Jeannette Larochelle

Obituary of Jeannette D. Larochelle

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Bangor—Jeannette (Jean) Larochelle, 97, passed away April 29, 2016, at Eastern Maine Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born February 24, 1919, in Auburn, ME, the daughter of Alfred and Leontine (Lachance) Jean. Jeannette attended Auburn schools and worked for HP Hood, Raytheon, and Sears in Lewiston/Auburn. On September 16, 1943, she married Sgt. Paul H. Larochelle and visited him at Ford Hood, TX, before he left to serve in Europe. They owned and operated the Wells Lea Motel in Well, Maine for 10 years. They retired to Davenport, FL for 25 years and returned to Maine in 2005. They lived in Kennebunk, ME until Paul passed away in May 2006. Jeannette has lived at Sunbury Village in Bangor, ME since 2008. She was a communicant at St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Bangor. Jeannette was predeceased by her parents; brother Robert Jean; sister Doris (Jean) Fortin). She is survived by sons Richard and wife Jum of Thailand and Waterville and Raymond and wife Beverly of Bangor; daughter Pauline Sardo of Coventry, CT; 14 grandchildren: Anne Marie, Paul and wife Carrie, Brian and wife Michelle, Christie, Laurie, Marc and wife Jessica, Peter, Angela and husband Thad, Nicholas, and Patrick; 10 great-grandchildren: John, Paige, Ashley, Jacklyn, Katherine, Kurt, Jacob, Tracy, Evan, and Alden; many nieces and nephews. There will be no visiting hours. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, May 6, at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 768 Ohio St., Bangor. Family and friends are invited to a reception in the church hall immediately following the mass. Jeannette will be cremated and her remains will rest in the mausoleum at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston, next to her husband, Paul. Messages and memories may be shared at kileyandfoley.com Arrangements by Kiley & Foley Funeral Service, 299 Union St., Bangor.
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Friday
6
May

Mass of Christian Burial

11:00 am
Friday, May 6, 2016
St. Mary's Catholic Church
768 Ohio St.
Bangor, Maine, United States
Friday
6
May

Reception

12:00 pm
Friday, May 6, 2016
St. Mary's Church Center
768 Ohio St.
Bangor, Maine, United States
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