Rebecca D. St. John (Martin)

Rebecca Doris (Martin) St. John, age 68, passed peacefully through death into the presence of Jesus on April 25, 2023 surrounded by family at home after years of struggle with a heart condition.
 
Becky was born in Bridgton, ME in September of 1954 during Hurricane Carol to Paul F. & Barbara L. (Rollins) Martin and grew up in Bridgton & Harrison, ME. Becky graduated from Oxford Hills High School in 1972 & attended Bob Jones University. In 1974, she married Dale C. St. John. They were married for 48 years & were the proud parents of 5 children & were blessed to have 9 grandchildren & 3 great grandsons..

Becky’s life was profoundly shaped by her decision as a high school student to become a follower of Jesus. Over the subsequent decades, she was an active member in a number of churches including Bridgton Alliance Church, Lisbon Falls Baptist Church, & BeFree Community Church. Her legacy of faith, in her family & beyond, is far reaching.

Jo March in Little Women said “I could have been a great many things”. Becky WAS a great many things. She was an amazing wife & mother. She was Mrs St. John while working as a teacher at Lisbon Falls Christian Academy. She was Mama St. John while working as a chef at Frontier Camp in Lovell, ME & Camp Brookwoods in Alton, NH. She was Miss Becky while working as an Administrative Assistant at Alton Dance Academy in Alton, NH. Of all the names she was known by, one of her favorites was “Ghee”, the name coined by her grandchildren.

Becky was a lover of people & spent time with them sharing & listening. She could captivate anyone with her stories & made people feel welcome & at home in her presence. Becky was also a gifted writer, & enjoyed writing books for her grandchildren.

Becky is predeceased by her parents & sister, Teresa Beane. Becky is survived by her husband, Dale St. John of Rochester, NH; her brother, Greg Martin & wife, Maria of Mountain House CA; her children, Jill St. John & partner, Rosa Workman of Orlando FL, Scott St. John & partner, Becky Bradeen of Harrison ME, Heather MacDonald & husband, Kevin of Simpsonville SC, Wendy Huggard & husband, Samuel of Rochester NH, & Amy St. John of Dover NH; her grandchildren, Alexandra & husband, Jordan, Gabrielle, Harrison, Meredith, Brandon, Bailey, Nadia, Isabelle, & Seth; & her great grandsons, Ezra, Mason, & Ryker.

A service will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, May 6th at BeFree Church in Dover NH. For parking information & directions, visit https://befree.church/dover-worship.

In lieu of flowers, Becky requested you take your family out to dinner to share stories over a
delicious meal together.