Violette Rodrigue Huard

WINSLOW – Violette Rodrigue Huard, 85, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 13, 2024, at home. Violette was born on Aug. 3, 1939, in Lac Megantic, Canada, the daughter of Delphis and Cecile (Dostie) Rodrigue.

Violette married the love of her life, Fernand, in 1965 and together they made a home in California and Winslow, where they raised their three children, with Maine being the final home for the last 40 years. Violette worked for many years at the Hathaway shirt factory, where she held numerous jobs.

Violette lived a very simple life. She enjoyed staying home, where it was her domain, reading, watching tv or simply just sitting on the porch and watching the cars go by. Most of all, she loved it when company would arrive. She never passed up a chance to chit chat with her children, or grandchildren and especially her great grandson. She also enjoyed her yearly trip to Canada to visit family with her daughter. She was very religious. She never swore and she always prayed. Her rosary was always nearby. She never complained and most of all, she never gossiped.

She was predeceased by her parents and seven siblings. She is survived by seven siblings, whom all live in Lac Megantic, her three children, Edward and his wife Jessica, Daniel and his wife Jill, Susane and her husband Edward Cochrane; grandchildren, Brian Chapman, Kathleen Huard, Lisa Huard; great-grandson Jack Gilbert; as well as her very special friend of over 60 years, Yvette Paquet.

There will be a funeral service at Veilleux Funeral Home on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, at 10 a.m. Following the service, there will be a committal at St. Francis Cemetery, next to her husband.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Meals on Wheels.