Anne Eleanor Guimar

Anne was born on July 29, 1935 in Litchfield, New York, the daughter of the late Melvin C. Tuttle and Edith A. (Holland) Tuttle.

Anne graduated from Waterville Central School in 1952. She married her first husband, Eddie, in 1953 and her second husband, Joe, in 1981.

Anne always worked from her childhood on her grandparent’s farm, to picking hops and beans as a teenager in Waterville, NY. As a young mother, she waitressed nights at Glady’s Diner, and later at Sandy’s in Buzzards Bay. She was also a cashier in the Base Commissary where she taught the baggers (and her children) the correct way to bag groceries. She was constantly seeking to increase her experience. She worked seasonally at the post office. She later worked as a data entry clerk at Otis AFB and advanced to Facility Maintenance Controller. After retiring in 1990, she volunteered her time at the local Council on Aging. There she worked with other volunteers getting lunches together, serving and cashiering, and being an official ‘greeter’ entertaining folks with her flirting and jokes. Most remarkably in 2012 she was named volunteer of the year for the Bourne Council on Aging.

Anne was a person with many interests, actively involved in the NCO Wives Club, Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts. For many years, she was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, participating in the women’s groups and teaching Bible Study classes to many children in the church.

She enjoyed quilting, decorating cakes, sewing, knitting, crocheting with plastic yarn, making crafts, traveling,and exploring caves in New Hampshire, Maine and New York. Those are just some of her interests.

Some of her children’s favorite memories are “Sunday Drives” going to who-knows- where (you found out when you got there) singing in the car, stopping for lunch on the side of the dirt road and having PB & Jelly sandwiches, Kool-aid and apples for lunch. She made the best Christmases out of almost nothing: Stockings made out brown grocery bags, decorated with crayons and getting the Christmas tree from the school when they were done with it.

Another favorite memory happened when a neighbor moved and abandoned a dog. The dog wouldn’t let her get from her car to her front door after a shift at Glady’s unless she gave him some scraps from the diner. Eventually Rusty became a beloved member of the family.

Grandchildren remember trips with Grandma and Grandpa Joe including walking up a mountain in Canada, exploring the Herkimer Diamond Mine, playing in the playground behind the house, the Scallop Festival and trips on the Skipper.

We all knew that Mom loved to work outside in the yard and with flowers, especially yellow roses which were her favorite. In her older years, she was always outside pulling weeds.

She is survived by her children Ralph S. Tanner of Norman, OK, Denise A. Gallagher (Kelly) of Ft. Worth, TX, Marsha L. Tanner of Lakeville, NY, Garri E. Favreau (Dennis) of Newport, VT, Sheryl R. Reaves (John) of Ft. Worth, TX, Bradley K. Tanner (Laura) of Campton, NH, Byron K. Tanner of Norman, OK, Kendall R. Tanner of Scottsdale, AZ and Jean Weeks of South Dartmouth, MA, her grandchildren Adele, Bill, Charles, Sara, William, Joe, Melisa, Rebecca, Keith, Chandra, Clarion, Kyrstin, Alexander, Daniel, Francis, Christy, Nicole, Alex, her great-grandchildren Justin, Chelsa, Sophia, Jacqueline, Liam, Ryan, Rohannah, Frank, her siblings Dale Lints of Waterville, NY and Linda Waltermire of Aliquippa, PA, and many nieces and nephews and their families.

She is predeceased by both her first husband, Eddie S. Tanner and her second husband, Joseph A. Guimar, her daughter Irene G. Archer, her son Eric W. Tanner, her stepchildren, Joseph Guimar, Kenneth Guimar, Wendy Peterson, her great grandchildren, Cory, Daniel, Samantha, her brothers-in-law, Worthy Lints and Clyde Waltermire.

Her family wishes to acknowledge the personal care she received from the staff at the Newport Health Care Center and Maple Lane Nursing Home. She appreciated the many kindnesses that were given above and beyond the routine care.

A private funeral will be held per her wishes.

In lieu of flowers, for those who wish, memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice.