Aug 29, 2025

St. David--Norman Joseph Lagasse, 92, passed away Friday, August 29, 2025, at a healthcare facility in Caribou, Maine. Norman was born June 2nd 1933, in Madawaska to Ernest and Elsie (Cyr) Lagasse.

Norman attended Madawaska High school prior to enlisting and serving in the U.S. Army. In 1955, he began working at Fraser Paper Mill, where he...

Aug 27, 2025

Van Buren---Emma Elyzabeth Cormier passed away on August 27, 2025, at the age of 8 years old, following a tragic accident.  Emma was born August 25, 2017 in Caribou to Meagan Wood and Harold Cormier. Emma is survived by both her parents, her brother Karson, two other siblings Kortney and Kody, her Uncle Brendan and Aunt Abby, Aunt Cindy,...

Aug 24, 2025

Madawaska---Joyce A. Cormier, 66, passed away on August 24, 2025, at a Fort Kent health care facility.  She was born in Fort Kent on January 13, 1959, daughter of the late Elmer and Joan (Parent) Cormier.  She is survived by four siblings, Kenneth Cormier of Fort Fairfield, Brenda Chabre and husband Robert of Farmingdale, Steve Cormier of Madawaska, Karen...

Aug 21, 2025

St. Agatha---Real J. Pelletier, 68, passed away at his residence on August 21, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Edmundston, New Brunswick on November 5, 1956, son of the late Alfred and Georgette (Levesque) Pelletier.

He enjoyed the outdoors including ice fishing and gardening, loved helping everybody in the community. He was a...

Aug 16, 2025

Irma J. (Daigle) Pelletier, 97, passed away peacefully in Fort Kent, Maine on August 16, 2025. She was born in Daigle, ME on March 24, 1928. She was the daughter of the late Denis L, and Jeanne (Chatagnon) Daigle.  Irma was the youngest of a blended family of ten siblings raised on the family homestead in Daigle. Irma with...

Aug 15, 2025

Van Buren--- Ann B. Desjardins, 89, peacefully passed away August 15, 2025, with her family at her side, and is now living her Fifth Day. She was born March 9, 1936, in Keegan, ME, a daughter of the late Albert and Cecile (Thibodeau) Berube and was a 1954 graduate of former Sacred Heart Girls High.

Aug 11, 2025

Fort Kent--- Marie M. Bouchard, 86, died at a Fort Kent hospital on August 11, 2025, following a brief illness, with her daughter and son-in-law at her side. She was born May 2, 1939 in Fort Kent, a daughter of the late Thomas and Rose (Raymond) Theriault.

As a young wife and mother,...

Aug 10, 2025

Fort Kent-- Carmen (Ouellette) Rioux, 99, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2025, at a local healthcare facility. She was born in Fort Kent on November 16, 1925, and was a daughter of the late Johnny and Rosanna (Berube) Ouellette.

Carmen was the devoted wife of Paul Rioux, with whom she shared 63 years of marriage. Together,...

Aug 10, 2025

Madawaska-- Lucille M. Sirois, 86, passed away peacefully at a Nashua, NH, healthcare facility on August 10, 2025. She was born August 16, 1938, in Clair, NB, Canada, daughter of the late James and Anita (Ouellette) Plourde.

Lucille graduated from Riviere-Verte High School and earned her bachelor's degree in education from the New...

Aug 8, 2025

Madawaska---Joyce M. Paradis, 71, passed away on August 8, 2025, at her residence, surrounded by her family.  She was born in Fort Kent on August 23, 1953, daughter of the late Conrad and Odile (Paradis) Ouellette.  Joyce did foster care for ten years and enjoyed babysitting children.  She loved spending time with her friends, especially while camping and eating...

Aug 2, 2025

Madawaska---Nancy Bourgoin, 71, passed away on August 2, 2025, at a Bangor health care facility.  She was born in Madawaska on May 10, 1954, daughter of the late Gilbert J. and Elsie (Levesque) Cyr.  She is survived by her loving husband, Gaetan Bourgoin of Madawaska; three siblings, Lorraine Cyr and her companion Claude Blanchette of Madawaska, Judy Tardif and...

Jul 30, 2025

Madawaska and Saco- Roger Dufour, 87, passed away at The Landing at Saco Bay Memory Care Center on July 30, 2025, from complications of Alzheimer's Dementia.  He was born in Madawaska, Maine on July 24, 1938, the son of the late   Patrick and Cecile (Collin) Dufour.  Roger is a graduate of Madawaska High School, Southern Maine Technical College, and...

Jul 30, 2025

Van Buren--- Gerard M. Chasse, 91, peacefully entered into Heaven and into the loving embrace of his late wife on July 30, 2025. He was born May 30, 1934 in Madawaska, a son of the late Eddie and Artheline (Lausier) Chasse.

Gerard last worked at the former Madawaska and Van Buren McDonalds for...

Jul 26, 2025

Madawaska---Alban Baron, 89, passed away July 26, 2025, at a Caribou health care facility.  He was born in Fort Kent on October 21, 1935, son of the late Arthur and Alvine (Saucier) Baron.  He enjoyed farming and raising animals during most of his life.  Alban was self-employed as a concrete construction worker.  He is survived three children, Rina Lagasse...

Jul 25, 2025

Limestone – Patricia B. Watson, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and educator, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2025, in St. Agatha . She was 79.  Born on February 22, 1946, in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada, Pat was the daughter of Donald and Myrtle MacWhinnie and one of twelve children in a close-knit family. She was raised in Madawaska, where...

Jul 24, 2025

Madawaska—Anne Chaisson (Marie Celine Anne Albert), 89, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2025, at Ridgewood Estates in Madawaska.  She was born in Madawaska on February 11, 1936, daughter of the late Ernest and Ester (Dionne) Albert.  Anne graduated from Madawaska High School in 1954.  After high school, Anne worked as a secretary at Fraser Papers in Madawaska (what is...

Jul 20, 2025

Fort Kent---Rita Taggart, 89, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2025, at a local health care facility.  She was born in St. Francois, New Brunswick on June 15, 1936, daughter of the late Joseph and Emelia (Bouchard) Dionne.  Besides her parents, Rita was predeceased by her loving husband, Milford Taggart; brothers and sisters-in-law, Leonide (Annette), Normand (Patsy), Adelard (Jeannine),...

Jul 15, 2025

Madawaska--- Philip J. Berube, 70, passed away July 15, 2025, at a Bangor hospital, following a sudden illness. He was born January 27, 1955, in Van Buren, a son of the late Lauretta (Violette) Berube and Bertram Berube.

He was a lifelong truck driver and ran the roads for Albert Farms for over 30 years. He also...

Jul 15, 2025

Fort Kent--- Zoel Morneault, 79, died July 15, 2025, at a Bangor hospital. He was born August 1, 1945, in St. Francois, NB, Canada, a son of the late Aurele and Yvette (Cote) Morneault.

Zoel was the owner and operator of Zoel & Son Sanitary Service for well over 40 years, before his retirement in 2011. He...

Jul 13, 2025

Fort Kent---Sidney J. Saucier, 75, passed away on July 13, 2025, at a Fort Kent health care facility.  He was born in Eagle Lake on March 18, 1950, son of the late Camille and Mary Jane (Soucie) Saucier. Sidney always enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.  He was always smiling and enjoying a good laugh and...