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Shawn D. Cote

Shawn D. Cote

Mar 25, 2023

Madawaska---Shawn Dennis Cote, 44, of Madawaska, Maine, passed away suddenly on Saturday, March 25, 2023.  Shawn was born on October 16, 1978, to Gilman and Nicole (Theriault) Cote in Edmundston, NB Canada. After graduating from Madawaska High School in 1997 he went on to study Carpentry at Northern Maine Technical College. Shawn worked at Twin Rivers Paper Company for...

Nora A. Kelley

Nora A. Kelley

Mar 23, 2023

St. Francis---Nora A. (Sturgeon) Kelley, 99, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2023 at a Fort Kent health care facility.  She was born in St. John, Maine on September 11, 1923, daughter of the late Benjamin and Lydia (Brann) Sturgeon.  She was predeceased by her beloved husband and best friend, Gerald D. Kelley.  Besides her parents, she was also...

Joseph Saucier

Joseph Saucier

Mar 23, 2023

On 3/23/2023 at 4:30pm the most loving, strong willed, hardworking, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend left us to be at peace in his forever home. The epitome of Joseph's life was home. While this means many things to many, Joe was always at home on the hill in Wallagrass where he was born and raised and...

Norman Clavette

Norman Clavette

Mar 23, 2023

Madawaska--- Norman Rino Clavette, 72, peacefully passed away March 23, 2023, at a Fort Kent hospital, following a battle with leukemia. He was born December 27, 1950 in Edmundston, NB, Canada, a son of the late Albert and Cecile (Picard) Clavette.

Norman worked at Bob's Service Center and Butch Derosier's potato farm for...

Nicole (Cyr) Caron

Nicole (Cyr) Caron

Mar 20, 2023

Fort Kent--- Nicole D. Caron, 79, peacefully entered into Eternal Rest March 20, 2023, following a short illness. She was born January 9, 1944 in Riviere du Loop, QC, Canada, a daughter of the late Armand and Cecile (Theriault) Cyr.

Nicole was a devoted homemaker and loved to care for her husband and...

Susan (Barbour) Dunbar

Susan (Barbour) Dunbar

Mar 20, 2023

Grand Isle--- Susan I. Dunbar, 78, passed peacefully March 20, 2023, with her devoted husband at her side. She was born February 5, 1945 in Providence, RI, a daughter of the late Clifton and Irene (Beattie) Barbour.

Susan met the love of her life in 1964, Robert Dunbar, in Rhode Island, and quickly...

Carissa Dumont

Carissa Dumont

Mar 16, 2023

Carissa Dumont, 49, passed away unexpectedly on March 16, 2023. She was born December 29, 1973, in the small town of Fort Kent, ME. In 1992, Carissa graduated from Fort Kent Community High School and attended college, later becoming a pharmacy technician and working in Madawaska. She volunteered at a local animal shelter for a number of years before...

David J. Cowie

David J. Cowie

Mar 15, 2023

Fort Kent---David Cowie, 72, passed away March 15, 2023, at a Fort Kent health care facility.  He was born in Madawaska on October 5, 1950, son of the late Earle W. and Germaine (Bourgoin) Cowie.  He was an avid outdoorsman, and really enjoyed riding ATV and fishing.  He loved animals and had a great love for his pets.  He...

Lester J. Dumond

Lester J. Dumond

Mar 13, 2023

Madawaska---Lester "Les" Joseph Dumond 79 years young, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 13, 2023.  He was born in Soldier Pond on September 26, 1943, son of the late Aurel and Irene (Cote) Dumond.  Les is survived by his faithful wife of 54 years Pierrette (Bonsant) Dumond; devoted father of Natalie and son in law, James Hanna and Paul...

Rejeanne Dufour

Rejeanne Dufour

Mar 13, 2023

Madawaska---Rejeanne Dufour, 88, passed away on March 13, 2023 at a Fort Kent health care facility.  She was born in Courcelles, Quebec on September 14, 1934, daughter of the late Valere and Florida (Theberge) Lessard.  She attended local schools and in 1952, moved to Edmundston, NB, to help start up a new men's dress shirt manufacturing company, as a...

