Rita L. (Albert) Gwyer

Rita L. Gwyer

St. Agatha and Madawaska

Rita L. Gwyer, 89, died peacefully December 24,2014 at a Madawaska Health Facility.

She was born in Madawaska, ME Jan. 8, 1925 the daughter of Jerome & Regina

'Theriault' Albert. Rita graduated at Notre Dame de la Sagesse in St. Agatha & Bangor

School of Commerce (currently Husson). She was predeceased by her husband Joseph.

She met her husband Joseph in Washington, DC where she had moved after graduation to

work at the Pentagon during WWII. They raised their family there and returned to Maine

every year to spend the entire summer at the family camp in Sinclair. She returned to live

in St. Agatha after her husband passed away.

She is survived by three sons: Joseph Jr. And his wife Linda of Carol Stream, lL, John

and his wife Clare of Bentonville, VA., & Andrew and his wife Maura of Scarborough,

ME., three daughters: Ann Marie Patton of Sterling, VA., Susan and her husband Tom

Gerard of Madawaska and Norma Gwyer and her husband Mark Bachinski of

Norridgewock, ME., nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild, three brothers: Joel

Albert of Madawaska, Edwin Albert of Aurora, lL., and Gerald & his wife Simone of

Clovis, NM., and one sister: Normande & her husband John Langlais of St. Cloud, MN.

She also leaves behind many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. She was predeceased

by two sister-in-laws: Therese Albert and Ruth Albert. A special thanks to all the

"Angels" at High View Manor who so compassionately cared for her during her final

years.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1O:00a.m. Saturday Jan. 3, 2015 at the

St. Agatha Catholic Church with the Rev. Kent Ouellette officiating. Condolences may be

given to the family at the Church from 9:30a.m. Until time of services. A reception will be

held after the services in the church basement. Burial in the St. Agatha Lower Cemetery

will be in the Spring. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to High View

Manor 517 Riverview, Madawaska, ME for the Activity Funds.

Envelopes will be available at the Church. Condolences may also be sent to

www.nUchaudfuneralhomes.com

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