Obituary of Joanne Sigrid Larsen Batty

Joanne Sigrid (Larsen) Batty, 66, of Northport died unexpectedly at her home on Monday, February 23, 2015. Born January 3, 1949, in Redlands, CA, she was the daughter of the late Magnus Otto Larsen and the late Louise Anna (Webel) Larsen, both formerly of Santa Barbara, CA. She graduated from High School in California and then attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA. She met her husband while at the University of MA. She and her husband were Coast Guard licensed Captains and for a number of years lived in the Caribbean were they were involved in the yacht charter trade. They eventually settled in the eastern Penobscot Bay Maine area. Joanne previously worked for Avocet Systems in Rockland as Director of Account Auditing, and most recently for Downeast Pension Services Inc in Rockport as a Pension Administrator. She very recently retired from Downeast on January 1, 2015. She was a member of the Pope Memorial Humane Society, the ASPCA, The Humane Society of the US, and Amnesty International. Joanne’s recent retirement had her looking forward to more time enjoying the simple things in life like tending her lovely gardens, keeping up with current world news, barbequing in her yard with friends and spending time with her loyal dog, Dupont, and loving cat, Toby. She also took a yearly trip to Eastport to a special place she and her late husband used to visit. Joanne’s friends will remember special times shared and cherish those memories and her inspiration, as she was taken too soon. She is remembered fondly by her co-workers and close friends Linda, Terrianne, Sonny, Nathan, and many others who did not get to say good-bye. Joanne was preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Batty of Northport, ME. She is survived by her close friend, Linda Clark of Belfast, ME, and first cousins Fredrick Webel of Walpole, ME, Carl Troyano of Santa Barbara, CA, Roger Smith and Bette Smith Tanton of metropolitan Denver, CO. A private memorial will be held this summer. Should friends desire Memorial donations may be made to Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County, PO Box 1294, Rockland, ME 04841.