BAILEYVILLE – Carol Ann Roehrich, 68, passed away Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, at a Bangor hospital with her family by her side. Carol was born in Rahway, N.J., daughter of Everett and Thelma (Neddeau) Wescott.
She graduated in the class of 1961 from Woodbridge High School in New Jersey. Carol worked as a bookkeeper for Fry Stock Automobile Dealership in New Jersey. On Nov. 16, 1963, she married her love, William Roehrich. They vacationed in Maine and eventually moved to Maine in 1966. Carol started with St. Croix Federal Credit Union, Baileyville, until beginning her career as a bookkeeper for Indian Township, where she worked for 32 years, retiring in 2010. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, four-wheeling, gardening and spending time at their cottage on Squirrel Point.
Carol was predeceased by her father, Everett; and an infant baby, Kevin Everett Roehrich. Surviving are her husband of 48 years, William “Bill” Roehrich; mother, Thelma Wescott of Calais; two children, William Roehrich III of Virginia Beach, Va., and Robin Roehrich of Calais; three grandchildren, Daniel and Christina Roehrich of Calais, and David Lee of Cathance Lake; three great-grandchildren, Deean Doten, Trey Roehrich and Caiden Seeley; sister, Pamela Leighton and her husband, John, of South Princeton; nieces and nephew, Mark Wescott of Washington state, Lisa Race and her husband, David, of Minnesota, and Lynette Leighton and her husband, John and their two children, Christina and Kelsi, of Lincoln; sisters-in-law, Carol Horvath, Susan Navellino and her husband, Robert, and Diane Sawyer and her husband, Arthur; two brothers-in-law, Frank Bechtle and his wife, Donna, and Louis Bechtle and his wife, Suzann, all of New Jersey; special friends, Larry and Jane Andrews, Dennis and Martha McIntyre, and Donna Melanson; many nieces, nephews and dear friends.
A celebration of Carol’s life will be held in the spring at Woodland Cemetery, Baileyville. Donations in Carol’s memory may be made to American Cancer Society, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais and Eastport. Condolences and memories may be shared at
www.maysfuneralhome.com.