FALMOUTH, Maine — After 92 adventure-filled years, Sally Birnie Stoops of Freedom, N.H., passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 8 at the Heron House in Cumberland, Maine, surrounded by her family.
Sally was the essence of thoughtfulness, enthusiasm, energy and humbleness. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, great-aunt, cousin and overall friend to everyone.
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