Alberta H. Angevine

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Alberta Helen Abbott Angevine

BETHEL — Alberta Helen Abbott Angevine, 93, of Bethel, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 8, 2013. She was born on March 6, 1919, the daughter of Albert and Rena (Hoyt) Abbott. She was educated at Rumford Point and graduated in 1936 with honors from Stephens High School in Rumford. She also attended one year of junior college at Nasson and one year at Kent’s Hill Academy, where she earned her college degree in business. She married Ernest Angevine on March 6, 1941. In May of 1941 they moved to Bethel where they remained until their deaths.

Before her marriage she was a bookkeeper for Charles Bartlett Lumber and Gard Brown’s garage. After her marriage she was in business with her husband. They managed several of their own wood jobs, and also ran a Sales and Service of McCulloch Chainsaws, Skidoos, and Toro products on Main Street in Bethel for over 30 years.

She had been a member of the Mundt Allen American Auxiliary #81 in Bethel for 56 years, of which she also was a past president. She was a member of the Bethel Senior Citizens, past treasurer of the Fish and Game Association, Life Member of the Small Woodlots Association of Maine and the Bethel Historical Association. She and her husband became Tree Farmers of the Year in 1992, and again in 2003 and 2006. This past year they became the 2012 State of Maine Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year. Mrs. Angevine was a lover of nature and enjoyed camping, fishing and just being outside. She loved her birds, animals, and flowers. She and her husband enjoyed traveling all over the United States and Canada after their retirement in 1985.

Mrs. Angevine is survived by her daughter, Barbara Willard of Ruidoso, NM; her son, Richard Angevine and his wife, Sue of Upton; her daughter, Judith Coolidge and her partner, Richard Cross of Bethel; grandchildren, Mary, Nathan, Ricky, Sheri, Kristy, Timmy, Sarah, Jessica, Victoria and their spouses and her many great-grandchildren. She was very proud of all the accomplishments of her three children, her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren. She loved them all greatly and especially loved the visits from the little ones. She also leaves her beloved cat, Annie. She is also survived by her husband's brothers, Avery Angevine of Bethel and John Angevine and wife Connie of Stewartstown, NH; a sister, Mary Agnes Deblois of Shelburne, NH and a brother-in-law, Carl Holt of Berlin, NH. She was predeceased by her husband, Ernest; her son-in-law, Bryan Willard; her parents; her brother, Cecil Abbott; her sister, Elizabeth Blake and a baby daughter, Mary Frances. Her wonderful caregivers over the last few months, her girls as she referred to them, Kate Botka, Pat Powers, Darnita Taylor and Heather Vail with her dog Sulley, helped keep her busy since the passing of her husband. They became much loved members of her family.

At Mrs. Angevine's request there will be a memorial service for family and friends on Saturday, March 2 at 11 a.m. at the Bethel Alliance Church, 251 Walkers Mills Road in Bethel. Donations may be made in her memory to Responsible Pet Care, 132 Waterford Rd., Norway, ME 04268. Arrangements are under the direction of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Greenleaf Chapel, 37 Vernon Street, Bethel. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com.