SHERMAN – Mrs. Glenna (Gould) Hejduk, 71, died June 11, 2008, at Houlton Regional Hospital, after a long illness. Glenna was born Sept. 7, 1936, the daughter of Percy and Gladys (Dearborn) Gould of Gould Farm, Sherman. Glenna was a graduate of Sherman High School, Class of 1955, and a graduate of the University of Maine Music School. After 15 years of living and working on her own as a poet, Glenna met her soul mate, Burton Hejduk, and married him in 1992. Glenna and Burton shared a joyous relationship of mutual devotion and poetic inspiration. Mr. and Mrs. Hejduk happily resided for 10 years in Sherman, where they felt blessed to be surrounded by loving and caring family and friends. Previously, she was the wife of Victor Botting Sr. of Oakfield. She was the mother of their five sons, Darrell, David, Victor Jr. “Butch,” William “Bill” and Harold Botting. She was a proud grandmother and great-grandmother many times over. She leaves behind her sister, Elgah (Gould) Merry; her brother, Gene Gould and his wife, Analee; and her sisters-in-law, Marie, Louise and Nancy Gould. She was predeceased by her beloved parents; brothers, Robert, Keith and Bruce Gould; and her sister and twin, Gladys (Gould) Burgess. Glenna was baptized at Washburn Memorial Church, where a funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, June 15, with the Rev. Daniel Prioux officiating. The committal service will be held immediately after in the family plot at Golden Ridge Cemetery, Sherman. Gifts in her memory may be made to Washburn Memorial Church, Sherman, ME 04776. Arrangements by Bowers Funeral Home, Island Falls. For an online register, please go to www.legacy.com.
GLENNA (GOULD) HEJDUK
