Patricia A. “Pat” Parmenter died on Nov. 17, 2023, surrounded by her family, at the age of 91.

Pat was born on March 14, 1932 in Worcester, Massachusetts. There, she graduated from the Bancroft School where despite her short stature, according to her, she excelled in basketball. After high school, Pat attended Wheaton College.  

Her family summered at Juniper Point in Boothbay Harbor. This is where she met and married Raymond Greenleaf and where they raised their three children. When the children were older, she joined her husband in the family business, J. Edward Knight & Company, as co-owner and bookkeeper. She continued working there until her retirement.  

After retirement, she split her time between Naples, Florida and eventually Port Charlotte, Florida and Maine with her second husband, Claude Parmenter. 

Pat had a true joy for life and was always ready for the next adventure. She was very active and picked up tennis after a hiatus of many years. As a member of two tennis teams, she played until she was about 80 years old. 

Shortly after her second husband’s death, she moved to St. Andrews Village. She loved keeping busy, and brought her hobby of Diamond Dots to the Village. Within her first few weeks at the Village, the caregivers and the residents picked up her hobby. She became known as the “Diamond Dot Queen.” It was also rumored that she started a daily “Happy Hour” in Assisted Living! 

Pat loved playing the slot machines too. The family knew that if the day was rainy, she would be calling to ask one of them to take her to the casino in Oxford. Following the activities of the great-grandchildren was another love. Whether it was on a sports field, in a theater or watching the highlights of an event on her iPad, she never wanted to miss a thing!  

She was asked if she wanted to fly to Spain to visit a granddaughter who was attending school there. She said, “Absolutely!” When a grandson asked her if she wanted to go to the U.S. Open Tennis Championship with him, she responded, “When are we leaving?” Both of these trips were dreams come true for her. 

Pat loved traveling on cruises and usually took a few trips each year. In the summer, she always looked forward to taking a family boat ride on her grandson Corey’s lobster boat, Brandy’s Girl. Labor Day weekends, she looked forward to the annual Pottle Lobster Clambake where she would revel in the company of extended family and friends. This year, to the 35th annual clambake, she invited friends from the Village to thank them for always watching over and caring for her. 

Pat was predeceased by her parents, Paul P. Spaulding and Beatrice Norwood Spaulding, and her brothers, Paul Spaulding and Norwood Spaulding.  

Pat was as loved and adored by her family as much as she loved and adored them. She and her zest for life will be sorely missed by all. 

She is survived by her three children; Cynthia Pottle and husband Clayton of Southport, Debra Chaney and husband Chuck of Boothbay, Bob Greenleaf (Uncle Bob) of Boothbay Harbor; stepdaughter Susanne Parmenter of Boothbay Harbor and stepson Steven Clark of Gray New-Gloucester; seven grandchildren, Steven, Corey, Brian, Chelsea, Jessica, Brooke and Courtney; and stepgrandchildren; Mikaela, Megan and Steve; and her eight great-grandchildren, Ella, John, Spencer, Ryder, Josiah, Anni, Jackson and Charlotte. 

A memorial service for Pat will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 11 a.m. at Hall Funeral Home, 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay. 

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be sent to the Southport Island Association, P.O. Box 505, Southport, ME 04576 or to the Boothbay Region Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 280, Boothbay, ME 04537. 

Arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Home of Boothbay. To share online condolences, visit Pat’s Book of Memories at www.hallfuneralhomes.com.