Linda Mains

Mrs. Linda C. Mains
Retired bookkeeper


WINDHAM, Maine — Linda C. (Fredette) Mains, 68, of Windham, Maine, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at her daughter's home in Middlebury, Conn., surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Donald "Buzzy" Mains.

Mrs. Mains was born on May 17, 1943, in Portland, Maine, a daughter of the late Albert O. Fredette and Eva (Martin) Fredette-Filion. She was a retired bookkeeper who worked for GMAC in Portland, Maine, and Down East Energy in Windham, Maine. Since her retirement, she loved spending her winters in Davenport, Fla., with her many friends at Citrus Ridge Park.

Besides her husband of Windham, Maine, she is survived by her daughter, Michelle Zinko and her husband, Michael, and their children, Justin and Tyler, of Middlebury; four stepchildren, Lori Cobb and Richard Mains, both of Coral Springs, Fla., Kimberly Burnham and her husband, Rick, and their children, Brandon and Michael, of Windham, Maine, and Jeffrey Mains and his wife, Heidi, and their children, Logan and Brooke, of Windham, Maine; and two sisters, Rachel Forbes and her husband, Bill, of Hermon, Maine, and Carol Thuotte of Westbrook, Maine.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 10, 2011, at 10 a.m. in St. Anthony's Church in Westbrook, Maine. Immediately following the service, a luncheon in the church hall will be held to celebrate her life.

Service arrangements in Maine are under the care of Blais and Hay Funeral Home, 35 Church St., Westbrook, Maine. Local arrangements were handled by the Buckmiller Brothers Funeral Home, 82 Fairview Ave., Naugatuck. For more information and to place online condolences please log on to www.buckmillerbrothers.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to VNA Healthcare, 50 Brookside Road, Waterbury 06708; or Maine Center for Cancer Medicine, Maine Medical Center Memorial Program Development Department, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, ME 04102.