Title
Mrs.
Last Name
Richard
First Name
Minnie
Middle Name
Mary
Maiden Name
LaFontaine
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Dexter, ME
Date of Birth
1891-01-25
Place of Death
Date of Death
1965-08-15
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 8-19-1965, p.5
Obituary
MRS. MINNIE M. RICHARD Mrs. Minnie Mary Richard, widow of the late John D. Richard, died Sunday evening at a local hospital following a long illness. A 1ife-long resident of Dexter she was born here January 25, 1891, the daughter of Felix and Mary (Pooler) LaFontaine. She was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church, of St. Anne's Sodality; Ascension Circle, Daughters of Isabella; the Good Will Society; and St. John the Baptist Society. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Albert Landry of Dexter and Mrs. Philip Ronco of South Berwick; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren; a brother, Lewis of Dexter; and three sisters, Mrs. Frank Veno of Dover, N. H., Mrs. Hugh McDonald of Sangerville and Mrs. Edward Nichols of Dexter; and several neices and nephews. A requiem high mass was celebrated Wednesday at St. Anne's Catholic Church with the Rev. Gaston Auger officiating. Sodality members attended the funeral home Monday to say the Rosary. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Dexter.