Arthur A. Dube

Arthur A. Dube of Biddeford died Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, surrounded by family at the Maine Veteran’s Home in Scarborough.

He was born Sept. 5, 1920, in Biddeford and grew up on Pike Street as one of 18 children of Edmond and Aurore Lamirande Dube.

In his younger years he worked at Bates Mill and then at the South Portland Shipyard, where he learned to be a welder. Mr. Dube joined the U.S. Army Infantry during World War II, where he fought in the North Africa campaign and later in Italy, where he was wounded. He received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

After the war ended, while waiting to travel back to the United States, he played baseball for the U.S. team in Florence, Italy. He liked to tell the story of the time he and an Army buddy redirected an Army truck full of food to a local orphanage and how happy the nuns were to see all that food for the children.

He returned to Biddeford, where in 1946 he married Annette Babineau. After a few years working at Saco-Lowell Shops, he began work at Portsmouth Navy Yard, where he was a welder and painter for 34 years until his retirement in 1986. 

Mr. Dube was a communicant at St. Andre Church; a life member of AMVETS-Disabled American Veterans; past president of St. Andre Credit Union and a credit union board member for 18 years. He also was on the board of directors of the former St. Andre Parent Teachers Association. Despite having to drop out of school to work and support the family, Mr. Dube was a math wiz and often raced children with calculators in adding long columns of numbers. He knew the value of higher education and made sure all four of his children attended college and in retirement got his GED.

After retirement from the Navy yard, he wintered Nalcrest, Fla., until this year. He continued to play softball on the Nalcrest Softball Team and in 2009 his number was retired by the team. He picked up the game of golf and played on a regular basis in a local men’s league. He was very proud of his hole-in-one shot in 1998 at age 78.  He also very much enjoyed playing cards and playing his part as bandleader in the Nalcrest Men’s Literary Club. 

He is survived by his wife, Annette, of Biddeford; four children, Joyce Stephens and husband, Jay, of Dover, N.H., Donald Dube and wife, Marianna, of Unionville, Conn., Nancy Horne and husband, Rob, of Gorham, and Gary Dube and wife, Candice, of Gorham; brothers Robert Dube of Biddeford and Noel (Pete) Dube of Saco; sisters Laurette Beaudoin, Mrs. Urbain (Irene) Chretien, Mrs. Maurice (Yvonne) Nolette, Mrs. Rene (Cecile) Bisson, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Arrangements were by Hope Memorial Chapel, Biddeford.

Benoit A. Goulet

Benoit A. Goulet, 78, of Saco and formerly of Biddeford, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010, surrounded by his family at Maine Veteran’s Home in Scarborough.

He was born Dec.1, 1931, in Biddeford to Rosario and Cordelia Pare Goulet. He was educated at St. Andre School in Biddeford by Brothers of Sacred Heart.

Mr. Goulet served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He married Doris Lacourse on Feb. 1, 1958, at St. Joseph Church.

He was employed by Pepperell Manufacturing in Biddeford for 23 years and John Roberts in Biddeford for seven years. He later was employed by Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for 20 years until retiring in 1994.

Mr. Goulet was active in the Biddeford Band Boosters and was a member of the Freemont Club. He enjoyed attending his daughter Madeleine’s field hockey games and his grandchildren’s sporting events and activities. His family was his life.

He was a parishioner of  St. Joseph Church, Good Shepherd Parish in Biddeford. He served as an acolyte and an extra ordinary minister for St. Andre Healthcare Facility residents.

He was preceded in death by five brothers Normand, Rene, Renald, Leo and Brother Herve and one sister, Rachel.

Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Doris M. Lacourse Goulet of Saco; three daughters, Yvette Tremblay and her husband, Dennis, of Biddeford, Madeleine Goulet and her partner, Sonja Johnson, of Arundel, and Aline Jacques and her husband, Deacon Kevin, of Saco; two brothers, Brother Lucien Goulet and Brother Guy Goulet; one sister, Lorraine Boissonneault; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Arrangements were by Cote Funeral Home, Saco.

 Christine L. Sylvain

Christine L. Sylvain, 50, of Biddeford died unexpectedly Friday, Nov. 12, 2010.

She was born Oct. 7, 1960, in Beverly, Mass., to Robert and Priscilla (Wood) Campbell. She attended Beverly High School and graduated in 1978.

On Oct. 14, 1984, she married David M. Sylvain in Peabody, Mass. They relocated to Biddeford in 1986.

Mrs. Sylvain last worked as a team leader at Creative Works System in Saco for more than seven years. She previously worked at Reilly’s Bakery in Biddeford for several years and St. Andre Healthcare in Biddeford for more than six years.

She was a member of the Biddeford Eagles Club, American Pool Players Association and Thursday Night Pool League. She loved being active in the community and devoted much of her time as a caregiver to the less fortunate and handicapped.

Mrs. Sylvain was an avid pool player, especially at the Eagles Club and Champions in Biddeford. She enjoyed visiting the beach, kayaking, spending time with her pet mastiff Jake and doing anything that involved being outdoors.

She was preceded in death by her father, Robert E. Campbell, on March 4, 1984.

