NIANTIC, Conn. – Anne Marie Pulsifer, 57, passed away after a brief illness on Dec. 3, 2021 in Niantic, Conn. with her partner, Ken, by her side.

Anne Marie was born on July 14, 1964 in Waterville, daughter of William P. and Marie A. Pulsifer of Belgrade Lakes. Anne Marie graduated from Messalonskee High School in Oakland in 1982 and continued her education at Notre Dame College in Manchester, N.H. She graduated with high honors with a Paralegal Degree in 1986.  Anne Marie worked for law firms in New Hampshire and Portland. She also worked transcribing for a cardiologist at Maine Medical Center.  In the early twenties she moved to Niantic, Conn. where she worked at a car dealership for several years. Later she joined Ken at their restaurant where she remained to assist him wherever needed.

Anne Marie’s love of books started at a very young age of 9 months old, holding a very small book sitting in her high chair. Much later, her favorite book was A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. Anne Marie loved to cook and had many favorite recipes but pretty much did it her way and the results were always very good. She loved to share her cooking with friends and neighbors. Anne Marie loved her home state of Maine and its four seasons. Growing up, she would skate for hours on the frozen stream listening to music with family and friends. In the spring she anxiously waited for the leaves to grow on the trees and for the spring bushes blooming. In the summer she always shared with us what she had planted for flowers and vegetables in the raised beds Ken built for her. In the fall she was able to enjoy the early foliage in Connecticut and we would send her pictures of the stream during the peak foliage in Maine. Anne Marie also loved the Maine Coast where we would meet to celebrate her birthday at Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth. Anne Marie was a bright, genuine, kindhearted, thoughtful person with a great sense of humor.

She is survived by her parents, William P. and Marie A. Pulsifer; her sister Louise P. Hogan; her nephew William Hogan and niece Emily Hogan; and her partner Ken Hochstetter. She is also survived by her uncle and aunt, James and Nancy Morissette; many cousins and family friend Maryanne Fotter; and her “Auntie Anne”, Anne Boulette. Anne Marie was predeceased by her Godparents, Uncle George and Aunt Minette, Willena Monroe, and her uncle and aunt, Wilfred and Sylvia Morissette.

A Memorial Service will be held in the spring. Service, time and place will be announced.

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