WATERVILLE – Our caring and loving Suzanne “Sue” Boudin passed away on May 13, 2023, at Maine General Medical Center after a long illness.

Sue was a lifelong Maine resident, born on Jan. 4, 1949 in Lewiston, daughter of Constance and Robert LeBlanc, Sr. She attended Sts. Peter and Paul Grammar School, St. Dominic Regional High School and received her B.A. from Rivier College, Nashua, N.H.

She married in 1971 and had two sons, André Dumais and wife Alysia of Vernon Conn., Jean Paul Dumais and wife Amanda of Saco. In 1982, she married Kenneth Boudin of Waterville, the love of her life. 

She is survived by her devoted husband, Ken; her two sons, André and Jean Paul; four grandchildren, Jori of Syracuse, N.Y., Abegail of San José, Calif., Reagen and Quinn of Vernon, Conn.; and three siblings, Jeannine Maloney, Robert LeBlanc Jr. and wife Diane, and Micheline LeBlanc and husband Thomas DeBoni; stepdaughters Susan Harvey and husband John, Jeannine Clark and husband Randy, stepson, Ken Jr. and wife Lori; five step-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; and two step-great-great-grandchildren. 

Family meant everything to Sue. One way she expressed that love was through the creation of cross-stitched wall hangings, celebrating family members’ weddings and newborn births. She and her husband Ken hosted summer family reunions at their camp on Lake Quantabacook in Searsmont. It was always a beautiful family weekend, full of great food, boat rides, swimming, and family tales. 

In an effort to create family memories, Sue began scrapbooking. After traveling, she would create scrapbooks depicting various travel adventures. Over the 40 years of marriage, Sue and Ken traveled to Australia and New Zealand, California, historic Richmond, Va., Nashville, Tenn., Branson, Mo., Austin and San Antonio, Texas, Kissimmee and Ft Myers, Fla. Sister weeks took them to places such as the Shenandoah Valley, historic Virginia and Washington D.C., Sedona, Ariz., New Orleans, La., historic Charleston, S.C. and Savanah, Ga., and the California San Francisco Bay area. Some of these trips have been documented through Sue’s outstanding scrapbooking.

During the COVID pandemic, Sue used her creative skills once again to make over 200 personalized masks for family members and the fellow patients at the DCI dialysis clinic. 

There was never a challenge too big for Sue. With her organizational skills, she was a quick technology learner and then took on the challenge of teaching others. These organizational skills were also evident in her home and projects. 

An avid reader, she enjoyed discussing and sharing the books that most appealed to her. It was also a part of the weekly ZOOM conversations with siblings during the COVID pandemic. 

Sue will be greatly missed by both family and friends. Her family would like to thank the medical teams of the Critical Care and 3 West Units of the Maine General Medical Center for their expertise, care, and medical support. A very special thank you goes out to the staff of DCI (Dialysis Clinic Inc) Fairfield, for Suzanne’s care during the last six years. 

Funeral services for Suzanne will be held at Staples Funeral Home and Cremation Care, 53 Brunswick Ave., Gardner on Saturday, May 27, visiting hours will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., followed at 12 p.m. by a memorial service. 

Arrangements are entrusted with Staples Funeral Home and Cremation Care, 53 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner. Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the Staples Funeral Home website, http://www.staplesfuneralhome.com.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Suzanne’s most loved charity,

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

via its website: stjude.org

phone number: 800-822-6344

or mailing address:

262 Danny Thomas Place

Memphis, TN 38105

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