Holly Hock Dumaine Obituary (1939 - 2016)

MOUNT VERNON - Holly Hock Dumaine died at her home on Echo Lake on Oct. 6, 2016. She was born June 2, 1939, in Jamaica, NY, the only child of Reverend George C. Hock and Mary Townsend Hock. Upon the death of Reverend Hock in 1940, Mary and her daughter, Holly, relocated to the Townsend Farm in Readfield. Holly's formal education began at the Winthrop Grammar School where her mother was a teacher. She graduated, with honors in 1957 from The Kent's Hill School in Readfield, and in 1961 she graduated from Pembroke College at Brown University in Providence, R.I. In June of 1960 she married Christopher Dumaine, Jr. of Readfield at the Chapel of the Holy Cross on the campus of The Holderness School in Holderness, N.H. In 1972 Holly, Chris, and children moved to Academy Road in Monmouth. After a few years she was appointed Library Director at the Cumston Public Library in Monmouth. She said that it was a 'dream job for a book lover.' When she and Chris retired they moved to the shores of Echo Lake in Mount Vernon, where for the next 27 years she honed her skills as a gardener. She is survived by her husband of 56 years; a daughter Holly-Hock Randall of Lisbon Falls, her husband Jeffrey, and their children Benjamin and Emma; a son Christopher Isaiah Dumaine of Readfield, his sons Eli and Gradon, his partner Karen Johnson, and their son Samuel; and a son Eben Ware Dumaine of Readfield, his wife Cindy and her children Nathan and Evan Gourley. She is also survived by a cousin Linwood Townsend of Brunswick. At her request, no funeral service will be held. At a date to be chosen later, family and friends may meet at graveside in East Readfield Cemetery, Readfield. Arrangements are in the care of Roberts Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop. Memories, condolences, photos and videos may be shared on the obituary page of our website at www.khrfuneralhomes.com Donations in her memory may be made to Independence Association, 87 Baribeau Dr, Brunswick, ME 04011 or The Cumston Public Library, 796 Main St., Monmouth, ME 04259 or others of your choice.