KENNEBUNK — Beatrice Lucille Ozzella, 93, born in Jonesport, Main, Oct. 15, 1919, was called away by the Lord on June 19, 2013.
She moved to Bath, Maine, with her husband, Frank, and young son Carl in the mid- 1940’s. Bookkeeping for the family automobile business and lovingly caring for her family kept her busy.
She had been an active member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, encouraging her son Carl and daughter Lucille to love God and the natural beauty around them.
Outside of playing bridge, waltzing, the delicacy of fried doughnuts and molasses cookies, she courageously learned to swim and hunt in her adult years. She was a fantastic cook and one of her specialties was sliced pumpkin pies with a recipe passed down by her mother, Carrie Marcia Faulkingham Johnson Crowley.
Beatrice lived in Brunswick for many years before moving to the Plant Home in Bath.
She held special memories of lighthouses in the Bath area and visits to Peak’s Island. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting afghans, spending time at Damariscotta Lake, and playing bingo and cards with the kids. Her friends and family describe her as witty, spunky, loving, a good cook and great mother.
What pleased her most was the unconditional love of her grandchildren, Lisa and Dale Tucker, the late Carl Frank Ozzella, Martha and Jack Rodriguez, Kaylyn Palella, Lysanne and Dylan Maniquis; and great-grandchildren, JC Leeman, Madison, Andrew and Jackson Rodriguez, who all lovingly called her “Nana Bea.”
She was pre-deceased by her father, Lafayette Leroy Johnson; mother, Marcia; stepmother, Hannah Paine; brother, Carl Johnson; sister, Vanetta Rousseau; and grandson Carl Frank Ozzella.
Beatrice leaves behind her son, Carl P. Ozzella and his wife, Judith of Bath; and a daughter, Lucille M. Palella and her husband, Frank of Somersworth, N.H.
Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, June 27, from 11 a.m. to noon at the David E. Desmond & Son Funeral Home, 638 High St., Bath. A funeral service will follow at noon at the funeral home.
To share your thoughts and condolences with the family, please visit www.desmondfuneralhomes.com.
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