Survivors include her husband of 26 years, David M. Sylvain of Biddeford; her son, David R. Sylvain and his wife, Kacie, of Biddeford; her mother, Priscilla L. Campbell of Derry, N.H.; two brothers, Richard A. Campbell and his wife, Peggy, of Freemont, N.H., and Robert W. Campbell and his wife, Mary, of Methuen, Mass.; one sister, Marsha J. Golden and her husband, Kevin, of Derry, N.H.; two grandsons and several nieces and nephews.

Arrangements were by Hope Memorial Chapel, Biddeford.

Marie Anne G. Perreault

Marie Anne G. Perreault, 92, of Saco, died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford.

She was born July 26, 1918, in Biddeford to Alfred and Sarah Jalbert Belisle. She was educated in Biddeford schools and graduated from Biddeford High School Adult Education.

On July 17, 1937, she married Jean Marie Custeau at St. Joseph Church in Biddeford. He died April 4, 1942. On May 13, 1944, she married Andre Perreault at St. Joseph Church. He died Sept. 2, 1973.

Mrs. Perreault worked 17 years at Pepperell Manufacturing Co. in Biddeford and seven years at St. Andre Home in Biddeford before retiring in 1990. She enjoyed knitting and traveling.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Priscilla Boissonneault, on July 15, 2010.

Survivors include one son, Richard G. Perreault Sr. of Meriden, Conn.; eight daughters, Jeanne Sirois of Biddeford, Annette Langevin and her husband, Raymond, of Arundel, Pauline Custeau of Old Orchard Beach, Lorraine Palmer and her husband, Vince, of East Waterboro, Christine Guay and her husband, Gerald, of Dayton, Jocelyn Dawson of Saco, Claudette Bellerose and her husband, Richard, of Biddeford, and Linda Cote and her husband, Rock, of Lyman; two sisters, Leona Poirier of Saco and Irene Myhre and her husband, Val, of Hawaii; 28 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Arrangements were by Hope Memorial Chapel, Biddeford.

Warren W. Baker

Warren William Baker, 65, of Old Orchard Beach, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a long illness.

He was born Sept. 29, 1945, in Portland to Theodore and Helen Baker.

For much of his life Mr. Baker worked as a truck driver and most recently worked for Ryder Trucking, which contracted with The Portland Press Herald for deliveries.

Mr. Baker served his country during the Vietnam-era in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Nellis AFB in southern Nevada.

He enjoyed photography, gardening, bowling, playing pool, walking, biking and canoeing.

Mr. Baker is survived by his children, Susan Baker of Portland and Dean and Theo Baker of Old Orchard Beach; his ex-wife and friend, Gerry Rogers of South Portland; sister Elaine Burnell of Gray; and half-brother KC Hamilton of Gray.

Arrangements were by Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home.

Lucille J. Cormier

Lucille Jeannette (Simoneau) Cormier, 87, of Naugatuck, Conn., died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, from complications associated with end-stage Parkinson’s disease.

She was born and raised in Biddeford, the elder daughter of the late Arthur and Blanche (Martineau) Simoneau. In 1936, she graduated first in her class from St. Andre School.

On Sept. 26, 1942, she was married at St. Andre Church in Biddeford to Oneil J. Cormier Sr., who predeceased her on April 2, 2002, after 59 years of marriage.

Mrs. Cormier always took great pride in her French-Canadian heritage and shared many customs and stories with her children.

She was twice retired, first from Waterbury Hospital where she worked as a unit clerk, then from Glendale Center where she was employed part time in the housekeeping department. She had earlier worked at both U.S. Rubber and Lewis Engineering companies in Naugatuck while she raised her family in the 1950s and 1960s. In years past she was a member of the St. Francis Catholic Council of Women and, along with her husband, a charter member of Naugatuck’s Fraternal Order of Eagles.

Mrs. Cormier struggled quietly with Parkinson’s disease for two decades, but never lost her zest for life. Though she had been a resident at Glendale Center since 2003, she looked forward to attending family celebrations and always spent Sunday afternoons at her home.

Mrs. Cormier had many interests and hobbies, but her greatest joy was spending time with her husband. She loved to cook and bake, crossword puzzles, playing Scrabble and Yahtzee, crocheting and sewing, cribbage and card games, clipping coupons, collecting recipes and keeping a clean house.

A devout Catholic, she was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Naugatuck since moving from Maine in 1952.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Laurier O. Simoneau of Biddeford in 1970 and Andre F. “Joe” Simoneau of Naugatuck in 1995, and her eldest grandson, Donald W. Bedard Jr. of Waterbury, Conn., in 1996.

Survivors include her seven children, two sons-in-law and four daughters-in-law: Jeanne and Stanley Remiszewski of Watertown, Dianne and Donald Bedard of Prospect, Dennis and Ellen (Kaminski) Cormier of Naugatuck, Oneil J. Cormier Jr. of Cromwell, Conn., Ron and Valerie (Magdon) Cormier of Naugatuck, Joe and Jacquie (Bouchard) Cormier of Beacon Falls, Conn., and Dan and Donna (Perock) Cormier of Prospect, Conn.; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; her sister, Laurence N. Martel of Biddeford; and nieces, nephews and cousins,.

Arrangements were by Buckmiller Brothers Funeral Home, Naugatuck, Conn.