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Norman E. Burby
Oct 19, 2015
Ashland--- Norman E. Burby Sr., 69, died peacefully Monday, October 19, 2015 at Eastern Maine Medical Center. He was born January 1, 1946 to Ellery and Alicia (Colbath) Burby and was a 1965 graduate of Ashland Community High School. Norman worked for 47 years at Columbia Forest Products, where he had many close friends. Norman is survived by: two sons,...
Elsie Libby Gibson
Oct 19, 2015
Ashland--- Elsie Parker Libby Gibson was a lady - prayerful, kind, gracious, humble, steadfast and hardworking. On Monday, October 19, 2015, her work on earth was finished, and she went home to be with her Lord. Elsie was born September 18, 1918, in Connor, Maine, the daughter of Harold and Margaret (West) Parker. She graduated from Presque Isle High School....
Armand J. Tardif
Oct 17, 2015
Madawaska- Armand J. Tardif, 77, died peacefully Saturday, October 17, 2015, at a Van Buren healthcare facility. He was born November 11, 1937, a son of the late Thomas and Anna (Gagnon) Tardif. Armand owned and operated Tardif Electric in Madawaska for approximately 50 years, helping many area residents with their electrical needs. Previously, he worked as an electrician for...
Jean-Guy Levesque
Oct 14, 2015
Madawaska---Jean-Guy Levesque, 72, passed away from a long illness on October 14, 2015 at Borderview Rehab and living center. He was born July 28, 1943 to Romeo and Laurence (Couturier) Levesque in Edmundston, New Brunswick Canada. He married his wife Claudette (Albert) in 1967 and together raised two daughters Cynthia Levesque and Sonya Poiesz. He worked at Fraser Papers as...
Earl M. Redwine
Oct 14, 2015
St. David - Earl M. Redwine passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at the age of 75. He was born April 26, 1940 in Phoenix Arizona, the son of the late Earl and Nancy (Williams) Redwine. He graduated from McClean High School, Virginia, and Johns Hopkins University. Earl had an enormous intellectual appetite, reading almost every book in the...
Lucille F. Cameron
Oct 4, 2015
Ashland & Fort Fairfield--- Lucille F. Cameron, 73, died peacefully Sunday, October 4, 2015, at a Caribou hospital. She was born August 7, 1942 in Bronx, NY, a daughter of the late Joseph and Lucille (Tierney) Jirak. Lucille worked as a potato processor with Maine Potato Growers for several years but prided herself for spending her time at home raising...
Roger J. Marecaux
Sep 30, 2015
Ashland--- Roger J. Marecaux, 69, died unexpectedly Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at a Presque Isle hospital. He was born December 16, 1945 in Boston, MA, a son of the late Claude and Marjorie (Ramsay) Marecaux. He graduated from Bates College in 1967, where he met the love of his life. Following his graduation, Roger enlisted with the US Army during...
Richard Saucier
Sep 25, 2015
Madawaska---Richard C. Saucier, 79, passed away on September 25, 2015 at a Madawaska health care facility. He was born in Van Buren on December 9, 1935, son of the late Conrad and Claire (Duperre) Saucier. Richard was a loving, gentle soul. A humble man who enjoyed his family, friends, and the tranquility of being out on the golf course. He...
Geraldine Chasse
Sep 24, 2015
St. David---Geraldine Pelletier Chasse, 92, left us peacefully on September 24, 2015 with loving family by her side. She was born February 17, 1923 in St. Francis, Maine, daughter of the late Laurent and Marie (Sirois) Pelletier. Gerry attended schools in St. Francis and Westbrook Maine. She was graduated from the Madawaska Training School as a young woman, and then...
Daniel A. Madore
Sep 21, 2015
Madawaska---Daniel A. Madore, 75, passed away unexpectedly at his home on September 21, 2015. He was born in Madawaska on January 26, 1940, son of the late Aurel E. and Lourdes M. (Pelletier) Madore. In his younger years, Danny worked at Fraser Paper. He was a beloved and much respected school teacher in Madawaska for thirty four years, where he...
