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Joseph A. “Joe” Gagnon

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Joseph A. “Joe” Gagnon Veteran

Birth
Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Death
14 Sep 2010 (aged 87)
Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Burial
Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA Add to Map
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TEC 5, U.S. Army, WW II.

s/o Joseph Arthur and Fredeline (Lefebvre) Gagnon; h/o Cecile Therese Desjardins whom he married on February 9, 1946 in Portsmouth, NH.

He attended Edward Little High School* class of 1943.

Joe joined the U.S. Army in 1943 serving in Normandy and proudly at the Battle of the Bulge.

Joe and his wife made their home in the family neighborhood at Auburn Plains. In his early years he was a pitcher for various local baseball teams.

He was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan. He loved to tell stories about the good old days as a country boy making mischief with his brothers, cousins and friends.

Prior to his retirement, he was employed for 33 years as Superintendent of die makers for Eastern Die of Auburn, ME.

He is survived by his wife Cecile; three daughters; Suzanne Gregoire of Auburn, ME; Paulette Russell and Roland Russell; and Kathleen and husband Richard Gielarowski of Monmouth, ME; sisters Lorraine Caron of Auburn, ME; and Ella (Midgie) Nolin of Waldorf, MD; 5 grandchildren, Michelle and husband Jimmy Ray King; David; Jennifer; Leah Gielarowski and Shaun Staples: Anna and husband Aaron Ouellette; great-grandchildren, Joseph, Matthew, Mason, Logan, Gage, and step-great-grandchildren Timothy, and Emily.

Besides his parents, he was predeceased by four sisters, Fredalena Bassett; Bella Marie Butcher; Kilda Gagnon; Muriel Keenan; and four brothers, Raymond, Robert, Henry and Adolph 'Sonny'.
TEC 5, U.S. Army, WW II.

s/o Joseph Arthur and Fredeline (Lefebvre) Gagnon; h/o Cecile Therese Desjardins whom he married on February 9, 1946 in Portsmouth, NH.

He attended Edward Little High School* class of 1943.

Joe joined the U.S. Army in 1943 serving in Normandy and proudly at the Battle of the Bulge.

Joe and his wife made their home in the family neighborhood at Auburn Plains. In his early years he was a pitcher for various local baseball teams.

He was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan. He loved to tell stories about the good old days as a country boy making mischief with his brothers, cousins and friends.

Prior to his retirement, he was employed for 33 years as Superintendent of die makers for Eastern Die of Auburn, ME.

He is survived by his wife Cecile; three daughters; Suzanne Gregoire of Auburn, ME; Paulette Russell and Roland Russell; and Kathleen and husband Richard Gielarowski of Monmouth, ME; sisters Lorraine Caron of Auburn, ME; and Ella (Midgie) Nolin of Waldorf, MD; 5 grandchildren, Michelle and husband Jimmy Ray King; David; Jennifer; Leah Gielarowski and Shaun Staples: Anna and husband Aaron Ouellette; great-grandchildren, Joseph, Matthew, Mason, Logan, Gage, and step-great-grandchildren Timothy, and Emily.

Besides his parents, he was predeceased by four sisters, Fredalena Bassett; Bella Marie Butcher; Kilda Gagnon; Muriel Keenan; and four brothers, Raymond, Robert, Henry and Adolph 'Sonny'.


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