Lisbon Falls - Beatrice A. Strout, 87, of Lisbon Falls, Maine, passed away at home on April 1, 2018, Easter Sunday, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Monson, Maine on May 19, 1930, a daughter of the late J. Albert and Ardena (Haggstrom) Olson. She attended the Monson Community Church and schools in Monson graduating from Monson Academy in 1947. On June 2, 1950, in Madison, Maine, she married the love of her life, Sherwood Strout, her husband of 52 years. They lived in Brunswick for a time before moving to the Lisbon area in 1955. She attended the Lisbon Falls Baptist Church and Methodist Church in Lisbon where she taught Sunday School. Bea was a devoted mother to their 5 children. She especially enjoyed time spent with her grandchildren and welcoming and holding her great grandchildren. During her life she loved cooking and baking, caring for her plants and flowers, walking, dancing and music. She especially loved traveling with her husband. Bea was known to all as a thoughtful and caring person. She was always remembering others by sending special cards and showing acts of kindness throughout her life. Her lasting legacy is one of caregiving, unselfishness and compassion for those in need.
Beatrice is survived by 4 children: Sheila Swenson and husband Arthur of Loudon, NH, Sandra Boisvert and husband David of Chambersburg, PA, Robert Strout and wife Aline of Lisbon Falls and Ronald Strout of Lisbon Falls, 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, a cousin, and her best friend for over eighty years: Iris Freeman of Bangor. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband Sherwood Strout in 2002, a son: Michael Strout in 1975, brothers: Russell and Lester Olson and a sister: Margaret Strout.
You are invited to offer your condolences and share fond memories with the family by visiting her guestbook at www.crosmanfuneralhome.com.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday at The Lisbon Falls Baptist Church on Route 196 at 11:00 AM. Committal Services will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Lisbon Falls. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Beatrice's memory to: Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice Foundation, 15 Strawberry Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240. A Service of The Crosman Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 40 Main St., Lisbon Falls, Maine 04252. 353-4951
