Westbrook – Arlene I.  Gordan, 88, of Westbrook passed on February 3, 2014.  She was born in Westbrook on March 3, 1925, a daughter of Earl and Gladys (Nelson) Smith. She was one of five siblings. Arlene lived her entire life in Westbrook.  In April 1949, she married the love of her life, William A. Gordan, Sr.   They only spent twenty years together before he passed away in 1969.  Arlene then took on the role of both mother and father to their two sons.  Her biggest joy was when she had grandchildren and was then known as Grammy to them and all of their friends. To the surprise of the family she enrolled in classes to receive her high school diploma in 2000.  Arlene worked all her life from the old A & P store, to Fairchild, and later on in life at Art's variety. Arlene was predeceased by her husband William A. Gordan, Sr.  She is survived by her sister, Jane Smith, her two sons William, Jr. and his wife Linda of Westbrook and Scott and his wife, Vicki of Raymond, her granddaughters, Jennifer (Gordan) Hutchins and her husband Ryan, Kathryn Gordan and her fiancé Nick Brubaker, Alexandra & Cassandra Gordan, great-grandsons, Finn & Oliver Hutchins. Thank you to the staff at Springbrook Nursing Home for the care they provided for Arlene. Friends and family are invited to visiting hours from 5 to 7pm on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Blais and Hay Funeral Home, 35 Church St, Westbrook.  A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Friday, February 7 at 10am.  Interment will be in the spring at Arlington Cemetery, Windham.  Online condolences may be expressed at blaisandhayfuneralhome.com In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Arlene's memory to the Westbrook Historical Society, 426 Bridge St, Westbrook, ME 04092.