JEAN JOSEPH PELLETIER – Presque Isle – A committal service will be held 11:00AM Thursday, May 10, at St. Mary’s North Main Street Cemetery. Arrangements in the care of Duncan-Graves Funeral Home.
PRESQUE ISLE – Jean Joseph Pelletier, 57, died Friday night, February 23, 2007 at his residence in Presque Isle after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born at Saint Jean de la Lande, Quebec on March 27, 1949, the son of Maxime and Exilda (Saucier) Pelletier.
He moved to Maine when he was 18 years old, and at the age of 21, he married Yvonne Poliquin. Jean worked for years as a maintenance man at Potato Service, Inc. and McCains Foods, he was well known for being a hard worker. He loved to fish, and loved spending time with his grandchildren, who meant the world to him.
He is survived by his wife Yvonne of Presque Isle, two sons, John Pelletier and his wife Stacey, Chris Pelletier and his fiancé Jessica, three grandchildren, Connor Murchison, Michaella and Abagayle Pelletier, all of Presque Isle. Two “adopted” daughters Robin Holmquist of Caribou and Amanda Beaulieu of Mapleton; a brother Eudore Pelletier of Montreal, Quebec, and three sisters, Ghisleine Pelletier of Lawrence, MA, Rose Ann Goulet of Clair, N.B., and Loraine Lavoie of St. Rose, Quebec.
Relatives and friends may call 9-10:45 Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Presque Isle with the Rev. David Raymond officiating. Spring interment will be in Presque Isle.
