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In Memory of
Louise Ann
Frechette (Boehle)
Frechette (Boehle)
1942 - 2018
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Obituary for Louise Ann Frechette (Boehle)
This is the story of Louise Ann Boehle Frechette that began on May 13, 1942 in San Francisco, California on what can only be imagined as a sunny Spring day. This world has been brighter since that day. She has been the light to her husband Carl’s life since 1964 when they met at a dance contest and he held her purse while the blond bombshell took to the floor. They married soon after in Reno Nevada arriving at the chapel in Carl’s white Corvette Stingray to tie the knot. Together they form a proverbial lighthouse of love that is witnessed by all they meet.
In 1965 the beacon shines bright with the birth of Timothy Scott Frechette. A second light shines through the fog of life following in 1970 with Selene Adrianne Frechette. Through the many travels with the family all over the country and her love of art, Louise begins to sketch pictures of Native Americans. On one adventure a photo is taken by Carl of an old woman that is sitting in the desert with a bowl in front of her that says, “25 cents-take my picture.” After many years Louise would see a similar photo in a magazine that inspired her to do a portrait of that fine wrinkled lady that sat in the sun. It hung in the family living room for years and is one of that only remaining paintings that the family owns.
Louise taught oil painting lessons for years in Maine while raising her family. Then she discovered pastel’s. By using similar techniques as her oil painting of dynamic seascapes, she began using pastels. This new medium allowed her to put crisp powerful seascapes in bold colors enhanced with metallics onto a near sandpaper quality paper. Husband Carl matted, framed and toiled by her side as well as creating his own styles of art along the way as well. Many weekends were spent at art shows all over New England with their beloved dog Edgar Allan Pooch.
Another bright spot was Louise’s acceptance into the Pastel Society of America and an exhibit that she was featured in that took place in Italy that she and Carl could be present at.
Louise’s reputation as an artist in oils and pastels had grown exponentially during her years of owning her own gallery in Kennebunkport, Maine. The gallery was a seasonal endeavor with sunshine in Maine during the summer and meander travels through the southwest to arrive in Northern California every Winter. It is there, in San Francisco that her heart always felt at home.
Louise was a proud member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, a fraternal and patriotic organization founded on the principles of ‘Love of Home’, ‘Devotion to the Flag’, Veneration of the Pioneers’ and ‘faith in the Existence of God.’ The Native Daughters participate in various projects throughout California such as their Children’s Foundation, which helps children whose families could not otherwise afford medical assistance. Native Daughters also help Veterans and help restore missions, lighthouses and other such projects.
Friend and neighbor George W. Bush once said something about a thousand points of light, and with that the birth of the first grandson in the family, Eli Townsend Dumaine shone bright in 1998. Two more points radiated in the Fall of 2003 with the births of grandsons Gradon Thomas Dumaine and Hunter Lawrence Frechette. Louise was known lovingly as “Oma” by the grandkids including an addition of a step granddaughter Claire Elizabeth Frohmberg at age 13 in 2015 upon the marriage of Eric and Selene Frohmberg. These last two rays of light with Eric and Claire completed the bright lighthouse for Louise that she and Carl had built together.
A lover of life, of beauty, and of living, Louise is living in eternal grace now. After years of declining health, Louise died suddenly at her home on November 29, 2018. A celebration of Life will take place later in the spring. Interment will take place in San Francisco, CA.
Having supported the efforts through her donations of paintings and support of the principles and endeavors of the Intensive Education Academy Louise’s family ask that contributions be made to the school either by mail to the following address that follows or through the donations page on IEA donation page on their website.
Intensive Education Academy
840 North Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06117
In 1965 the beacon shines bright with the birth of Timothy Scott Frechette. A second light shines through the fog of life following in 1970 with Selene Adrianne Frechette. Through the many travels with the family all over the country and her love of art, Louise begins to sketch pictures of Native Americans. On one adventure a photo is taken by Carl of an old woman that is sitting in the desert with a bowl in front of her that says, “25 cents-take my picture.” After many years Louise would see a similar photo in a magazine that inspired her to do a portrait of that fine wrinkled lady that sat in the sun. It hung in the family living room for years and is one of that only remaining paintings that the family owns.
Louise taught oil painting lessons for years in Maine while raising her family. Then she discovered pastel’s. By using similar techniques as her oil painting of dynamic seascapes, she began using pastels. This new medium allowed her to put crisp powerful seascapes in bold colors enhanced with metallics onto a near sandpaper quality paper. Husband Carl matted, framed and toiled by her side as well as creating his own styles of art along the way as well. Many weekends were spent at art shows all over New England with their beloved dog Edgar Allan Pooch.
Another bright spot was Louise’s acceptance into the Pastel Society of America and an exhibit that she was featured in that took place in Italy that she and Carl could be present at.
Louise’s reputation as an artist in oils and pastels had grown exponentially during her years of owning her own gallery in Kennebunkport, Maine. The gallery was a seasonal endeavor with sunshine in Maine during the summer and meander travels through the southwest to arrive in Northern California every Winter. It is there, in San Francisco that her heart always felt at home.
Louise was a proud member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, a fraternal and patriotic organization founded on the principles of ‘Love of Home’, ‘Devotion to the Flag’, Veneration of the Pioneers’ and ‘faith in the Existence of God.’ The Native Daughters participate in various projects throughout California such as their Children’s Foundation, which helps children whose families could not otherwise afford medical assistance. Native Daughters also help Veterans and help restore missions, lighthouses and other such projects.
Friend and neighbor George W. Bush once said something about a thousand points of light, and with that the birth of the first grandson in the family, Eli Townsend Dumaine shone bright in 1998. Two more points radiated in the Fall of 2003 with the births of grandsons Gradon Thomas Dumaine and Hunter Lawrence Frechette. Louise was known lovingly as “Oma” by the grandkids including an addition of a step granddaughter Claire Elizabeth Frohmberg at age 13 in 2015 upon the marriage of Eric and Selene Frohmberg. These last two rays of light with Eric and Claire completed the bright lighthouse for Louise that she and Carl had built together.
A lover of life, of beauty, and of living, Louise is living in eternal grace now. After years of declining health, Louise died suddenly at her home on November 29, 2018. A celebration of Life will take place later in the spring. Interment will take place in San Francisco, CA.
Having supported the efforts through her donations of paintings and support of the principles and endeavors of the Intensive Education Academy Louise’s family ask that contributions be made to the school either by mail to the following address that follows or through the donations page on IEA donation page on their website.
Intensive Education Academy
840 North Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06117