Carol A. Sevigny

AUBURN – Carol Anne (Olson) Sevigny, 82, of Mechanic Falls passed away peacefully on Aug. 31, 2024, at the Hospice House in Auburn with her family by her side.

Carol was born Sept. 18, 1941, in Bristol, the daughter of Frederick and Lillian (Jones) Olson. She grew up “on the hill” in Round Pond and had fond memories of her childhood with brother Kenneth and sister Isabel. She remembers her mother always had cats and there was always cat hair in the butter but she absolutely adored her mother. In her teens they moved to the family homestead built by her grandfather Capt. Lemuel Jones in lower Round Pond. She graduated from Bristol High School ahead of her class in 1958. She left Round Pond accepting a job with the State of Maine in Augusta to work as a clerk typist. After marrying, she went on to work at Androscoggin State Vocational Institute (now Central Maine Community College) in 1963, retiring as the registrar in 1993. She worked many holiday seasons as a customer service representative for LL Bean at the former Pecks Call Center. Her favorite hobby was buying and selling antiques with her husband for their shop in North Windham and various antique malls in Maine and New Hampshire, eventually selling on Ebay for many years.

She met her devoted husband Donald at a dance in purgatory Litchfield and they married on July 16, 1960. Her and Don loved to travel and became snowbirds, spending winters in Panama City Beach, Florida. They loved to play Bingo, go to Senior Center, and socialize with their Florida family and friends. When Don passed in the 2020 pandemic she was heartbroken and lost without him.

She loved being with her children and grandchildren and enjoyed every holiday together with them. She especially loved Christmas and would always overindulge with decorations and presents. She was a dog lover and could always be seen with her chihuahuas in tow.

Carol was predeceased by her husband, her parents, and her siblings: Miriam Wilcox of Fayetteville, N.Y.; Dorothy Young of Norwell, Mass.; Frederick Olson of Roxbury, Mass.; Helen Trippany of Victor, N.Y.; Kenneth Olson of Round Pond; and Isabel Brackett of New Harbor.

She is survived by two daughters, Brenda Sevigny-Killen and husband Garrett Killen of Sidney, Lisa Sevigny and husband Shorta Yuasa of Dunstable, Mass., and son Jeffrey Sevigny and wife Constanza Lisdero of Oberwil Switzerland; eight grandchildren – Michael Sykes Jr. and wife Faith of South Portland, Timothy Sykes and wife Heather of Chilmark, Mass., Sarah Sykes of Damariscotta, Frederick and Keiko Yuasa of Dunstable, Mass., Lucas, Tomás, and Giulia Sevigny of Oberwil, Switzerland; seven great-grandchildren: Phoebe and Hewitt Sykes of South Portland, Emilee and Cody Teele of Damariscotta, and Poplar, Linen, and Rain Sykes of Chilmark, Mass.; many nieces and nephews; and her loyal BFF Kathy Gott Anderson of Rockland.

The family wishes to thank the staff at Montello Manor and Andwell Hospice House. We are very grateful for the care and compassion shown to our mother in her final journey on this physical plane.

Online Condolences and fond memories may be shared at http://www.albert-burpee.com.

A celebration of Carol’s life will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. A private committal service will be at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of Albert & Burpee Funeral Home & Cremation Services 253 Pine St. Lewiston, 782-7201.