LEWISTON – Edna M. Kolenz, 83, of Sabattus Road, Sabattus, died unexpectedly Thursday, Dec. 15, at Central Maine Medical Center.

She was born in Sheridan on Feb. 15, 1922, the daughter of Joseph and Sophie Theriault Bouchey. She was educated in the schools of Mars Hill, and was married Sept. 6, 1947, at St. Mary’s Church in Mars Hill to Jacob L. Kolenz of New Jersey.

In the early 1970s, she was employed in the business office of the C.F. Hathaway Shirt Co. in Waterville.

She and her husband moved from East Vassalboro to New Jersey in the mid-1970s to care for Jacob’s mother until her passing. They returned to Maine in 1998 and settled in Sabattus to be near their family and grandchildren.

She was an active member of Our Lady of the Rosary Church and volunteered at many church activities, where she did cooking and baking. She enjoyed life to the fullest, had a strong will and stronger faith. Her love and smiles touched more people than she knew, and she had a large “extended family,” as she called it. Edna experienced the holidays to the fullest, and Christmas was her favorite.

She is survived by her husband of Sabattus; two daughters, Diana M. Kolenz of Sabattus and Mary K. Babcock and her husband, Earl B., of Dresden; three grandchildren; a great-grandson; a brother, Leo Bouchey and wife, June, of Bangor; a sister, Rena Druffner and husband, George, of Hershey, Pa.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents; three sisters; and two brothers.

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