FALMOUTH – Eleanor Harriet “Dee Dee” Boone Lupo died at Falmouth By The Sea surrounded by her loving family and caregivers. She was born Feb. 16, 1931, the fifth child of Dr. Ralph Willard Boone and Eleanor Cleophus Jane Gaynor Boone. Dee Dee graduated from Caribou High School. She then attended and graduated from nursing school at Eastern Maine General Hospital School of Nursing. Dee Dee worked as a registered nurse at Cary Memorial Hospital in Caribou for some years before leaving to raise her family. While raising her family she worked as a dental assistant for her brother, Dr. Roy Boone, part time as a school nurse and also at the family business, Lupo’s Clothing Store, for many years. After her children were grown, Dee Dee became a public health nurse and worked at the DHS office in Caribou until her illness in 1997. Dee Dee enjoyed gardening, crafts such as basket making, knitting, cooking, cross country skiing, walking and hiking and was an avid bridge player. She had a ready smile and a sharp wit and will be greatly missed by all who were fortunate enough to know her. She was predeceased by her parents; her brothers, Roy and Storer; and her sisters, Joy, Betty and Dana. Dee Dee is mourned by her son, Robert Louis Lupo; her daughter, Laura Lupo Peterson; her granddaughter, Emily Gaynor Peterson; and her very dear friend, Connie Looke; as well as her beloved nieces and nephews and many more dear friends. There will be no visiting hours. Interment and a celebration of her life will be held June 6, in Caribou. The family has requested in lieu of flowers that memorials be sent to Ronald McDonald House of Portland Maine, 250 Brackett St., Portland, ME 04102 or Peabody House, AIDS Hospice, 14 Orchard St., Portland, ME 04101. Arrangements are under the care of Pine State Cremation and Funeral Service, 500 Route One, Yarmouth, ME 04096.
ELEANOR LUPO
