Wanda Lynn Piawlock Monbleau

Wanda Lynn Piawlock Monbleau, 50, died suddenly Sept. 6, 2012, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer.

Wanda was born Sept. 2, 1962, in Rumford, Maine, where she raised her two children and worked many different occupations including line cook, house keeper and equipment operator. She ran a painting business and also worked on the North Slope. In 2002, seeking adventure, she moved with her children and started a new life in Alaska. She married in 2005.

Wanda loved her family back East and kept in close contact with her mother. Wanda was a very strong-willed person who sometimes could be outspoken, but believed honesty to be important.

Her children and husband always came first. Wanda had many interests; her favorite things were the ocean, diving, collecting seashells, gardening, her dog Gunner, spending time outdoors, fishing, puzzles and candles.

The family wrote, “Wanda was a dedicated mother of two children and always put family first. She loved to follow school sports and she frequented the library daily. Wanda was a very strong willed woman who didn’t know the word ‘easy,’ and she was proud of being from Maine. Rest in peace, sweetheart.”

Surviving are her mother, Clare Piawlock; brothers, Terry, Michael and Brian Piawlock; and sisters, Wendy Annis and Brenda Piawlock, all of Bethel, Maine. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews and her immediate family: husband, William R. Monbleu; daughter, Jessica Clare Lavallee; and son, Courtney James Lavallee.

Arrangements were by Valley Funeral Home and Crematory. A guestbook and obituary are online at alaskanfuneral.com.