Caribou/Madawaska---Joffre Daigle, 92, died peacefully at the Maine Veterans' Home in Caribou on June 15, 2012. He was born in Glendyne, P.Q. on July 31, 1919, son of the late Willie and Denise (Guy) Daigle. Joffre graduated from Assumption Prep school in Worcester, Massachusetts and then went on to graduate from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in Boston. He served with the Marines and Navy in World War II and was stationed in Brunswick, Maine and the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific. Joffre owned and operated Daigle's Drugstore in Madawaska for more than 35 years, from 1946-1982. He then worked for Brooks Drugstore as a pharmacist. He was a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus and a member of the American Legion, Post 147 in Madawaska for over 60 years. He was also a charter member and District Governor for the Lion's Club as well as a charter member of La Vallee Credit Union, now Acadia Credit Union. Joffre was an avid boat racer in Maine and in the Province of Quebec. He enjoyed music and loved to play the piano. He is survived by his wife, Gloria (Breau) Daigle of Madawaska; two sons, John (Eva) Daigle of Tallahassee, FL, Joffre Jr. (Rita) Daigle of Springvale; two daughters, Lynn (Don) Michaud of Madawaska, Parise (Bob) Skoczenski of Pensacola Beach, FL; nine grandchildren, Gallagher, Erina, Pierre, Andre, Guy, Eric, Brian, Alyssa, and Katie; three great grandchildren, Olivia, Sophia, and Gabriel; two sisters, Bridgette Cote of Edmundston, N.B., Rose Marie Frenette of Texas; many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was predeceased by his stepmother, Melanie; his sisters, Frances Morin, Patricia St. Jean; his brother, Joel (Daigle) Audibert. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11am on Thursday, June 21 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church. Family and friends may offer their condolences at church from 10am until time of service on Thursday. Donations in Joffre's memory may be made to the Caribou Veterans Home,163 Van Buren Rd., Caribou, ME 04736. Arrangements have been entrusted to Lajoie Funeral Home.
