SEARSPORT – Donna S. Mallett, 60, died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, at home with her family by her side, after a long hard battle with cancer. Donna was born Sept. 14, 1951, in Dover-Foxcroft, to Dwight and Frances (Bell) Strout.
Donna graduated from Foxcroft Academy in 1969 and went on to work at various places in Dover-Foxcroft, Mayo Memorial & Hibbard Nursing Home, and Bishop Boarding Home. In 1977, she moved to Searsport with her husband, Karl; and two children, Bill and Nicole. She became administrator of Bayview Boarding Home and oversaw the first part of the transition of it to what it is today. She also owned and operated two businesses in Bucksport – Village Video and Slender You. Donna loved her children and her grandchildren. She was an avid fan of their sports and school activities. She also loved her time at camp on Sebec Lake hosting many cookouts and birthday parties.
Donna is survived by her husband, Karl of Searsport; daughter, Nicole Coffin and her husband, Greg, of Stockton Springs; grandchildren, Matthew and Karigen Coffin of Stockton Springs; son, Bill Mallett and wife, Petra, of South Carolina; parents, Dwight and Frances Strout of Dover-Foxcroft; sisters, Beverly LaCroix and her husband, Larry, of Michigan, Cindy Curran and her husband, Peter, of Bangor, Joanne and her husband, Jack, Lindy Warren and her husband, John, and Rachel Berce, all of Dover-Foxcroft; nieces and nephews, Dawn, Debbie, David and Dani, all of Michigan, Eric Berce of Dover-Foxcroft, Jason Sincyr of Rockland, Ryan Curran of Massachusetts and Becky Gaw of Guilford. Donna was truly loved by all who knew her. She was very outgoing and friendly. She will be truly missed by special friends, Kay Garcelon, Pat Wolley and Sandra Bagley, all of Searsport, and Barbara Clark of Dover-Foxcroft.
Visitation services will be held 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at Young Funeral Home, 31 West Main St., Searsport. There will also be visitation services held 4-6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at The Methodist Church, East Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft. At her request, I include this clipping she enjoyed that fits her perfectly: When tomorrow starts without me, and I’m not there to see if the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me, I wish so much you wouldn’t cry the way you did that day, while thinking of the many things, we didn’t get to say. I know how much you love me, as much as I love you, and each time that you think of me, I know you’ll miss me too. But when tomorrow starts without me, please try to understand that an angel came and called my name and took me by the hand, and said my place was ready, in heaven far above, and that I’d have to leave those I dearly love. But as I turned to walk away, a tear fell from my eye, for all life, I’d always thought, I didn’t want to die. I had too much to live for, so much yet to do, it seemed almost impossible that I was leaving you. So when tomorrow starts without me, don’t think we’re far apart, for every time you think of me, I’m right here, in your heart.