SACO – Donna L. Glover, 82, passed away peacefully Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 following an extended decline due to Lewy Body dementia.

She and her twin brother, Darold, were born Aug. 5, 1941 in Livermore Falls, to parents Louis and Kathleen (Donald) Poulin. Donna moved at a young age with her family to Rockland where she graduated in 1959 from Rockland High School. She went on to graduate from Husson College in 1961 and worked at Knox County Hospital in medical records.

She married her high school sweetheart, Sam, in 1962. They lived and worked in various places including Boston, Mass.; New Haven, Conn.; and New York City, N.Y., before moving back to Maine. There, Donna was a stay-at-home mom to her three daughters, Mary-Kaye, Alison and Jennifer.

The family moved to an old farmhouse in Windsor in 1970 where Donna put her talents to work with painting, sewing, and decorating. Donna subsequently turned these talents into a fulltime occupation, designing and fabricating custom window treatments for many clients and decorators in the central and coastal Maine area. She continued this business for nearly 40 years, retiring in 2013 when they moved to Saco, to spend more time at the beach and visiting kids and grandchildren.

Family was the greatest joy in her life. She spent much time attending her kids’ basketball and field hockey games, as well as cold days on the ski slopes where she was always ready for an après ski glass of wine. Donna was a talented artist who enjoyed taking oil painting classes during her retirement. She traveled extensively including trips to New Orleans, La., to visit her brother, many trips to Florida and the Caribbean for warmer temps, overseas trips to Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and London to visit her daughter Alison, trips to Italy and France with her daughter Jennifer and a river boat cruise with her high school girlfriends. Donna loved attending the theater, tending to her flower and vegetable gardens, as well as cooking and entertaining friends and family at her home.

Donna was predeceased by her parents Louis and Kathleen Poulin, Sam’s parents Howe and Mary Glover; her brother, Darold Poulin; niece, Kathryn LeBlanc; as well as several aunts, uncles; and cousins.

She is survived by her husband, Samuel Glover; daughters Mary-Kaye Brockmyre and husband Kip, Alison Kiely and husband Bob, Jennifer Burke and husband Rich; she adored all her grandkids, Claire, Aidan, Quinn and Lily Brockmyre, Conor and Patrick Kiely and Cameron and Ava Burke. She is also survived by a sister-in-law, Brenda Poulin.

The family would like to thank the staff at The Landing at Saco Bay and Hospice Care of Southern Maine for their compassionate care over the final two years of her life. The family will honor Donna’s life privately.

To share a memory or condolence with Donna’s family, please visit their Book of Memories at http://www.bchfh.com Arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter and Hutchins Funeral Home, Rockland.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to

Alzheimer’s Association

of Maine

383 U.S. Route 1, Suite 2C,

Scarborough, ME 04074;

or a charity of your choice

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