All Obituaries

LAWRENCE GERVAIS JR. MADAWASKA, ME. Lawrence (June) Gervais Jr., 71, passed away February 13, 2023 in Fort Kent, ME.  He was born in Frenchville, ME. January 28, 1952 the son of Lawrence Sr. and Clara (Dumond) Gervais.  He was a 23 and a half year Veteran of the US Army.  He was a proud partner of the Gervais Trucking Inc.  He was well known for his love of woodworking and building picnic tables.  He was also a member of the American Legion in Madawaska and...

ROLAND ALBERT ST. AGATHA, ME   Roland Albert of Saint Agatha, Maine passed away at home, February 12, 2023. He was surrounded by his family who loved him.   He was born in Saint Agatha, Maine, February 8th, 1939, to Maxime and Julie Albert (née Gauvin). He often joked that when he was born, he got up and walked through the snow.  The third in a family of six children, he chose to help his father on the potato farm he grew up on.   He married Arlene Fongemie...

IRMA BOUCHARD LANDRY MADAWASKA, ME Irma (Bouchard) Landry, 95 passed away peacefully with her family by her side at NMMC in Fort Kent on January 30, 2023.  She was born in Frenchville, Maine on February 10, 1927, the daughter of Albert Bouchard and Ernestine Michaud. Irma raised her family on Pelletier Road near her parents where the family had a farm and a large vegetable garden from which they sold produce to folks in Madawaska.  She spent many hours working in the perennial...

LOUISE M. OUELLETTE SINCLAIR, ME Louise M. Ouellette, 84, died peacefully at her residence on January 23, 2023. She was born in Sinclair, May 3, 1938, the daughter of Lucien J. and Florence (Bard) Ouellette. She is survived by one brother, Emile and his wife Joan of Sinclair, four sisters, Joan and her husband Raymond Hebert of Sinclair, Marilyn and her husband, Paul Corriveau of Cambridge, Mass, Jeannine and Cecile both of Sinclair. She was predeceased by her parents and one brother,...

ST. AGATHA - On January 18, 2023, we bid farewell to our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Rita Collins.  Rita was born on March 12, 1923 in St. David, ME, the daughter of Xavier and Annie (Picard) Dufour. Rita’s passion in life was teaching. She started her teaching career in 1940 at the age of 17, after graduating from the Madawaska Training School. She continued to pursue her education throughout her teaching career and obtained her Bachelor’s of...

Bonita "Bonnie" Knight Fort Kent, ME (07/01/1960 - 01/18/2023) Bonita "Bonnie" Knight, 63, of Fort Kent, Maine, passed away with family by her side after a long courageous battle from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), on 01/18/2023. Bonnie was born to parents Robert and Lorena (Guerrette) Davenport, in 1960, in Winthrop, Maine. She is survived by her mother, Lorena (Guerrette), her three beautiful daughters: April (Dubois), Christine (Robinson), and Kelley...

JOYCE N. MARTIN FRENCHVILLE, ME Joyce N. Martin – beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend to many, age 74 died on January 17th, 2023 with her children and loved ones by her side.  Born on March 26, 1948, daughter of Paul and Emelda (St Amand) Dufour of St. David.  On November 21, 1966 Joyce married the love of her life, Frank P Martin just a short few months after meeting; it was love at first sight. They purchased a business in 1972 which...

Ronald Edmund Lavoie September 1, 1932 – January 10, 2023 St Agatha Ronald (Pit) Lavoie, 90, died peacefully on January 10, 2023 at Katahdin Health Care Facility.  He was born September 1, 1932 in Grand Isle, ME, son of the late Fred & Lucie (Lagasse) Lavoie.  He lived in Enfield Connecticut for many years before moving to St. Agatha, ME.  He was predeceased by his loving wife, Patricia (Marquis) Lavoie in 2018.  He is survived by one sister, Clauda Dionne...

FRENCHVILLE, ME David O. Blanchette David O. Blanchette, "Big Red", 68,passed away unexpectedly with his wife by his side on January 9, 2023 at his home in Frenchville.  David was born August 1, 1954, in Madawaska, the son of the late Conrad and Jeannine (Pelletier) Blanchette. David is survived by his wife of 45 years, Linda Cyr, his 3 children Lee Ann Devoe and her husband Carl, Tammy Raymond and her husband Roland, and Eric Blanchette and girlfriend Andrea...

Alexandrine Michaud (Martin) passed away on December 22, 2022 at the age of 95, surrounded by relatives and Ridgewood Estate friends. Alex was born in Saint David on April 24, 1927.  She was predeceased by her husband, Roland Michaud.  Alex is survived by her two sisters Jackie Cyr of Van Buren, Marietta and husband Donald Cyr of Hamlin and brother, Raymond and wife Sally Martin of Oklahoma.  She is also survived by two special sisters-in-law, Grace and Dorina Martin. ...