Kathleen Bonneau

PARIS – Kathleen Bonneau, 61, of So. Paris passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at home with her loving family by her side.

She was born in Norway on April 10, 1951, daughter of Richard and Ethelyn Allen Turner.

She was a graduate of Oxford Hills High School, class of 1969. She then went to St. Mary’s School of Nursing where she became a LPN.

Kathy married Armand Bonneau on April 14, 1973 and moved to Kingston, NY where she worked for the Rip Van Winkle Boy Scout Council. They returned to Maine in 1977.

She attended CMMC School of Nursing, becoming a RN in 1989. She worked at Stephens Memorial Hospital for 28 years before retiring for health reasons in November 2002.

After retirement she became an active volunteer at Stephens Memorial Hospital. She has served as the Outreach Coordinator at St. Catherine of Sienna Parish, taking communion to and visiting those who were no longer able to attend Mass, a daily communicant of St. Catherine of Sienna Parish.

She was the founding member of the Brain Tumor Support Group of Maine. Made her Cursillo weekend in April 2000 and attended Ultreyea.

Kathy loved Christmas and smiley faces. Her wish is for everyone to smile at others.

She is survived by her husband, Armand; mother, Ethelyn, both of So. Paris; children, Heather of So. Paris and Shawn and Katie of Orlando, Fla; brothers Percy of Buckfield, Richard of Louisiana, Tim and wife Wendy of Buckfield, Dan and wife Kathy of Turner; lots of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and friends.

She is predeceased by her father, Richard Turner.

Family and friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Sunday, June 17 th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Oxford Hills and Weston Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Rte. 26, Oxford, ME. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, June 18th at 11 a.m. at St. Catherine’s of Sienna in Norway.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Kathy’s memory to the American Cancer Society, 1 Main St., Topsham, ME 04086 Online condolences maybe expressed to the family at www.oxfordhillsfuneralservices.com

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Kathleen Bonneau