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Leo Paul Dionne

Leo Paul Dionne

Dec 30, 2020

Fort Kent---Leo Paul Dionne Sr., 85, passed away unexpectedly at a Fort Kent healthcare facility on December 30, 2020. He was born on June 12, 1935 in Fort Kent, ME. Leo was the son of the late Joseph and Emilia (Dufour) Dionne. Leo is survived by one son, Leo Jr. and wife, Barbara (Boucher) Dionne, of Fort Kent; sister...

Conrad Levesque

Conrad Levesque

Dec 29, 2020

Madawaska—Conrad Levesque, 95, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2020, at a Madawaska health care facility. He was born on September 22, 1925, son of the late Willie and Marie (Beaulieu) Levesque. Conrad is survived by his wife Grace (Lajoie) Levesque of 63 years; two children, Nelson Levesque of Madawaska, Brenda Daigle and her husband Glenn of Florida; four...

Joel Gendreau

Joel Gendreau

Dec 28, 2020

Madawaska—Joel "Buggy" Gendreau, 68, passed away on December 28, 2020 at a Bangor hospital.  He was born in St. David on January 31, 1952 to the late Willard and Agatha (Chasse) Gendreau.  Joel (aka Buggy) was a funny, kind, generous, and noble family man, who in his early years, worked on his family's farm, served in the Army National...

Paul Martin

Paul Martin

Dec 28, 2020

Eagle Lake--Paul Martin, 85, passed away December 28, 2020. He was born in Eagle Lake on May 7, 1935, the son of Frank and Edwidge Martin. After attending school in Eagle Lake and then Fort Kent he began his career as a mechanic, eventually opening his own garage doing car repairs and selling Evinrude motors. Paul loved his hometown...

Egline Charette

Egline Charette

Dec 28, 2020

Fort Kent--- Egline Charette, 100, passed away unexpectedly at a Fort Kent healthcare facility on December 28, 2020. She was born on December 18, 1920 in Fort Kent, ME. Egline was the daughter of the late Fred and Delia (Theriault) Voisine. She was predeceased by her husband Ernest Charette, sisters Rena Laferriere and Alma Cyr; brother Alcide Voisine. Egline...

Phoebe Morrison

Phoebe Morrison

Dec 26, 2020

ST. FRANCIS -- Phoebe (McBreairty) Morrison, 88, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of December 26, 2020. She leaves behind her devoted husband of 65 years, Merton, sons Warren of St. Francis, ME; James of Miami, FL; daughter Julie, son-in-law Kelly Mauldin, and grandson, Nathan, of Stone Mountain, GA. She was predeceased by her son, Randall, in 1999....

William "Billy" Nelson Jr.

William "Billy" Nelson Jr.

Dec 26, 2020

Madawaska—William "Billy" P. Nelson Jr., the VIP manager and lifelong resident of Madawaska, ME passed away unexpectedly on December 26, 2020 at the young age of 47. Bill is survived by his mother; Lucienne (Dufour) Nelson; his children, William (Willy) Nelson of Madawaska, and Cassandra Nelson of Oklahoma and her partner Jaci. He is also survived by his longtime...

Therese (Cyr) Martin

Therese (Cyr) Martin

Dec 26, 2020

St. David-- Therese (Cyr) Martin of St. David, Maine went home to be with the lord peacefully in her sleep on December 26, 2020 at the age of 75 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.  Therese was born on July 30, 1945 in Riviere Verte, New Brunswick, Canada.  She was the daughter of Jeanette (Theriault) and Albert...

Nicole Hughes

Nicole Hughes

Dec 22, 2020

Fort Kent--Nicole Georgianna Martin-Hughes, 61, born August 24th, 1959 of Saint Francis Maine; Passed away peacefully on December 22, 2020, at Forest Hill Manor (Fort Kent, Maine) with her daughter Kayla by her side. Nicole is predeceased by her father Rino Martin of St. Hilaire, New Brunswick. Nicole is survived by her Daughter Kayla and Husband Raymond McCrary of...

Elmer Dubois

Elmer Dubois

Dec 22, 2020

Fort Kent—Elmer Dubois, 81, passed away on December 22, 2020 after a battle with COVID-19 in Bangor, holding his grandson Scott Whitney's hand. He was born on March 31, 1939, son of the late Leo and Delina (Michaud) Dubois. Elmer loved the outdoors which included camping, fishing, hunting. He enjoyed playing card games like charlemagne with friends and family....

