Janine A. Hansen, 52, of Damariscotta, died Feb. 17 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born in West Orange, N.J., Oct. 10, 1960, the daughter of Johan and Marilyn Voorhees Hansen. She attended schools in Florida, New Jersey, and Maine, and was a 1978 graduate of Brunswick High School. She attended the University of Maine with a focus in fine and performing arts.
As a young girl, Janine played the piano and had a passion for the Boston Red Sox, especially Carlton Fisk. She played on several softball teams, and softball was also a family wide sport. She also was a competitive swimmer in breaststroke.
Janine enjoyed being a homemaker, as well as being as an antique dealer, co-owning a shop, East Overshoe Antiques, in Bath. She was a gifted photographer and cared for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Janine enjoyed being a mom and a wife, cooking for her family, painting, collecting antiques, and making handcrafted beeswax candles, for which she had a national clientele. She especially enjoyed performing in the Bell Choirs of First Parish Church, Brunswick, and Second Congregational Church, Newcastle.
She spent many fun-filled summers with family and friends at her summerhouse on Fish Beach at Monhegan Island. Towards the end of her life, she spent many hours online educating people about multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS), while struggling with the disease herself.
She is survived by her children, Hannah Voorhees Corscaden and James Albert Corscaden IV of Damariscotta; former husband and good friend, James Albert Corscaden III; father, Johan Hansen of Brunswick; sisters and brother-in-law, Rachel Hansen of Pemaquid, and Jennifer Hansen Vyhnak and husband Jim Vyhnak of Bristol, Vt.; aunt and uncle, Susan and Bob Montgomerie of Dundee, N.Y.; and cousins, Brian and Steven Tussell and their families in New Jersey.
Celebration of her life 1-4 p.m., Sun., Feb. 24 at Stetson’s Funeral Home, 12 Federal St., Brunswick with special words of remembrance beginning at 3 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Chemical Sensitivity Foundation, P.O. Box 283, Topsham, ME 04086, http://chemicalsensitivityfoundation.org.
Memorial condolences may be expressed and a video tribute viewed at stetsonsfuneralhome.com.
