Roween Foote Obituary (1922

ROWEEN G. FOOTE1922-2012 Roween G. (Violette) Foote, 89, of Augusta died on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at the MaineGeneral Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Facility on Glenridge Drive in Augusta, ME following a long illness. Roween was born July 20, 1922 in Van Buren, Maine, the daughter of Willie 'Pete' and Sophie (Thibodeau) Violette. She lived there until the age of 7, at which time the family relocated to Augusta. She attended Augusta schools and graduated from Cony High School in 1939. In 1942 she married James H. Foote, Jr. and they settled in Gardiner where he worked at the Gardiner Farm and later at Gosline's Dairy. In 1959 they bought the dairy and eventually changed the name to Foote's Dairy, serving the greater Augusta-Gardiner area until 1968. Roween was an accomplished homemaker and provider and enjoyed painting, cooking, sewing, reading, and making jewery. She took pleasure in collecting coins, dolls, and banks. In addition, she was an avid Red Sox fan and also loved to travel. She took many car and bus trips to New Hampshire and Boston with her longtime friend, Arlene Lapointe.Roween was pre-deceased by her parents; her husband, James H, Foote, Jr.; her son, Lawrence W. Foote; three brothers, Cleo, Duward and Matthew Violette; 3 sisters, Agnella Larson, Muriel Brown, and Aurora Violette; 1 niece, Melody Hackett; and 1 nephew, Robert Larson, Jr. She is survived by her sister, Aurella Mollie Violette of Augusta; 2 sons, James H Foote III and wife Almalee of Readfield, and Michael T. Foote and wife Betsy of Monmouth; 2 daughters, Cheryl Foote and husband Lee Kimberling of West Gardiner, and Charlene Godbout and husband Robert of West Gardiner; 2 grandsons, James H. Foote IV and wife Suizee of Lisbon, and Jason Godbout of West Gardiner; 2 granddaughters, Tina Chapman of Winslow, and Michelle Godbout of West Gardiner; 2 great-grandsons, James Stephen Foote of South Portland, and Connor Chapman of Winslow; 4 great-granddaughters, Samantha Foote of Lisbon, Nicole Foote of South Portland, Melody Chapman of Winslow, and Emmalyn Kennard of West Gardiner; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.The family would like to express their gratitude to Healthreach Hospice and the staff at MaineGeneral Glenridge nursing facility for their kindness, compassion and understanding during this difficult time.A graveside service will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, May 11th. Arrangements are under the expert care of Staples Funeral Home in Gardiner. In lieu of flowers, donations in Roween's memory may be made to the National MS Society, Maine Chapter, 170 US Route 1, Suite 200, Falmouth, ME 04105.