Bangor-- Pauline Cates, 89, died Saturday, October 29, 2011, wife of the late Guy A. Cates, Sr. She was born in Rumford, ME, August 14, 1922, the daughter of the late Robert J. and Beryl (Given) McKenney, Sr.

Pauline graduated from Old Town High School, Class of 1940. She married her husband, Guy on July 5 1942. Pauline worked for the W.T. Grant, Co. and The American Optical Company in Bangor. She also worked as a payroll clerk for Penobscot Shoe Company in Old Town and at the University of Maine in Orono. She retired as a teller from the Merrill Trust Co. (Bank of America) Orono, ME.

Pauline was predeceased by her husband, her parents, two sisters, Virginia Lake, and Madeline Carlson, and a brother, Arthur McKenney.

She is survived by a son, Guy Cates, Jr. of Greenfield, two daughters, Brenda Smart and Cheryl Clement, both of Milford, her grandchildren, Dr. Jennifer (Smart) Gavett of Orono, Michele (Smart) Madden and her husband, Eric of Old Town, T.J. Smart and his wife, Kerry of Waterville, Tracey (Clement) Morin and her husband, Kevin of Standish, and Heather Clement of Veazie, Great-Grandchildren, Brittany, Taylor, Cassandra, Ashleigh, Zachary, Hunter, and Gabriella, a brother, Robert J. McKenney, Jr. and his wife Taeko of Glastonbury, CT, a sister, Geraldine Barry of Scarborough, as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A memorial service will be held at 2 PM, Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Birmingham Funeral Home, 438 Main Street, Old Town, ME. Burial will follow at Lawndale Cemetary in Old Town.

The family would like to especially thank the nursing staff at Ross Manor for all the wonderful care they gave Pauline.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Pauline’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or The Ronald McDonald House, or a charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements are under the direction of Veilleux Funeral Home, Waterville, ME.