Dorothy Pelletier

HAMPDEN – Dorothy “Dot” Pelletier, 92, died December 23, 2022, after a brief illness at a Bangor nursing home. She was born May 15, 1930, in Fort Fairfield, the daughter of Arnold and Olive (Miller) McLean.

Dot graduated from Fort Fairfield High School, Class of 1948. Following high school graduation, she moved to Bangor to attend Husson College and graduated in 1950. She then worked for Metropolitan Life for a few years. Dot met her husband, Ron and they eventually settled in Hampden in 1960 where they raised their family and helped establish St. Matthews Parish in Hampden. As their children grew, she volunteered in many ways -- as a Den Mother for Cub Scouts, in her children’s school classrooms assisting teachers with multiple tasks, in the “Action Group” at St. Matthews Parish, for the March of Dimes, for the American Cancer Society’s Reach to Recovery Program and just recently greeting the staff of Ross Manor as they arrive for work. She was a ray of sunshine even on a cloudy day.

She is survived by her five children and their spouses, David and his wife, Regina, Andrew and his wife, Cathy, Donald and his wife, Susan, Paul and his wife, Judy, Jean and her husband, Mark. She is also survived by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In addition to Dot’s parents, she was predeceased by her dear brother, Dr. Preston McLean.

Relatives and friends are welcome to call 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Hampden-Gilpatrick Chapel of Brookings-Smith, 45 Western Ave, Hampden, immediately followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, St. Matthew Catholic Church, 70 Western Ave, Hampden. The Rite of Committal will be at Lakeview Cemetery, Hampden, at a date and time to be announced in the spring. Those who wish to attend the Mass remotely may do so by visiting https://my.gather.app/remember/dorothy-pelletier