Tina Marie COHOON

SCARBOROUGH - Tina Marie Turcotte, 40, of Scarborough, died Sunday, July 31, 2005 at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor from injuries received in an automobile accident Friday, July 29, 2005 in Hallowell. She was born in Portland on Feb. 20, 1965, a daughter of Jack and Patricia Dascanio Cohoon. She attended South Portland schools, and graduated from South Portland High School, Class of 1983. Following high school, Tina attended and graduated from Headhunter's School of Design. She worked as a hair stylist for several years, first at Image Makers, and later at the Ritz. Tina then decided to make a career change, and went to work for Woodard & Curran, Inc. While at Woodard and Curran, Tina began to further her education, and went back to school part-time at Husson College. She left Woodard and Curran after ten years to complete her education, and graduated from Husson College with a bachelor's degree in Accounting. Since graduation, Tina has been self employed. Tina met her husband Scott in 1988, and they were married in South Portland in November of 1991. Tina will be remembered as a person who loved to travel. She also was a lover of animals, and was an advocate for animal rights. Tina was also a person who lived with adversity, as she was a breast cancer survivor, having fought and won her battle with breast cancer in 2000. She was predeceased by her father, Jack who died in 1994, and her beloved Harley. Surviving is her husband of 14 years, Scott Turcotte and their beloved companion Bosco of Scarborough; her mother and step-father, Patricia and Robert LaNigra of Scarborough; two sisters, Amy Cohoon Miller and her husband Christopher of Gorham, and Paula Cohoon Murphy and her husband Matt of Gardiner; three step-brothers, Thomas LaNigra and his wife Donna of Gorham, Michael LaNigra and his wife Julie of Exeter, N.H., and Steven LaNigra of Hawaii; her grandmother, Shirley Cohoon of Michigan; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Beverly and Les White of Sebago; her sister-in-law, Susan Ricker and her husband George of Tamworth, N.H.; two nieces, Libby Murphy and Lexi Miller; three nephews, Alex Miller, Aaron Ricker, and Alex Ricker; and several aunts and uncles. A celebration of Tina's life will take place Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church, 150 Black Point Road, Scarborough. A reception will follow in the church hall.