Patricia Ann (Perry) Woolston

WINTHROP – Early Thanksgiving evening, on Nov. 28, 2024, Patricia Ann Perry Woolston of Winthrop, passed through the valley of the shadow of death to dwell in the house of her Lord forever. She was born in Winthrop, on Sept. 7, 1928, and left us peacefully at the age of 96.

Immediate family passed before her were husband, William “Bill” Woolston; sisters Lotta Perry, Louise Perry and Lucille Roberts and husband Carlton, brother, L. Alfred “Buster” Perry and wife Ruth; nephew, Terry Roberts; grandniece, Lynn Roberts Reed, grandsons Michael Stevenson and Troy Ellis; and son-in-law, Shawn Brennan.

Still remaining on earth are her five children, daughter Linda Stevenson of Damariscotta, son Jeffrey Woolston, Colonel (Ret.), US Air Force and wife Trudi of Sidney, daughter Karen (Klee) Proesl and husband Ron of O’Brien, Fla., daughter Sue Brennan of Monmouth and daughter Lee Ann (DD) Ellis and husband Mark of Rome; six grandchildren, Megan Bourque and husband John of Readfield, Jared Woolston and wife Nichole of Carlisle, Pa.., Laura Kersey and husband Leo IV of West Bath, Erica Quintana and husband Samuel of Gardiner, Matt Brennan and wife Victoria of West Gardiner, and Michael Brennan and wife Alison of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Her 16 great-grandchildren include Mason and Ryan Bourque, Owen and Finley Woolston, Leo Kersey V, Alexa, Emma, Clara and Lila Quintana, Zoey, Bowden, Elias and Calvin Brennan, Landon and Blakely Brennan, Mikayla Cogswell and husband Cody; and one great-great-grandson, Emerson Cogswell; two nieces, Jackie Kempton and husband Carlo, Jan Roberts, and one nephew, Donnie Perry.

Pat loved animals (especially cats), working, and helping people. She attended Winthrop schools until moving to Lewiston where she graduated from Lewiston High School. She was trained as an X-ray technician and secretary, and at the age of 76, she earned a medical transcription certificate. She worked several years as a secretary for Blanchard Associates and Community Telephone in Winthrop, at Winthrop Associates (for architect husband, Bill) and for attorneys in Winthrop. Possibly her favorite position was as a page in the Maine Senate.

Caring for others was a lifelong passion. She was an active volunteer in the Hospice and Grieving Children’s programs. In her retirement years she cared for the elderly, including those afflicted with Alzheimer’s.

Her final years of life were spent living first at the Margaret Chase Smith House in Augusta and then at Clover Manor in Auburn. She loved Clover Manor – it served her love of socializing very well. She was loved and well taken care of by all the staff; in fact she knew almost every person who worked there. Known as “Gigi”, in her final hours she had a constant flow of staff who came to visit and say goodbye.

A memorial service will be held at Hope Baptist Church in Manchester on Aug. 5, at 1 p.m.

Arrangements and guidance are in the care of Roberts Funeral Home and Cremation Care, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop.

Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the Roberts Funeral Home website, http://www.khrfuneralhomes.com.

Donations in her memory may be made to Andwell Hospice, the Grieving Children’s Program or Pals Animal Shelter.