ELLSWORTH – Ovide N. Poisson, 98, of Ellsworth, died on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, at the Seaport Village Healthcare in Ellsworth.
He was born in Pontex, Saskatchewan, Canada, on Feb. 19, 1918, the son of the late George and Bernadette (Jacques) Poisson. He traveled to the U.S. as a young boy and lived in the Lewiston and Auburn area. He moved to Blue Hill in 1987. He attended local schools till the eighth grade.
With the onset of WWII, he joined the Army, serving in Africa and Italy. He became a naturalized citizen serving in Africa.
He worked at the Hill and Bates textile mills for over fifty years.
He was a member of St. Joseph’s Church in Ellsworth and a lifetime member of the American Legion Post No. 22 in Lewiston.
Ovide’s greatest joy was spending time with his family. He was an avid reader, enjoyed playing cribbage and had a special talent when it came to sewing, especially the rice bags he sewed as gifts of love to nursing home patients.
He is survived by three daughters, Pauline Cornish of Lewiston, Arlene Beaudoin and her husband, Louis, of Hooksett, N.H., and Claire Manyak and her husband, Raymond, of Blue Hill; a stepson, Richard Boulet and his wife, Tina, of Lewiston; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his wife, Laurette Poisson; his parents, George and Bernadette Poisson; brothers Gilbert and his wife, Blanche, Gerard and his wife, Muriel, Richard and his wife, Jeannine, and Muzart and Roland; sisters Bernadette and her husband, Paul Bolduc, Yvette and her husband, Lucien Goulet, and Germaine and Rosaire Bechard.
A funeral Mass honoring Ovide’s life was celebrated on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, at Holy Cross Church. Committal services along with a military honors service followed at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Those wishing may make contributions in Ovide’s memory to Beacon Hospice, 289 State St., Suite B, Bangor, ME 04401.
Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com.
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