MARS HILL – Bonnie Blanchard, 55, passed away Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at her home, after a long illness. She was born July 24, 1955, in Mars Hill, daughter of Harold and Betty (Orser) Howlett.
She is survived by two daughters and their husbands, Sheri-Lyn Carter and her husband, Travis, of Easton, and Brandi-Lyn Kinney and her husband, Michael, of Presque Isle; a stepson, Darren Blanchard of Mexico, Maine; two brothers, Pete Howlett of Delaware, and Paul Howlett and his wife, Amy, of Mars Hill; three sisters, Diana Pottle and her husband, Anthony, Debbie Howlett and Barbara Howlett, all of Mars Hill; and three grandchildren, Kylee and Kody Carter, and Makensie Kinney, to whom she was known as “Nanny.” She will also be remembered by a brother-in-law, Carl Porter and his wife, Marion, of Dixfield; a sister-in-law, Zilla Porter of Rumford; many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Anthony, in 1984.
Friends may call 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at Duncan Funeral Home, 8 Main St., Mars Hill. Funeral services will be private. Donations may be made in support of the family in care of Sheri Carter, 70 Bangor Road, Easton, ME 04740. Condolences may be expressed online at
www.duncan-graves.com.