Fernand M. Larochelle Sr.

AUBURN: Fernand Marcel Larochelle, Sr., 74, of Lisbon Falls passed away Friday January 11th at the Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice House while his family was by his side. He was born on July 30, 1938 a son of the late Wilfred and Theresa (Dumais) Larochelle. He was raised in Lisbon where he attended school. On September 2, 1957, he married the love of his life Louise Bergeron. They worked together at Cushman Shoe Shop. In 1963 he established his own auto body shop business. In 1967 he moved his business to 140 Main St. Lisbon Falls behind his residence where it is still being operated by his sons today. Fern was a volunteer fireman for 17 years for the town of Lisbon Falls. He loved spending the summers at Allen Pond in Greene while his children were growing up. Then at Moosehead Lake, which he called his “Heaven on Earth”, he enjoyed hunting, snowmobiling and fishing. After he retired he enjoyed keeping busy with many different projects including building furniture and other wood projects. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife Louise, their five children, Irene Bonsaint and her husband Ron, Marcel and his wife Jean, Venise Philbrick and her husband Fred, Madeleine Hutchins and her husband Eric, Fern Jr. and his fiancée Connie Stessl, fifteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He also leaves behind his brothers Bert, Raymond, Paul and a sister Madeleine Schafer. He is predeceased by a brother Norman. The family wishes to thank all the wonderful and caring staff at the Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice House and Fern’s physician there, Dr. Roger Austin. They also wish to thank Dr. Paul R. Mailhot, M.D. and Dr. Denise Cogle.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Trinity Church in Lisbon Falls on Tuesday January 15 at 11am. Burial will take place at a later date at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lisbon Falls. Those wishing, in lieu of flowers, may make a charitable contribution in Fern’s memory to: Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice Foundation, 15 Strawberry Ave. Lewiston, ME 04240 or Holy Trinity Parish 67 Frost Hill Ave. Lisbon Falls, ME 04252. A service of Crosman Funeral Home, Cremation & Monument Services 40 Main St. Lisbon Falls, 353-4951.