Mary Jean Woodruff

Baileyville – Mary Jean Woodruff, 60, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Mary Jean was born in Calais on August 2, 1949, daughter of the late Donald Cole Sr. and Doris (O’Neill) Cole. After graduating from Calais High School, she began waitressing at the Wickachee. On February 13, 1971, she married Dennis Woodruff in Calais. Mary Jean later began her career as a bartender with the American Legion in Calais, where she most recently was the bar manager. She was a life member of the Sherman Bros. Unit #3 American Legion Auxiliary and the Boyd-Smith Post Auxiliary #9779 V.F.W. Mary Jean enjoyed word search, watching the high school basketball tournaments, and playing cards and games with her grandchildren. Mary Jean was a wonderful cook, she truly enjoyed cooking and baking for any occasion but her fondest enjoyments were times spent with her grandchildren. Surviving are her loving husband Dennis Woodruff Sr. of Baileyville; three children, Dorie Dunton and her husband Stanley of Newburgh, Crystal Monk and her husband Troy of Baileyville, and Dennis Woodruff II and his wife Charlene of Big Lake Twp.; eleven grandchildren; three brothers, Donald Cole and Michael Cole, both of Fort Pierce, FL, and Jeffrey Cole of Baileyville; three special friends Siddy Cole and Patricia Clark, both of Calais, and Gwenny Damon of Boston, MA; many nieces and nephews, and her favorite aunt Tunny of Baileyville. Visiting hours will be held 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. on Friday, March 19th at Mays Funeral Home, 26 Church St., Calais. A celebration of Mary Jean’s life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 20th at the funeral home. Burial will take place at a later date at Woodland Cemetery, Baileyville.


Visitations:
2:00PM to 4:00PM on Friday, March 19th, 2010 at Mays Funeral Home (map/driving directions)

6:00PM to 8:00PM on Friday, March 19th, 2010 at Mays Funeral Home (map/driving directions)



Services:
2:00PM at Mays Funeral Home on Saturday, March 20th, 2010 (map/driving directions)