Françoise Fetchko

Early on March 18, Francoise Fetchko, nee Lagoutte, passed away at her home in Bryant Pond, ME. One of five sisters and a native of France, she came to the United States in 1968 where she soon met and married her husband of 54 years, Peter Fetchko.  Together, Peter and Francoise made their life in Salem, MA, raising their two children, and where she volunteered at the then-named Peabody Museum.  A child of small village bakers and cafe owners, she was generous and hospitable to all who graced her family’s home with delicious food and a lively table.  An avid gardener with a very green thumb, she later turned rocky soils in the mountains of Maine into productive gardens that would feed her, Peter  and countless friends and family as if they ran the world’s finest restaurant.  Later in life she tapped deeper into her creative talents and became an accomplished painter who displayed her work at numerous galleries in the region.  She leaves behind her husband and two sons Nicolas and Sebastien, daughter-in-law Lisa, and grandchildren Gabriella and Greyson, as well as sisters Noëlle, Babeth, and Brigitte, and extended family in the United States and France.