- Carmen Y. Bussiere, 94, formerly of Pettingill Street, Lewiston, died Thursday, June 3, 2021, at the Montello Heights in Lewiston, where she had been a resident for the past ten years. She was loved by staff and residents and known for her fun-loving spirit and her smile. Born in Lewiston on December 23, 1926, she was the daughter of Emery and Emelda Verville Chaput. Educated locally, she was a graduate of the Acme Business School. On June 12, 1948, she married the love of her life, Gerald J. Bussiere. Mr. Bussiere passed away on May 7, 2011. She was a dedicated homemaker, wife, and mother, an excellent seamstress and knitter, enjoyed crafts, and was well known to family and friends on Pettingill Street for her baking and cake decorating skills. A member of Ss. Peter & Paul Basilica, Prince of Peace Parish, she is survived by two daughters, Irene and husband Victor Gaudreau of Lewiston, and Joline and husband Tom Persico of Portland, a son, Denis Bussiere of Auburn, three grandchildren, Austin Albert and wife Leigh, Ashley Albert, and Gena Bosshart and husband Ed, and five great-grandchildren, Josephine, Wren, Avery, Abigail, and Gwendolyn . Besides her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a sister, Julie Gosselin. Visitation will be held at the Albert & Burpee Funeral Home on Wednesday, from 9 - 10:30 AM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in the Lower Church of Ss. Peter & Paul Basilica at 11 AM. Entombment, St. Peters Cemetery Mausoleum.
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1926 - 2021 (95 ans)
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