OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Carol M. Rutter, 82, of Old Orchard Beach, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, surrounded by family, at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford, following a long battle with CHF and COPD.

She was born Aug. 3, 1932 in Albion, a daughter of Carroll L. and Clarissa M. (Whitney) Garnett.

She came to Portland as a child and was a graduate of Deering High School.

On April 19, 1952, she married Kenneth “Ken” E. Rutter in Portland. They raised their three children in Saco.

Carol had worked in the hot lunch programs of Young School and the Saco Middle School. She later worked as a deli clerk at the Saco Hannaford store before retiring in 1997.

Family was her primary focus; she enjoyed being at home and taking part in family activities especially birthday celebrations, where she would say, “Everyone deserves a cake.” She enjoyed swimming during the summer and watching “The Young & The Restless” daily. She also enjoyed traveling to Hawaii to celebrate her 25th wedding anniversary with her husband.

She had been a member of the First Congregational Church in Saco, and more recently attended the New Life Church in Biddeford.

Carol was preceded in death by: Kenneth, her husband of 58 years, on May 28, 2010.

Surviving are: one daughter, Diane Bessey and her husband Donald of Old Orchard Beach; one sons, Gary Rutter of Old Orchard Beach and Jeffrey Rutter of Scarborough; five granddaughters, Jennifer Fogg and her husband John, Sherri Locke and her husband Michael, all of Biddeford, Deena Rae of Limerick, Heather Tellez of and her husband Brandon of Eagle River, Alaska, and Jasmin Rutter of Rockland; 12 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

There will be no visiting hours. A memorial service will be on Friday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. Donations in Carol’s memory may be made to: National Kidney Foundation, 85 Astor Ave., Suite 2, Norwood, MA 02062. To share condolences online, visit www.hopememorial.com.