Theresa M. Arsenault
Sep 8, 2015
Van Buren--- Theresa M. Arsenault, 88, died peacefully Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at a Van Buren healthcare facility. She was born December 1, 1926 in Van Buren, a daughter of the late Maurice and Rowena (Paradis) Lagasse. Theresa worked as a seamstress and order fulfiller for over 37 years with Industrial Uniform, Bridgeport, CT. Following her retirement, she returned to...
Robert A. Soucy
Sep 2, 2015
Robert Roland Soucy, 76, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at a Madawaska health care facility after a brief illness. He was born to Albenie and Alvina (Berube) Soucy on November 12, 1938 in Baker Brook, New Brunswick. He was married on July 29,1961 to Cecile Cyr in St. Basile, New Brunswick. Robert and Cecile settled down in...
Ulysse Grondin
Sep 1, 2015
Madawaska---Ulysse Grondin, 76, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at a Van Buren health care facility. He was born in Edmundston, New Brunswick on November 23, 1938, son of the late Leo and Jeannine (Grondin) Grondin. He is survived by his loving wife of fifty two years Louise (Albert) Grondin of Madwaska; his beloved son, Dan Grondin and his...
Majella T. Dufour
Sep 1, 2015
Majella "Lola" Parker Dufour, age 86, wife of the late Valmon Dufour, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at a Madawaska health care facility. She was born on April 24, 1929, in Campbellton, NB, Canada, daughter of the late Edmond Parker and Eva Goulet Parker. She was survived by two daughters, Louise Olliges and her husband Art of Ormond...
Delmont St. Jean
Aug 30, 2015
Van Buren--- Delmont St. Jean, 73, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015 at a Caribou hospital. He was born January 25, 1942 in Van Buren, a son of the late Raoul and Rachel (Desjardins) St. Jean. Delmont lived and worked in Connecticut for many years. He returned to his hometown of Van Buren to care for his loving mother, until...
Helene Dube
Aug 28, 2015
Van Buren--- Helene Dube, 80, died peacefully Friday morning, August 28, 2015 at a Van Buren healthcare facility. She was born April 1, 1935 in St. Leonard, NB, Canada, a daughter of the late Eddie and Adele (Dionne) Gauvin, being raised in Notre Dame de Lourdes. Helene was a devoted wife and mother, doting on her husband and children. She...
Shawn D. Baxter
Aug 27, 2015
Bangor & Masardis--- Shawn D. Baxter, 47, died Thursday, August 27, 2015 at Eastern Maine Medical Center, in Bangor. He was born December 16, 1967 in Presque Isle, the son of Lois (Curtis) Darkis and David Baxter. He graduated from Bangor High School, Class of 1986, and was a platoon leader for the ROTC and a member of the Civil...
Ernestine Doucette
Aug 17, 2015
Van Buren--- Ernestine Doucette, 92, died peacefully Monday, August 17, 2015, at a Van Buren healthcare facility. She was born May 13, 1923 in Van Buren, a daughter of the late Hubert and Anastasie (Lausier) Doumont. She was a devoted homemaker and praised herself for raising her children and doting her husband. Ernestine was a wonderful cook and enjoyed providing...
Leonard Chamberlain
Aug 13, 2015
Eagle Lake and Madawaska---Leonard Chamberlain, 70, passed away on August 13, 2015 at a Presque-Isle health care facility. He was born in Madawaska on January 25, 1945, son of the late Arthur and Rita (Pelletier) Chamberlain. Leonard was in the care of Northern Maine General for the past twenty years, where the staff became part of the family. Bruce Dubey,...
Glena R. Condon
Aug 13, 2015
Portage Lake--- Glena R. Condon, 93, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015, at a Presque Isle healthcare facility. She was born March 19, 1922 in Portage, a daughter of the late Clifton and Caroline (Sutherland) Clark. Glena and her husband farmed and drove school bus for many years. As a wife of a farmer, logging contractor, and general contractor she...

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