LISBON FALLS – Doris V. Carberry, 81, died Friday, April 29, 2011, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Gilead. Born Feb. 16, 1930, in Berlin, N.H., she was the daughter of Henry and Matilda Brodeur Alphonse.
In 1948 Doris graduated from Berlin High School and married Clifford H. Carberry, her husband of 22 years, with whom she had five children. A devoted mother, she was an accomplished ice skater and bowler. Doris also enjoyed square dancing. As a military spouse, she traveled extensively throughout the eastern U.S. and Canada, enjoying many rich experiences, ultimately settling in the Brunswick area. In Brunswick, Doris worked at Grand City department store until moving to Lisbon Falls in 1968. Later she worked at Brunswick Naval Air Station and Holiday Inn until her retirement. Always active in retirement, she frequently traveled with her daughter, Marie, throughout the U.S. For the last several years, she and partner, William Kramer, wintered in Florida, where they developed friendships with other “snowbirds” from around the country. For the last three winters, they were joined by Marie and her fiance‚ Dick Turgeon. Doris’ summers in Maine were spent gardening in the back yard, bird watching and spending time with family and friends.
She was predeceased by a daughter, Jeannine Carberry Cohen, in 1999; and a brother, Gustave Alphonse, in 2004. She is survived by son, Gary Carberry of Lisbon Falls; daughter, Barbara LaChance and partner, John Gill, of Richmond; daughter, Marie Carr and fiance‚ Richard Turgeon, of Somersworth, N.H.; daughter, Karen Carberry and partner, James W. Warhola, of Hampden; brother, Roger Alphonse and wife, Lorraine, of Berlin, N.H.; three sisters, Alice Jordan of Berlin, N.H., Jeannette Beliveau of Ellington, Conn., and Rita Jorrey of Troy, Mich.; sister-in-law, Anita Alphonse of Enfield, Conn.; four grandchildren, Chad LaChance, M.D., Brian LaChance and wife, Anne, Michelle Carr, A.P.R.N., and Tiffany Carr; and two great-grandchildren, Ethan LaChance and Eva Carr. Mom, we will miss you and hold dear your strength, guidance and unconditional love and support, which you gave all of us throughout our lives.
Friends are invited to visit 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal St., Brunswick, where funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday. Interment will be after the services at Riverside Cemetery, Brunswick. Condolences may be expressed at
www.brackettfuneralhome.com.