PORT CLYDE — Betty Ann Libby, 84, of Port Clyde, passed away, Thursday, December 3, 2020, after succumbing to her long battle with heart disease.

Betty was born June 1, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts to August and Beatrice (Claytor) Kobs. She graduated from Camden High School where she played basketball and was involved in many other activities.

She had a long career as a Bookkeeper and worked for many local businesses, including Moody’s Car Dealership. Betty also managed the Dip Net Restaurant in Port Clyde for many years where she was famous for
her broccoli sandwiches. You can still see the original menu there today!

On June 13, 1954 she married Roger Libby and together they founded and ran a successful commercial fishing fleet where she managed the books and finances.

Betty enjoyed traveling and the outdoors. When their children, Glen and Gary, were young, they would spend most every weekend in the summer camping on the islands around Muscongus Bay, along with several other families.

Her children state that “Mom could always be counted on for an adventure with her sons.” Whether it was a hike around the islands, up Mount Battie, or traveling up and down the coast of Maine in pleasure boats. She learned how to plot a course using a chart, protractor, and compass, as there was no radar in those days, and they always arrived at their destination despite the fog.

Betty also created and managed Glen and Gary’s Cub Scout Troop when they were growing up. Later in life, Roger and Betty enjoyed spending the winters in Florida, and the Virgin Islands with several friends from Maine that traveled down there altogether.

Betty was a beloved fixture in the Port Clyde community. She, along with Roger, were Harpoon Restaurant regulars. (their high school pictures are up on the wall in the barroom). Their house was a Port Clyde destination for family and friends for many years where she loved to host, (especially for the holidays), cooking, and entertaining guests with her guitar.

Predeceased by her parents; her sisters Frances Kobs Oliviere and Peggy Spaulding; her grandchildren Kristopher Coulter, and Jason Lee Morris; and her daughter in-law Kim Libby; she is survived by her husband of 65 years, Roger of Port Clyde; her sons, Glen Libby and his partner Claire Bissell, and Gary Libby, all of Port Clyde; her grandchildren Jason, Justin, Jenna, Jessica, Kari, Dan, and Leslie, along with many great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

Betty will be missed greatly, but the memories of her, and her love for the outdoors and traveling, will live on in her children and grandchildren.

A graveside service is planned for the spring of 2021 and will be announced.

In lieu of flowers the family has asked that donations in Betty’s memory be made to: Donate Life at New England Donor Services, 60 First Ave., Waltham, MA 02451.

To share a memory or condolence with Betty’s family, please visit their Book of Memories at bchfh.com

Arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock Street, Rockland.