Charlotte C. Bolduc
WATERVILLE – Charlotte C. Bolduc, 98, of Waterville, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at the Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta, Maine. Charlotte was born in Errol, N.H. on Oct. 10, 1926, the first daughter and second child of the late Martin and Leah (Fanjoy) Corcoran.
Following her graduation from High School, Charlotte began working at the Brown Company. She relocated to New York City with her sister and cousin, taking a job with S. H. Kress & Co. At the age of 24, she enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving at Lowry AFB in Colorado and Sampson AFB in New York.
After her honorable separation from the service, Charlotte worked for General Electric of Syracuse, N.Y. While working for GE, a Commander in the US Navy learned of her military experience, and recruited her to join the US Naval Reserves. It was during this period she met and married her husband Carl Bolduc, who was serving in the Navy. Completing her service in 1968, she relocated to Maine, then Florida, where she became and active member of the Orchid Society. They eventually returned to Waterville where they built their home and she was active with the Methodist Church and quilters group.
Charlotte is survived by her siblings, Frances Gallagher of Berlin, N.H., Carol Kilmain of South Weymouth, Mass., Priscilla Gorton of New Bern, N.C., Jean Hall of Seattle, Wash., Norman Corcoran of Arizona and James Corcoran of Burlington, Vt.; many nieces and nephews, including David Witham and wife Karen of Waterville who took wonderful care of Charlotte for many years, as well as several cousins. She was predeceased by her husband Carl E. Bolduc in 2007, as well as her siblings Chester, Theo, Robert, Mark and Helen.
A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, March 21, 2025 at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, 79 High Street, Berlin, N.H., with interment following at St. Kieran Cemetery, Berlin. The family will receive relatives and friends from 10 to 11 a.m., at the church, prior to the service.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Homes & Crematory, Berlin and Gorham, NH. Memories and condolences may be shared online at http://www.bryantcares.com.
Donations in her memory may be made to:
First Baptist Church Memorial Fund
79 High St.
Berlin, NH 03570
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