Claire L. Belisle

AUBURN - Claire L. Belisle, 53, of Auburn passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning at the Hospice House following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Lewiston, November 10, 1958, the daughter of Roger J. and Marie Anne (Poirier) Belisle. Following Claire’s gradation from Edward Little High School, she earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Maine as well as A Master’s degree from the University of Maine in Orono. Her education led her to the research of Entomology where she was a published author in the field as well as a lab researcher for Rutgers’s University for a number of years. Claire was also a literacy volunteer and a member of an international society of members with a high IQ called MENSA. She was an avid cat lover who also enjoyed the outdoors. Survivors include two sisters, Helen Jolin and her husband, Fern of Auburn, and Janine Champagne and her husband, Rene of Auburn. Also surviving are two nephews, Robert Champagne and his wife, Joanna of Hartford, and Jay Champagne of Chicago, IL. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her infant sister, Marie Rita Belisle. The family would like to thank the staff at Androscoggin Hospice for their wonderful care given to Claire during her stay. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com BELISLE died in Auburn, January 11, 2012, Claire L. Belisle age 53 years a resident of Auburn. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated SATURDAY, January 28th at 11:00AM at Sacred Heart Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish. Committal prayers to follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Memorial donations in Claire’s name may be made to Catholic Charities Maine St. Francis Recovery Center 24 Dunn St., Auburn, ME 04210. Family and friends are invited to visit Friday January 27th from 2-4 & 7-9PM at the PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023.