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Elaine M. Colson
1963-2017
BOWDOIN — Elaine M. Colson, 53, of Bowdoin, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 10, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, after a brief battle with cancer.
She was born in Camden on Sept. 4, 1963, but lived most of her life and attended schools in Lisbon. She was the daughter of Charles Colson Sr. and Helen Joy Mylen.
She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary Post 1603, and a great supporter of veterans causes. It was at Post 1603 where she grew to love an elderly lady she called Grandma, and kept her supplied with homemade bread and butter pickles.
Elaine spent a lot of her time alone at home because her friends were endless on the Internet. They went from Maine to Texas and beyond, some of whom she took vacation time to meet in person. She enjoyed cruising on a private boat with friends and visiting with some great folks in Florida. She also visited some friends in New York, who met her at the airport with a school bus decked out for the Christmas parade.
Elaine liked to laugh and make others laugh. To her online friends, she was known as Lainey Cee. She enjoyed being a passenger on a motorcycle, and most of all she loved her family. She liked the times spent eating lobster with Mom, and, for the last few years, enjoyed Jenny’s two little girls, who lived in the same house. She helped her sister Deb plan huge family parties. She loved country music and the awards and was a big fan of the “Survivor” television series. One of her greatest loves was her dog, Zeus, the one dog that was only hers.
She waitressed at Mario’s Restaurant and Captain’s Lady in Lisbon Falls. At the time of her death, and for the last 20 years, she was employed by Napa Auto Parts in Topsham, where she started doing deliveries and then did office work.
She is survived by her daughter, Nicole Hennessey, of Mexico; a granddaughter, Katie, of Livermore Falls; a grandson, Kaine, of Mexico; her father, Charles D. Colson Sr. and his wife, Samantha, of Bowdoin; her mother, Helen Joy Mylen of Lisbon; three sisters, Debra Colson-Bernier and husband, Carl, of Lisbon, JennyLee Colson of Bowdoin and Stacey Cobb and husband, Joe, of Lewiston; three brothers, Charles Colson Jr. and wife, Susan, of Lisbon Falls, Jeffrey Colson and wife, Hope, of Vassalboro, and her twin, Jason Colson and wife, Alyshia, of Bowdoin; many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Elaine’s wishes were to be cremated and to have a celebration of life party/barbecue, which will be announced at a later date. If interested in attending please contact immediate family members.
Condolences may be made online at www.FuneralAlternatives.net.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to VFW Auxiliary Post 1603, 588 Minot Ave., Auburn, ME 04210, or to a veterans organization or an animal shelter of the donor’s choice.
Arrangements are under the guidance of Funeral Alternatives, 155 Bath Road, Brunswick.
