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In Memoriam : Catherine Petit
Catherine Duffy Petit - age: 69
(August 19, 1947 to February 28, 2017
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Resident of
Saco, Maine
Visitation Information:
Visiting Hours will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 6, 2017 at Dennett Craig Pate Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco, ME 04072. Catherine will be laid to rest at Laurel Hill Cemetery next to her mother and husband to rest in peace on Tuesday, March 7, 2017.
Obituary:
Catherine Duffy Petit, 69 of Saco died Tuesday, February 28, 2016 peacefully at her home. She was born August 19, 1947 in Old Orchard Beach, the daughter of Howard Duffy and Laura Higgins. After losing her father at the very young age of six, she and her mother, Laura, moved to Huntington Beach, CA where she learned to surf, dance and cherished her friendship with B.D. Davis. Catherine later returned to Maine to graduate from Old Orchard Beach High School in the Class of 1965. She then continued her education in Boston at the Chandler School for Women.
Shortly after leaving college, she and her husband, Dennis Petit started a family. As much as Catherine enjoyed being a mother and wife, it was inevitable she was going to will her way back to head up the Old Orchard Beach Pier and its restoration project after the famous “Blizzard of ‘78”.
Once this historic landmark was given new life and rejuvenated the town, Catherine was elected to the Board of Directors of the Maine Tourism Association and was voted by the Portland Magazine as “One of the 10 Most Intriguing People” in 1980’s. Catherine had many other business endeavors throughout York County that she was impassioned about.
Catherine was an incredible caregiver to her devoted mother, Laura until her passing in 1988. Her magnetic personality was felt from Boston to Bangor.
Before her passing, one of her greatest joys came when she was able to reconnect with her grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Noah. Her pride in their character and accomplishments had no bounds.
Catherine was predeceased by her father, Howard and her devoted mother, Laura as well as her husband, Dennis.
Surviving are her daughter, Loren Cimenian and her husband Nahabet of Kennebunk, her son Matthew Petit and his significant other Mia Riccardi-Toback of Bradley Beach, NJ, and her grandchildren Kaitlyn Laura and Noah Garabed Cimenian.
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Laura Kalb - March 5, 2017 Contact this person
May your family find peace in the coming days. My thought and prayers are with you
Laura Kalb - March 5, 2017 Contact this person
Prayer for peace during this difficult time. Catherine was a dear friend whose memory I will cherish..
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