YORK – Mary M. Gaudet, 88, of 6 Netherby Lane, died Friday, June 6, 2008, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Scarborough. She was born June 28, 1919, in Boston, the daughter of Norbert F. and Ruth C. (McMurray) Brink. She attended schools in Boston and graduated from Hyde Park High School. As a young woman, Mary worked as a secretary and office manager at McNulty Real Estate, Boston and Buckley Iron Works, Dorchester, Mass. She left the work force to marry Earl J. Gaudet of Boston, Nov. 24, 1945. Together they raised six children and lived in several states as Earl pursued his career in the paper industry. Mary filled her free time with rug hooking, sewing and antique hunting. After Earl’s death in 1977, Mary returned to work as a secretary/book-keeper at York Auto Center and then Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, retiring in 1985. She became an accomplished painter in her later years and created impressionistic works in oil of landscapes and still life. Modest about her painting talent, Mary often gave her paintings as gifts to grateful family and friends. She was a devout Catholic and communicant of St. Christopher’s Church, York. Mary will be remembered for her strong will and views, her hospitality, great sense of humor and love of family, friends and church. Survivors include her children, Robert Gaudet and wife, Susan Cooper, of West Roxbury, Mass.; Earl J. Gaudet Jr. and wife, Patricia, of Epping, N.H.; Jeanne Snell and husband, George, of Dover, N.H.; Paul Gaudet and wife, Jane, of Winterport, Gregory Gaudet of Bangor and Marie (Terry) Gaudet of Lebanon; sister, Lorraine McDonald of Milton; 15 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; good friends and neighbors, Maryann Parnell and Geraldine Geary; many nieces and nephews and their children. Mary was predeceased by her husband, Earl; brothers, Francis and Robert; and sister, Ruth. There will be no calling hours. A funeral Mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 10, at St. Christopher’s Church, 4 Barrell Lane, York. Burial will be after at First Parish Cemetery, York. Memorial donations may be made to Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, 180 U.S. Route 1, Suite 1, Scarborough, ME 04074 or Southern Maine Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, P.O. Box 626, Biddeford, ME 04005. Arrangements are under the direction of Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York. Visit www.lucaseatonfuneralhome.com.
MARY M. GAUDET
