It all started with a desire to bring running water to East Boothbay United Methodist Church. In the 1950s, a women’s group began selling pies and other baked goods to raise money so the church could have an indoor restroom and a kitchen. The United.
Barbara P. Schueler
Barbara Perham Schueler, long-time resident of Boothbay, Maine passed away March 28, 2021, at the age of 77, at Ascension Sacred Heart with her daughter and grandchildren by her side.
Born May 27, 1943 in Norwalk, Connecticut, she was the daughter of Frank and Nina Perham. She had five siblings.
As quoted in her school yearbook, “she was a beautiful, long blonde-haired, young lady who was known for talking and loved ‘dating’.” She graduated high school in Bergenfield, New Jersey in 1961.
On May 25, 1963 she married, Barry Schueler, in Norwalk, Connecticut. There they had two children, Tom and Sandi.
In 1972 she moved briefly to Trevett, and then settled in East Boothbay, Maine where she worked at Luke’s Boatyard, down the hill from where she lived. She was a skilled seamstress, talented artist and crafter, avid beach goer, prolific gardener, and highly regarded cook.