Jean Susan Grimord (nee Boardsen), 73, of Union, Maine, passed away peacefully in her home on May 2, 2015, surrounded by family. Jean was born on December 22, 1941, and spent her childhood years in Springfield Gardens, Queens, then Huntington Station, Long Island. While growing up, Jean frequently visited family in Green Pond, New Jersey, and New London, Connecticut, which fostered her love of the outdoors and eventually led her to move to the Mad River Valley where she resided for 35 years. After marrying the love of her life, Del, or “Turk” as she so fondly referred to him, they moved to Bridgewater, Vermont, to Del’s family’s hunting cabin. There, they built a small self-sustaining farm and enjoyed the endless wilderness right outside their backdoor. Eventually, The Valley called them back and they returned to Fayston, where they began buying property to build beautiful homes that combined Jean’s keen interior design sense with Del’s meticulous building talent; it made them the perfect team. After formally retiring, they moved to Union, Maine, to be closer to the coast and to enjoy the activities they loved to do together – gardening, camping, canoeing and exploring all the riches that the beautiful state of Maine offers. Jean is survived by her loving husband, Delor Grimord, Union, Maine; stepchildren, Craig Grimord of Salem, Connecticut, Lynndel Bartulis of Cheshire, Connecticut, and Holly Kulowski of Bristol, Connecticut; and nieces Erica and Karin Stroem of Waitsfield.
Services will be held on Saturday, May 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Hall Funeral Home in Waldoboro, Maine, with a burial service to be held in Fayston later this month.