Jeannine Sirois Daigle

Jeannine Sirois Daigle

Dec 21, 2020

Fort Kent/St. Francois N.B--- Jeannine Sirois Daigle, 88, died peacefully in her sleep on December 21 st , 2020 with her family by her side. She was born on April 24, 1932 in St. Francois, N.B. Jeannine was the daughter of John and Emma Nadeau and was the youngest of eight children. Jeannine will be remembered for many amazing...

Lola Bouchard

Lola Bouchard

Dec 20, 2020

New Canada--Lola G. (Lamore) Bouchard, 86, passed away at a Fort Kent nursing facility on December 20, 2020. She was born January 18, 1934 to Aime and Phoebe (Viel) Lamore.

After 31 years of teaching, Lola retired and began spending her time knitting and crocheting. She made many beautiful blankets, sweaters, hats, mittens, and socks. She enjoyed...

Roland J. Cyr

Roland J. Cyr

Dec 20, 2020

Madawaska---Roland J. Cyr, 69, passed away on December 20, 2020 at a Fort Kent health care facility.  He was born in Madawaska on March 6, 1951, son of the late Levite and Annette (Lagasse) Cyr.  Roland is survived by one sister, Richard and Joan Ayotte; three brothers, Lionel and Norma Cyr, Donald and Denise Cyr, Ronnie Cyr and his...

Lona Bragdon

Lona Bragdon

Dec 20, 2020

Masardis--- Lona J. (Porter) Bragdon, 87, died December 20, 2020 at Northern Light-AR Gould Hospital. She was born January 16, 1933 in Masardis, the eldest daughter of Kenneth and Beulah (Clark) Porter. She attended schools in Masardis, Ashland, and Presque Isle. At the age of 19 she married Clive Bragdon on July 19, 1952, and together raised...

Theresa (Bourgoin) Pinkham

Theresa (Bourgoin) Pinkham

Dec 19, 2020

FORT KENT – Theresa (Bourgoin) Pinkham, 91, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020, in Massachusetts. She was born July 27, 1929 in New Canada , the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Dube) Bourgoin. Theresa graduated from University of Maine, Orono, in 1952 with a degree in education and worked for many years as...

Daniel Cormier

Daniel Cormier

Dec 17, 2020

Van Buren--- Daniel "Patat" Cormier, 65, peacefully entered into rest Thursday evening, December 17, 2020, with his loving wife at his side. He was born October 7, 1955 in Van Buren, a son of the late Guillaume and Hattie (Vaillancourt) Cormier.

Dan last work as a maintenance worker for Laplante Apartments, Van Buren,...

Sylvia Marie Levesque

Sylvia Marie Levesque

Dec 15, 2020

Van Buren--- Sylvia M. Levesque, 71, peacefully entered into rest on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at a Van Buren healthcare facility. She was born May 24, 1949 in Van Buren, a daughter of the late Roy and Matilda (Lavoie) LaBreck.

Sylvia worked as a housekeeper at former Brookside Manor and Lounge, a kitchen...

Marie Helen 'Lila' Dube

Marie Helen 'Lila' Dube

Dec 15, 2020

Portland- Marie H. "Lila" Dube, 98, formerly of Fort Kent, died peacefully on December 15, 2020, following a brief illness. Lila was born in Eagle Lake, Maine on June 17, 1922, the daughter of the late Emile and Leona (Dumont) Gagne. She graduated from Fort Kent Community High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree from Fort Kent Normal School....

Robert "Bob" Bilodeau

Robert "Bob" Bilodeau

Dec 12, 2020

Madawaska-- Robert J "Bob" Bilodeau passed away after a brief illness at a Fort Kent Health Facility on December 12,2020.  He was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec on July 27, 1922 the son of Amable Bilodeau and Elmina Gervais.   He will be deeply missed by his daughter Manon and her husband Glenn Raymond Sr.   They were fortunate to have him...

Patricia Desrochers

Patricia Desrochers

Dec 12, 2020

Madawaska--- Patricia N. Desrochers, 68, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 12, 2020, following a short illness. She was born March 21, 1952 in Madawaska, a daughter of the late Gabriel and Mona (Babin) Michaud.

She worked many years for LePage Bakeries, Auburn, and Lisbon News, a convenience store in Lewiston. She also worked...

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