Frenchville --- Joan Gendreau Plourde, 82, passed away on December 28, 2023, at Northern Maine Medical Center. She was born on November 28, 1941, daughter of William and Yvonne (Caron) Gendreau and was the beloved wife of the late Leonard Plourde. She is survived by three children, Patricia Cathcart and her husband William of Connecticut, Barbara Roy and her husband Ronald of Frenchville, and Jeff Plourde and his wife Diane of Frenchville; seven grandchildren, Tessie, Ashley, Dustin, Curtis, Alicia, Lydia, and Kenny; 16 great-grandchildren, Ali, Addyson, Breeya, Everly, Fahrya, Alexis, Landon, Nathan, Brooklyn, Adelin, Dawson, Avery, Aiden, Clara, Trista, and Charlize; two siblings, Lionel and Alcid; along with many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by six siblings, Gertrude, Irene, Alphe, Gladys, Lucien and Elmer . A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 PM on Sunday, December 31, 2023 at the Madawaska Gospel Church. Family and friends may offer their condolences from 1 – 1:45 PM at the church, before the service. Summer Interment will be held at the Living Hope Cemetery in St. David, at the convenience of the family. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Lajoie-Daigle Funeral Home in Fort Kent.