Hampton – Lenora Hallene McGuire, 92, of Hampton, formerly of Wells, Maine and Lakeville, MA, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Lexington, ME, on January 29, 1933, to the late Ruth (Dyer) Beane. Lenora graduated from Goodwill-Hinckley Schools in Hinckley, Maine.  She attended Farmington State College and completed her undergraduate and graduate teaching degrees at Bridgewater State College.

Lenora worked as a special education teacher and Principal for resident children at Lakeville Hospital School. She was a longtime and active member of the United Church of Christ in both Lakeville, MA, and most recently the Congregational Church of Wells, ME. She formed many lasting friendships while participating in the Ladies’ Benevolent Society in Wells. In her free time, she enjoyed quilting and enjoyed time spent with her many and much loved grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Lenora was married for over 70 years to her beloved husband, John C. McGuire, with whom she built a long and fulfilling life.

Left to cherish her memory are her children: John O. McGuire and his wife Lisa of Vermont, Kerry White of Kennebunk, ME, Sheila Bachelder and her husband Skip of Hampton, and Andrew McGuire and his wife, Sabine, of Nufringen, Germany. She also leaves her much loved sisters: Madeline Lundburg of California, Sheila Mitchum of North Carolina, and Glennis Beane of Lexington, ME. Lenora was a proud grandmother to 8 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She also took pleasure in her role as aunt to many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by her siblings Glenda Couture, Leo Beane, Erwin Wilbur and Reynard Wilbur. One of the most important people in her life, always remembered with great fondness, was her grandfather, Claude Dyer.

A private memorial service will be held at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. Lenora will be laid to rest with her husband, John, at the Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Sanford, ME. In lieu of flowers, in remembrance of Lenora, donations may be made to Disabled American Veterans (help.dav.org), a cause close to her heart.