SOUTH THOMASTON — Jeannette Rose (Tupper) Darling, died peacefully at her daughter Crystal’s home in South Thomaston with Crystal, Cathy, and their dear friend Becca by her side.

Jan, as everyone knew her, was born at home in East Hygate, Vermont to Frederick and Lillian (Daignault) Tupper.

She married George Darling in 1959 and was married 59 years until he passed away in 2019.

She held degrees in Library Science and Photography. Her love of animals, gardening and camping was always somewhere in any conversation you had with her. But most of all she loved her family and her friends.

She was predeceased by her parents; her brother Fred Tupper; her husband, George; and her son-in-law, Frank Ferraiolo.

She is survived by her two daughters, Crystal Darling, Cathy Darling and her partner Mike Pontau; one granddaughter, Bethany Brown and her husband Brett; two great-grandchildren, Tristan and Brysen; a very special foster child, Tammy of Texas; as well as many Darling and Pontau relatives.

Family and friends are invited to visit Thursday, August 15, 2024, from 4 to 6 p.m., at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock Street, Rockland.

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 11 a.m., at Governor’s Restaurant, 376 Main Street, Waterville.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to either South Thomaston Ambulance, P.O. Box 147, South Thomaston, ME 04858; Troy Union Church, 515 Bangor Rd, Troy, ME 04987; or Avian Haven, 418 North Palermo Road, Freedom, ME 04941.

To share a memory or condolence with the Darling family, or to read a full obituary, please visit their Book of Memories at www.bchfh.com.