Jeanne Rolande Daneau Obituary (1936 - 2014)

HALLOWELL - Jeanne Rolande Daneau, 77, died Jan. 17 in her Hallowell home, surrounded by family. She was born in Vineyard Haven, Mass., on Friday, March 13, 1936. The second of nine children she was the daughter of Joseph and Blanche Yvonne (Demers) Authier. She spent her childhood on the beaches and fields on the island of Martha's Vineyard. When she was a teenager, her family moved to the mainland. In 1954, Jeanne married Walter A. Corsano Jr. in Onset, Mass. They were married for 22 years and had four children together. In 1977, she married Francis J. Daneau, of South Yarmouth, Mass., on Cape Cod. Together, they moved to the Cape where Jeanne took pride in her duties as bookkeeper for Cape Office Products. She later worked as an administrator at the Cape Cod Art Association, a job she truly loved, where she befriended many artists and began her own oil painting career. She moved to Maine just a month before the Ice Storm of '98. Undaunted, Jeanne loved living in Hallowell. She cultivated exquisite gardens at her Page Street home and was an avid supporter of the local music scene. Jeanne had a radiant smile and warm, sincere, outgoing personality. As gregarious as she was kind, she made friends wherever she went, often meeting up downtown at Joyce's. A true foodie, Jeanne was famous for many dishes including her Italian meatballs, baked stuffed haddock and pistachio cake. As the daughter of a fisherman she was extremely particular about fresh seafood, and faithfully shopped at the local seafood market and the seasonal fishmonger. She was caring and involved, and was personally indignant at any instance of injustice. She supported many causes both globally and locally. Jeanne was a volunteer for the Hallowell Food Bank, and a poll-worker in the city at every election. Jeanne was a lifelong passionate member of the Red Sox nation, and lived to see three World Series Championships. She was predeceased by her parents; and by her only son Paul F. Corsano in 1996, and her youngest daughter Donna L. Ricker in 2011. She was predeceased by her brother Richard Authier in 2008. She is survived by her two daughters - Janine Corsano, of Billerica Mass., and Ellen Corsano, of Hallowell; and by her grandchildren, Lindsey Miller, of Milbury, Mass., Charles Miller, of Billerica, Mass., Frances Harlow, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and James Morrison, of Hallowell. She leaves her sisters, Annette Leathers, of Torrington Conn., Georgette Opland, of Billerica, Mass., Bunny Archambeau, of South Yarmouth, Mass., Lorraine Mitchell, of Brockton, Mass., and Diane Jacobs, of Rockland, Mass.; and her brothers Norman Authier, of Santa Monica, Calif., and Ronnie Authier, of Los Angeles, Calif. She will also be missed by her special friend Jerry Vachon. She leaves behind many loving nieces and nephews, inlaws and ex-inlaws, friends and would-be lovers. Visiting will be held 12-2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 at Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 1 Church St., Augusta, followed by a celebration of her life at 2 p.m. Condolences, memories and photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the website at www.khrfuneralhomes.com.