Mildred GREEN

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Mildred P. Boulette Ellis, 86, passed away Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005, at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. She was born Jan. 12, 1919, in Skowhegan, Maine, the daughter of John and Etta (Chase) Green.She married Olen Boulette on Oct. 29, 1938, in Skowhegan; he died in November of 1981. She then married George Ellis on Dec. 31, 1984, in Skowhegan; he died in April of 2001.She was employed by Norrwock Shoe Co. in Skowhegan as floor person for many years. She later worked at Redington-Fairview Hospital in Skowhegan in the cleaning and laundry department for 15 years, until retiring at the age of 62. She then volunteered at Redington Fairview Hospital in Skowhegan until the present. She also volunteered at the thrift store in Skowhegan. She moved to Florida just for the winter this year and while there she volunteered at the Williston Hospital in Williston.Mildred was a past member of the Eagles Club in Skowhegan; a lifetime member of the VFW Women's Auxiliary and a lifetime member of the American Legion Women's Auxiliary, both of Skowhegan. She loved to attend baked bean suppers every Saturday night, going camping, going to flea markets and she loved to dance.She is survived by four sons, David Boulette and his wife, Anne, of Farmington, Maine, Lawrence Boulette of Williston and Skowhegan, Gerald Boulette and his fianceé, Flo Hawkes, of North Conway, N.H., Mitchell Boulette and his fianceé, Jill Davis, of Farmington; one daughter, Jean Brooks and her husband, Alfonse, of Skowhegan; many grandchildren, several great-grandchildren; one brother, Irving Green of Orono; several nieces and nephews.She was predeceased by one brother, Victor Green, two sisters, Josephine Dow and Dorothy Dyer.Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, at Smart & Edwards Funeral Home, 183 Madison Ave., Skowhegan. A graveside service will be held in the spring at Gould Cemetery in Smithfield, with the Rev. Mark Tanner officiating.Donations may be made in her memory to Redington Fairview General Hospital, Attn: Oncology Department, P.O. Box 468, Skowhegan, ME 04976.