Rodney A. Deschaine

WATERVILLE – Rodney A. Deschaine, 77, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at Northern Light Inland Hospital. He was born in Waterville on April 26, 1944, a son of Rene and Anne (Martin) Deschaine.He was raised in Waterville and graduated from Waterville High School in 1963. Over the years, he worked at Scott Paper, Carleton Woolen Mill and retired from Dorothy Egg Farm as a delivery driver. He was also known to be puttering around the house all the time.Rodney was predeceased by his parents, infant daughter Terry and his sister Geraldine MacArthur.He is survived by his life partner, Sharon Lane, his children: Trina Nickerson and husband, Frank of Fairfield, Ken Deschaine of Jay, Pam Howe and husband Millage of West Coxsackie, N.Y., and Jaime Lane and domestic partner Claudia Jones of Kiezer, OR.Also surviving him are siblings: Roland Dechaine and wife Diane, Rose Paulette and husband Gene, David Deschaine, Martin Deschaine and wife Jane, grandchildren: Brock Deschaine, Zachary and Allison Nickerson, Freeman, Owen, Shayna and Haylic Howe, special friends: Bill, Muriel, Gene, Joe, Stan and Dee, and several cousins, nieces and nephews. At his request there will not be a Funeral Service, but a Celebration of Life will be held on August 7.You are invited to offer your condolences and share fond memories with the family by visiting Rodney’s guestbook at http://www.veilleuxfuneralhome.com .A Service of Veilleux and Redington Funeral Home, 8 Elm St., Waterville, Maine 04901. (207)872-7676.