Joline B. Pequinot

BRUNSWICK — Joline B. Cloutier Mann Pequinot, 78, of Brunswick, passed away peacefully at home Sunday, Feb. 4, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Lewiston on Sept. 11, 1939, the daughter of the late Robert E. Cloutier and Delima P. (Caron) Cloutier.

Joline attended Lewiston schools where she enjoyed roller skating, going to dances, modeling and being an active member of the Catholic Church. She graduated in 1957.

She married Ronald B. Mann in 1960, but tragically, he died in a plane accident two months later. Joline then went to beauty school and opened her own hair salon.

Joline married Thomas J. Pequinot in 1963, and they had three children, Renee, Thomas II and Rachel. They lost their first daughter, Renee, to complications of cystic fibrosis, and later moved to New York and lived there for 18 years. In N.Y., Joline attended The Katherine Gibbs Business School, helped run the PTA and attended all of her children’s sporting events and dramatic plays. She was a fierce fighter and advocate for her daughter, Rachel, who also had cystic fibrosis.

Joline was an active member of a bowling and tennis league and learned to ski. She loved hosting parties and holiday dinners. She enjoyed being back in Maine, having regular pinochle games with her sister and mother. She worked in the insurance industry, for Kelly Services, a local restaurant and many years at L.L. Bean. She was also a successful Mary Kay consultant for many years.

Joline loved to travel with family and many groups of friends and would never say no to an adventure. She traveled throughout the United States and several other countries. She also enjoyed several cruises and enjoyed being by the ocean. She was fluent in French and spoke some Spanish.

Joline and her daughter would take her grandchildren on adventures up and down the East Coast, as well as two trips to Canada to share a bit of her French Canadian heritage.

Joline took flying lessons, learned ballroom dancing, ran in (10) Beach to Beacon 10K Road Races, as well as the Casco Days Road Race. She loved daily walks with neighbors, and participated in the annual cystic fibrosis fundraising walk.

Joline was always ready to lend a hand to anyone who needed help and was a positive light to anyone who crossed her path. She lit up with pride when she was with or shared stories about her three grandchildren.

Joline was predeceased by her parents, Robert E. and Delima P. Cloutier; husband, Ronald B. Mann; brother, Robert M. Cloutier; infant daughter, Renee L. Pequinot; and husband, Thomas J. Pequinot.

She is survived by her son, Thomas J. Pequinot II, and his wife, Christine, of Gorham; daughter, Rachel C.(Pequinot) Higgins, and her husband, Timothy, of Portland; her grandchildren, Kelsey, Tommy and Jenna; her sister, Rachel D. (Cloutier) Tardif, and her husband, Richard, of Sabattus; brother, Roger L. Cloutier, and his wife, Barbara, of California. She is also survived by many brothers- and sisters-in-law, cousins, nieces and nephews.

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