Obituary of Carol Ann Fortier

Carol Ann York Fortier, 78, of Auburn passed away peacefully on August 5th, 2016 with her family by her side. Daughter of Harold J. and Josephine W. (Holb) York, born in White Plains, New York, Carol attended schools in Waterville, graduating from Waterville High School in 1956 where she was active in cheerleading, debate team, and drama. She attended Colby College where she was voted Homecoming Queen, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a major in English Literature in 1960. She received her Master’s Degree in Education from Whittier College in California, after which she briefly taught in Pico Rivera before returning to Waterville. She moved to Auburn in the late sixties, where she was a third grade teacher at Sherwood Heights Elementary School until her retirement in 1998. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends near and far, gardening, taking her daily walk, and the beauty of Maine and its four seasons. She was predeceased by her mother and father, and is survived by a family who will miss her dearly including brother, Tom York and wife June; sister Connie Huard and husband Randy; daughter, Tina, and son, Tom and daughter-in-law, Harumi; five grandchildren, Julie, Ben, Allison, Chris, and Louis; nephews Mike & Mark; nieces Tiffany & Julie; and great nephews, Mackie, Samuel, James, Martin, and Francis. Over the course of her life, Carol was blessed with great friends and neighbors including so many from Waterville High School and the Class of ’56, Auntie Ray, Marie, Renate & Wallace, Carmen & family, Josie, Deneen & John, Fay, Tracy, and Nancy & Roger. Services will be held at 10AM on Thursday, August 11th at Immaculate Heart of Mary (Sacred Heart Church), Auburn. Burial will follow at 2PM at St. Francis Cemetery, Waterville. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made in memory of Carol A. Fortier to the The Dempsey Center, 29 Lowell St., 5F, Lewiston, Maine 04240. Memories may be shared with the family at directcremationofmaine.com. Arrangements are under the care of Direct Cremation of Maine, 182 Waldo Avenue, Belfast.