NEW HIRES Kimberley Swanson has been hired as the associate director of corporate and donor relations at The Salvation Army Northern New England division. Swanson previously worked as the statewide manager of business development at Northern Light Home Health and Hospice. She has a bachelor of arts in communication and journalism from the University of […]
Blanche Chavarry, 96, retired major of The Salvation Army
The Old Orchard Beach resident s service to the organization spanned nearly 75 years.
Photos courtesy of Cheryl Poulopoulos
Blanche Chavarry, a retired major of The Salvation Army who dedicated her life to its ministry and community, died Wednesday after a brief illness. She was 96.
Chavarry, of Old Orchard Beach, was a volunteer at The Salvation Army’s Seaside Pavilion for nearly 20 years.
She was remembered Thursday as a kind and resilient woman who made a good pot of coffee and wasn’t afraid to say what was on her mind.
“She was a real pistol, I’ll tell ya,” said Cheryl Poulopoulos, director of the Seaside Pavilion. “She lived a very full life. You don’t get to be 96 without being a little bit stubborn. She knew what she wanted. She had a really strong faith in God.”