Doreen Lynn (Pickard) Robnett

Bath - Doreen (Pickard) Robnett, 65, of Bowdoinham, passed away peacefully at Maine Medical Center in Portland on November 2nd with her mother, sister, and daughter by her side.

She was born on September 6, 1958 a daughter of Frances Crosman and Leon Pickard. Doreen grew up in Topsham and graduated from Mt Ararat in 1976 and went on to UMaine Orono where she met her first husband Bruce Wilson Jr and soon later moved to Wrentham, MA.  At this time she moved back to Topsham and began working at the Topsham Town Planning office.

She met, fell in love with and married her second husband David Robnett and made the trek to Arizona where she worked for D. R. Horton Inc.

After developing Breast Cancer in 2008 and going through treatment, she transitioned to a freelance proofreader. Over the next 15 years Doreen (a true fighter) endured Colon Cancer, 4 instances of 3 different types of skin cancer, diabetes, a stroke, kidney failure, and a second instance of Breast Cancer.

Her late husband David Robnett recently passed away in August. Upon his recent passing, she returned to Maine from Arizona to reside with her sister Dale in Bowdoinham.

She is predeceased by her late husband David and her sister Deborah Russo.

She is survived by her mother Frances; her daughter Kate Graviett; her sisters Dale Pickard and Dianne Gagnon (and husband Dan); 2 granddaughters, (Haiden and Kensley) to daughter Kate (and husband Tristan), as well as 4 step grandchildren, (Kaylee, Leah, and Jacob to step daughter Lindsey Hamby (and husband Jeff) and Alex to step daughter Bethany Robnett).

A celebration of Doreen’s life will take place Sunday, November 19th from 1-3pm at American Legion Post 202 in Topsham in the upstairs hall. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Doreen’s memory to the American Cancer Society.

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