Pamela J. Couture

WATERVILLE – Pamela Couture passed away peacefully at home on April 1, 2022, following a long, courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was 71.

Pamela was born to George E. Burns and Clara (Mills) Burns on Jan. 5, 1951, in Fairfield. She graduated from Lawrence High School in Fairfield and earned a business degree from Thomas College in Waterville. Pamela married her childhood sweetheart, Raymond Couture, on Dec. 5, 1968. They would have celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary this year.

Pamela started her career in accounting, working at local businesses in Fairfield. She then joined Central Maine Power Company’s office in Augusta, where she was an administrator and supervisor until her retirement in 2013.

Pamela was an amazing woman who had a free spirit and lived life with no regrets. Her beloved husband, Ray, always called her his princess. He regarded her as a beautiful princess because she used “her voice for kindness, her ears for compassion, her hands for giving, her mind for truth, and her heart for loving all her family and friends.”

Pamela loved her family and spending time with her sisters. She enjoyed playing cards and getting together for the family’s annual cribbage tournaments. She loved to travel with her husband on weekends, especially to all the coastal Maine flea markets. Antiques, good books, and unique puzzles were her favorite finds.

Pamela was predeceased by her parents George Burns and Clara Burns; her brother, Rodney Burns, her sisters Robin Burns, Linda Bartlett, and Bonnie Giroux; and her grandparents.

Pamela is survived by her husband, Raymond Couture of Waterville; her sons Daniel Couture (Melissa) and Casey Couture (Bernadette); grandsons Coby Couture (Misty) and Seth Couture; and great-grandson, Johnny Couture. Left to treasure Pamela’s memory are her sisters Clara Nickerson of Benton and Wendy St. Amand of Skowhegan, her brother-in-law, Donald Couture (Barbara), her sisters-in-law Cathy Simpson and Cheryl Rood (Duane), and many nieces and nephews.

Special thanks to Lynn Cote, NP and the Maine General Hospice team for their time, compassion, and delivery of excellent care to Pamela in her end-of-life journey. We would also like to thank Kathy Smiley and Diane Bickford. Words cannot express how grateful we are for your care during Pamela’s long journey with Alzheimer’s Disease. You gave your time, you gave your hands, but most of all you gave your heart in your daily care of our “Princess Pamela.”

A private service will be held later in the spring.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Disease Research at

BrightFocus.org.