LAKEVILLE — Carol McLaughlin (Fenn) Anderson of Brunswick, Maine, died on Sept. 11, 2026. Carol was the daughter of the late Ray and Carolyn Mary (Everhard) McLaughlin and was predeceased by her sister, Nancy Peck. She was born March 23, 1932, in Ohio and moved to Sharon, Connecticut with her family in 1942. She graduated from Bassick High School in Bridgeport and then attended Connecticut College for Women and completed her education at Connecticut Teachers College in New Britain, earning a Bachelor’s degree in education and Master’s degree in mathematics. She raised her family in Canton, Connecticut and lived in Lakeville, Connecticut until she moved to Maine in 1992.
Carol’s love of nature and being out of doors led her and first husband, Allyn Fenn, to downhill skiing as weekend volunteers for the Catamount Ski Patrol in Hillsdale, New York. She also loved to sail, learning at a girls’ camp on Moose Pond in Denmark, Maine and continuing throughout her life. She explored the waters of midcoast Maine with her late husband, Captain Robert Anderson, and Casco Bay with her family and close friend Bill Hetzel on sailboats big and small.
Carol was endlessly curious and loved to learn. She took classes, read books and articles, traveled, went to museums, and deeply listened to people. She shared her love of the world with others as a volunteer at the Maine Maritime Museum, a train host on the Downeaster, and both an elementary school and adult education teacher. An avid crossword puzzler and knitter, she always found a way to keep both her hands and her mind busy. She was active in her local churches, most recently St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brunswick.
Carol’s greatest joy, though, was her family. Carol is survived by her daughter, Deborah Driver, and her husband, Roy; her son, Christopher Fenn, and his wife, Liz; four grandchildren, Krystal Fenn, Dustin Fenn, Kate Driver, and Josh Driver; and two great-grandchildren, Evan and Aidan Miller.
Carol found great delight in little things: a nice cup of tea, a walk, watching the birds, a baked apple or a slice of fresh bread, the view from atop a parking garage in Portland, or a few minutes parked next to the ocean. She knew how to appreciate life’s small pleasures, remarking on one occasion while looking out over Casco Bay after a short cross country ski with her family, “aren’t we lucky.” She will be missed by many.
A private graveside service was held at Salisbury Cemetery in Salisbury, Connecticut on Oct. 14th. Memorial gifts can be made to the Maine Maritime Museum.
