Lucette Rita Bourgoin

CHENEY, Wash. – Lucette Rita Bourgoin, 95, of Waterville, Maine, passed away on May 12, 2021 in Cheney, Washington. Lucette was born in Hartford, Conn., April 28, 1926, a daughter of the late Alexina (Grenier) and Solomon Huard. She attended schools in Waterville and Winslow, graduating from Winslow High School in 1945. In 1946, she married the love of her life, Raymond Bourgoin. Together they worked and raised their family of three children in the Waterville area. She was a devoted member of Sacred Heart Parish, in her earlier years until its closing, and then became a parishioner of Corpus Christi Parish. She taught CCD classes at Sacred Heart Parish for several years. For nearly ten years, she was a volunteer at Mid Maine Medical Center, and for over 30 years she was a member of The Waterville Ice Skating Club, serving as its treasurer for most of those years. In her spare time she enjoyed sewing, knitting, needlepoint and, of course, ice skating.

Lucette is survived by her three children, Claude Bourgoin of Standish, Bryant Bourgoin and wife Susan of Winslow, Cynthia Bourgoin of Cheney, Washington; her grandchildren, Kyle Bourgoin and wife Christy, Haley Bourgoin, Bethany Fromwiller and husband Michael, Amanda Wells, Chinedu, Cassia, Caryn, Calynne and Caton Oyolokor and wife Taylor, and Charisse Lyman and husband Justin; her 13 great-grandchildren, Leland, Gabrielle, Carson, Leyton, Chace, Mala, Lyla, Rowdy, Alessandra, Olivia, Wren, Zeke and one more on the way; her two sisters, Theresa Boisvert and Delcia Drouin; and one brother, Conrad Huard.

Besides her parents, Lucette was predeceased by her husband of 61 years, Raymond Bourgoin who passed away in 2007 and her brother, Victor Huard.

A special thanks is given to her sister, Del Drouin and daughter-in-law, Susan Bourgoin (whom she often referred to as her Angel), for their tireless efforts assisting Lucette.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated on Saturday, August 14 at 9 a.m., at Notre Dame Catholic Church, Silver Street in Waterville. Following the funeral service, there will be a celebration of life gathering at 10 a.m., at her home on 29 Franklin St., Waterville. Committal Services will be held on Monday, August 16, at the Maine Veterans Cemetery, Civic Center Drive in Augusta at 10 a.m. A Service of Veilleux and Redington Funeral Home, 8 Elm St., Waterville, Maine 04901. http://www.veilleuxfuneralhome.com.