Laurette M. Lizotte

Laurette M. Lizotte

Mar 10, 2023

Grand Isle---Laurette Lizotte, 98, passed away March 10, 2023, at a Madawaska health care facility.  She was born in St. David on January 18, 1925, daughter of late Adolphe and Alice (Dube) Gendreau.  She had a strong faith and was a very devoted Catholic.  She was a communicant of St. Gerard Church and was a Sacristan for many years. ...

Corinna (Beaulier) Garrity

Corinna (Beaulier) Garrity

Mar 7, 2023

Portage Lake---Corinna B. Garrity (85), cherished wife, grandmother, mother, aunt, sister, friend and neighbor of Ashland, ME, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on March 7, 2023 at the NMMC in Ft. Kent, ME.

Corinna was born on March 1, 1938, to the late Jessie and William Beaulier.  She is...

Clifford Paradis

Clifford Paradis

Mar 5, 2023

Madawaska---Clifford Paradis, 90, passed away on March 5, 2023 at a Fort Kent health care facility.  He was born in Madawaska on August 12, 1932, son of the late Willie and Yvonne (Theriault) Paradis.  After high school, Cliff was a cook at the State Restaurant before joining the United States Army.  After his return home from the service, he...

Joan M. Albert

Joan M. Albert

Mar 5, 2023

Madawaska---Joan M. Albert, 70, passed away on March 5, 2023 at a Fort Kent health care facility.  She was born in Madawaska on February 2, 1953, youngest daughter of the late Adelin and Dorella (Lavoie) Pelletier.  Joan was very devoted to her faith and was a communicant of St. Thomas Aquinas Church.  She enjoyed knitting, sewing, and crafting.  She...

Roland B. Marquis

Roland B. Marquis

Mar 5, 2023

Madawaska---Roland B. Marquis, 87, passed away on March 5, 2023 at a Madawaska health care facility.  He was born in Edmundston, New Brunswick on February 17, 1936, son of the late Alphee and Albertine (Gagnon) Marquis.  Roland was an avid outdoorsman and really enjoyed hunting and fishing.  He was a member of the American Legion, post 49, where he...

Carlene T. (Cyr) Martin

Carlene T. (Cyr) Martin

Mar 4, 2023

Fort Kent-- Carlene Theresa (Cyr) Martin was a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend to many. She left this world at peace and without pain on March 4 th , 2023.

She was born to Leo and Winnifred (Leblanc) Cyr on June 29th, 1935. After school she moved to Connecticut to start her life with...

Sylvia (Laforest) Hebert

Sylvia (Laforest) Hebert

Mar 3, 2023

Van Buren--- Sylvia Hebert, 77, peacefully passed away March 3, 2023, at a Caribou hospital, with her loving family at her side. She was born November 25, 1945, in Drummond, NB, Canada, a daughter of the late Edmond and Lina (Beaulieu) Laforest.

Sylvia was a French Literature teacher in Grand Falls, NB, Canada,...

Joseph "Fernald" Jandreau

Joseph "Fernald" Jandreau

Mar 1, 2023

Fort Kent--- Joseph Leonce Fernald Jandreau, aka "Fernald," 87, peacefully entered into Eternal Life and into the waiting arms of his beloved wife on March 1, 2023. He was born November 7, 1935 in St. Francis, the youngest of six children born of the late Levite and Roseanna (Jandreau) Jandreau.

Born and raised...

David A. Martin

David A. Martin

Feb 28, 2023

Madawaska--- David A. Martin, 63, passed peacefully Tuesday, February 28, 2023, following a short battle with cancer, with his family at his side. He was born September 19, 1959, in Fort Kent, a son of Armand Martin and the late Yvette (Michaud) Martin.

Dave last worked with State of Maine as a surveyor...

Roger Pelletier

Roger Pelletier

Feb 28, 2023

Eagle Lake---Roger Pelletier, 62, passed away on February 28, 2023, at his residence in Eagle Lake.  He was born in Fort Kent on September 15, 1960, son of Richard and Claudine (Bouchard) Pelletier.  Roger was a family man, family always came first and his friendly demeanor and kindness to others will always be remembered. He greeted everyone with his...

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