Colleen Elizabeth Brissette Obituary (1954 - 2014)

Augusta ~ Colleen Elizabeth (Welch) Brissette, age 60, of Augusta, has been called back to heaven on December 8, 2014, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Colleen was born and raised in Portland, Maine, and was proud to be from the neighborhood known as Libbytown. Colleen attended St. Patricks School and graduated from Portland High in 1973. She worked for Friendly Ice Cream and Restaurant for thirty-nine years. She married her childhood friend Ralph Brissette after twenty-six years of friendship and they have recently celebrated their twenty-ninth wedding anniversary. She was blessed with one child, Sean Brissette who always made her very proud. She enjoyed the outdoors, camping, canoeing, fishing and spending time with her family and friends. Colleen was also a very loyal Red Sox and Patriots fan who sometimes had a hard time putting up with her Yankees fan husband (who now vows to convert to a Red Sox fan in her honor). She was predeceased by her father Edward Welch. She leaves behind her husband Ralph; her son Sean; her mother Patricia Welch of Gorham; two brothers Edward Welch and his wife Lisa of Madawaska, Philip Welch and his wife Kate of Falmouth; three sisters, Susan Fairweather and her husband John of Portland, Kelly Kenyon and her husband Steve of Harpswell, and Erin Thibodeau and her husband Troy of Gorham; nine nieces, three nephews, one grand niece, and six grand nephews. She also leaves behind many, many loving and caring friends, too many to mention. Visiting hours will be held on Friday, December 12 from 2-4 and 6-8 pm at Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 1 Church St., Augusta. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00am Saturday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Western Ave, Augusta. Burial will be in the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Civic Center Drive, at a later date. Instead of flowers, please make your donations to the MaineGeneral Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care, P.O. Box 828, Waterville 04903. We have the most highest regard for their compassionate, professional, and uplifting care and service. Condolences, memories and photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the website at www.khrfuneralhomes.com