Anne C. Roy

Anne Carrier Roy, 65, went peacefully to be with her Lord on December 6. She died at her home after a long and courageously fought battle with multiple myeloma. She was born on March 21, 1947, in Biddeford, to Jean Maurice Carrier and Laurette Hevey Carrier. She grew up in West Kennebunk and Biddeford and graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Biddeford in 1966 after which she took a two year correspondence course from The Art Institute of America. After spending nine years home schooling her younger two children Jacob and Jessica, she went back to college where she earned degrees in culinary arts and liberal arts. Anne founded Oak Leaf Illustrations and wrote/published a book on Maine history called: "Maine Studies" which many public and private schools in Maine purchased to use as a teaching aid for students learning about Maine history. This publication is in the Library of Congress. Anne also is an inductee into "Who's Who in Maine." Anne's hobbies included cooking, drawing & painting in oils, sewing, quilting, knitting, and crocheting. Anne taught oil painting in adult education for many years which she thoroughly enjoyed. She also loved to cook and was always passing along culinary short-cuts and newly created recipes for her family and friends to share. She gave many of the dresses she sewed and knitted hats, scarves and mittens to the children of her church ministry; something she thoroughly enjoyed doing. Her family was her life. She married Roger P. Roy in Biddeford on June 17, 1972. Her family members include her husband for over forty years, Roger Roy of Lyman; her children Andre Roy and his wife, Glenda of Ansonia, CT; John Roy of Portland, Charlene Roy of Sanford, Jennifer Lopez and her husband, Glenn of Naples, FL, Jacob Roy and his wife Stacy of Alfred, and Jessica Roche and her husband Steve of Sanford. Also included are fifteen grandchildren: Jordan Roy, Kaylynne Roy, Justine Roy, Kyle Marineau, Chris Marineau, Glenn Lopez, Joshua Lopez, Kaitlin Lopez, Wyatt Roy, Gabriel Roy, Katie Roy, Steven Roy, Cindy Roy, James Roy, and Joseph Roy; and two great-grandchildren: Amber Roy and McKenna Roy. In addition, she is survived by her older brother, Paul Carrier, his wife, Priscilla and their son Jameson of Arundel; her sister with whom she was very close, Judie Dannenberg, her husband Carl of Surry and their son Carl Dannenberg, his wife, Kimberly and their children Bryce Jodie and Reece Carson of Sedgwick; and Judie's twin brother, Peter Carrier, his wife, Susan and their daughter Jillian and her children, Gage and Seth of Biddeford, their daughter Eileah and her daughter Madeline of Old Orchard Beach. Anne also leaves behind many other nieces, nephews, and cousins. There are also many people whose friendship had a lasting impact on her life and she theirs. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Sunday from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, 580 Main Street, Springvale. A funeral service will be conducted on Monday at 10:00 AM at Curtis Lake Christian Church, 38 Westview Drive, Sanford. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Alfred. The Roy family wishes to express its appreciation to Dr. Kurt Ebrahim, the Gibson Pavilion at Maine Medical Center and the Holbrook Health Center at Piper Shores for the extraordinary care and concern shown to Anne and to them throughout Anne's illness. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider The Salvation Army, 2 Sixth Street, Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064 or the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), 383 Main Avenue5th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851.Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale. Condolences may be expressed at the Condolences tab at left.