MA 02129.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Jordan-Fernald Funeral Homes

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August 6, 2025

Alice Krapf wrote a sympathy message

“Dear Alex and Sky In our interactions over the years when you both and my son Daniel were young, your mother invariably and gently had something encouraging and profound to say about child rearing and our shared adoptive parenting. I remember Lisa as caring and kind, I see her watching Alex hanging upside down in the playground, carrying an infant Sky into coffee hour at St John’s. Your mom was a blessing, a bright light in this world, which I know you carry with you. Fondly, Alice Krapf”

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