PORTLAND – Priscilla M. Pelletier, 83, of Middlesex Road, Topsham, died Monday, Feb. 14, at Maine Medical Center following a brief illness with her family by her side.

She was born in St. Agatha, on Aug. 17, 1921, the daughter of Levy O. and Anne Chamberland Chasse. She grew up on the family farm in St. Agatha and moved to Brunswick to work in the mill in 1940. On Feb. 14, 1942, she married Wallace A. Pelletier at St. John’s Church in Brunswick, they made their home in Topsham.

Following her marriage, Priscilla worked in the kitchen at Bowdoin College, and also waitressing for different events on the campus. She retired from Bowdoin College in 1983, after 41 years of service. Her true love was her family and the church. She was a caring and giving person who prayed for everyone. She was a communicant of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, a member of the Daughters of Isabella, St. John’s prayer group, Ladies of St. Anne, Third Order of Mary, and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post 202 in Topsham.

She is survived by two daughters, Joanne and her husband, Luvie Pitts, of Enterprise, Ala., and Dorothy Pelletier of Brunswick; one son, Harold W. and his wife, Donna Pelletier, of Caribou; three grandchildren, Sandy Howard of Alabama, Brad Pelletier of Caribou, and John Pelletier of Kansas; three great-grandchildren, Christopher Howard of Alabama, Aubrey Lee Pelletier of Caribou, and Crystal Sheffield of Alabama; three sisters, Irene St. Pierre of Westbrook, Lucille Collin of Southington, Conn., and Gladys Perron of Sarasota, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years on March 5, 2000; a son, Jerry R. Pelletier in 1981; a brother, Norman Chasse; and three sisters, Mabel Gandreau, Marie Noella Pelletier, and Theresa Morin.