ISLAND FALLS – Louise T. Berry, 82, passed away May 1, 2008, at Houlton Regional Hospital. She was born June 7, 1925, at the family homestead, in Livermore, the first born of the fifth generation. She was the daughter of Leslie E. and Thelma (Coolidge) Boothby. She graduated from the Leavitt Institute in 1942 and also from Maine School of Commerce, Auburn. She married N. Robert Berry, Sunday, Oct. 17, 1943. They moved to Island Falls in 1969, where they established Berry & Webb Milk Transport with Jack and Norma Webb. Louise was a member and past president of King Mitchell VFW Auxiliary Post No. 7529, a member of Whittier Congregational Church, where she was treasurer for many years. She attended Women’s Fellowship and was a member of Katahdin Club. Louise was a member of SACS school board and served on the board of Katahdin Public Library for many years. She is survived by five children, Roberta Brooks, Steven Berry and wife, Donna, George Berry and friend, Eleanor Grant, Cora Batchelder and husband, Floyd, and Carla Conrad and husband, Lewis, all of Island Falls; sister, Edith Damon of Turner; brother, Robert Boothby and wife, Betty, of Wayne; sister-in-law, Norma Boothby of Livermore; 17 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and cousins. Louise was predeceased by her parents; her husband, N. Robert Berry; a daughter, Ramona Berry; a son, Norman L. Berry; a brother, Leslie Boothby; grandson, Clarence Berry; great-grandson, Kaleb Higgins; and son-in-law, Raymond Brooks Sr. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Bowers Funeral Home, Sherman Street, Island Falls. Funeral services will be held 9 a.m. Monday at Whittier Congregational Church, Island Falls. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Katahdin Public Library or Whittier Congregational Church, care of Bowers Funeral Home, P.O. Box 579, Houlton, ME 04730.
LOUISE T. BERRY
