WESTBROOK — Teresa E. Rooff, 93, died peacefully on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a brief illness.
Teresa was born on Nov. 9, 1922, on Orr’s Island, Maine, to Chester and Lucy Doughty. She was married to the late Edwin B. Rooff in 1942.
She is survived by her four children, Bonnie, Sally, Michael and his wife Elaine, Lyle and his wife Tara, three granddaughters, Teresa, Jennifer and Michelle, and siblings Waitstell Doughty and his wife Mary, Frances Johnson and her husband
David, Ruth Doughty,
Glady Placey and her husband Tim.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are with Chad E. Poitras Cremation and Funeral Service in Buxton. Online condolence messages can be submitted at www.mainefuneral.com.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, C/O Hospice of Maine, 180 U.S. Route One, Scarborough, ME 04074.
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