Alma G. Vachon

Alma G. Vachon, 96, of Sabattus, peacefully passed away on February 11, 2008, surrounded by her loving children.Alma was born in Auburn on October 25, 1911, the daughter of Joseph and Hermina (Duval) Thibodeau. �She worked for many years in several local shoe factories and briefly at the Bates Mill before retiring in her early seventies. �Alma was a member of the Sabattus Senior Citizens Club and enjoyed playing cards with her dear friends as part of a Wednesday Afternoon Card Club. �Beyond her fondness for playing cards, Alma possessed great love for music and musicals, dancing, bowling, gardening, and family gatherings, both large and small. �She also adored spending time with her many Canadien relatives in Quebec and while vacationing at Wells Beach.Alma was a long-time parishioner at Our Lady of the Rosary in Sabattus and at Holy Family in Lewiston. �She is survived by her children Richard Vachon, Jacqueline LaBrecque and her husband Richard, and Rita Vachon of Sabattus, Marc Vachon (known to friends as Rogie or Boomer) of Auburn; her grandchildren Anne Bergeron and her partner Mike Pelletier of Auburn, Lisa Pomerleau and her husband Armand of Sabattus, Julie Stearns and her husband Greg of Monroe, Susan Mason and her husband David of Yarmouth, Patty Higgins and her partner Andrea Mitchell of South Portland, and Chad Higgins and his fianc�e Alex Roberts of Boston; and her eight great-grandsons Zak, Noah, Alex, Wyatt, Karl, Sam, Aaron, and Ian. �She was predeceased by her husband Aim�; her parents; her brothers Bill Thibodeau, Roland Thibodeau, Joseph Thibodeau, and Henry Thibodeau; her sisters Ida Beaudoin, Maria Asselin, Lucienne Mathieu and Gertrude Dionne.Alma's family would like to thank Dr. Roger Austin and the staff at Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice for their extraordinary care and support.NOTICE Vachon- Died in Auburn Monday February 11, 2008. Mrs. Alma G. age 96 a resident of Sabattus. A Funeral Mass honoring Alma's life will be celebrated on Friday 11AM at Holy Family Church. Interment in the family lot at St. Peter's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Alma's memory may be made to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, P.O. Box 819, Lewiston, Maine 04243. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com . Visitation will be held Thursday 2-4 & 7-9PM at the family owned Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023.