Carol (Boehm) Scribner died unexpectedly on the evening of March 21, as spring was breaking here in Maine, with her daughter, Amy, and her son, John, at her side.
Carol was born Feb. 10, 1945 in Greensboro, N.C., the first of five children for N. Edward and Margaret A. Boehm.
She graduated from Sexton High School in Lansing, Mich. in 1963 and was in the Honors Society and already showing her love of art and science. She continued her studies at Kalamazoo College majoring in Biology where she met Charles Scribner. They both graduated in 1967 and married before joining the Peace Corps and living in the Philippines for two years.
Upon completing the Peace Corps, Carol and Charles moved to New Hampshire where they both taught elementary school. Carol found her calling and taught her entire life, moving to Maine with their young family. Carol opened, ran and taught in the Village School in Wilton from 1978 to 1993. Carol then moved to the Midcoast of Maine, first in the Damariscotta area and eventually settling in Topsham, where she was close to her family and found a thriving community of like minded artists and believers in peace.
Carol was predeceased by sister, Kathleen Margaret in 1953; father in 2008; and brother, Edward Leon in 2016.
She is survived by her mother, Margaret Boehm of Lansing, Mich.; brothers, Robert Boehm and Steven Boehm, both of Michigan; children, Amy Scribner of Topsham and her kids, Isaiah, Jonah and Ellah, and John Scribner of Bowdoinham and wife Corie and their kids, Charles and Mollie; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Donations in Carol’s name may be sent to Spindleworks, because as Carol says “everybody has a gift.” Send to: Spindleworks, 7 Lincoln St., Brunswick, ME 04011.
A celebration of her life through stories and song will be held 1-3 p.m., Sat., March 25 at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Middle St., Brunswick. All are welcome.