Mrs. Juliette M. Paradis Bisson

AUBURN: Juliette M. Bisson, 95, of Lewiston passed away peacefully Saturday morning December 13 at the Hospice House in Auburn surrounded by her loving family. She was loved by all who were fortunate to be part of her life. Her genuine laughter and joie de vivre was addictive and the memories she created for us will be cherished forever. She was born on April 27, 1919 in St. Gedeon, Quebec a daughter of the late Ferdinand and Marie Anna (Gagne) Paradis. At the young age of four, she and her family moved to Winslow, ME where she grew up and attended school there. On November 24, 1945 she married J. Alfred Bisson in Winslow and they started a family together. They later moved to Lewiston in 1960 and while there, Juliette worked for Billen Shoe until her retirement in 1984. She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Parish in Lewiston as well as a former member of the Ladies of St. Ann’s Sodality, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 22, D.A.V. Auxiliary Chapter 11 and the Lewiston Senior Citizens. She is survived by her children; Jolene Girouard and her husband Maurice of Lewiston, Ronald Bisson and his wife Tina of Orlando, FL, and Joyce Coyne and her husband Coleman of Auburn. She also leaves behind six grandchildren; Adam, Todd, Scott, Darcy, Noelle and Caroline as well as six great-grandchildren; Alyssa, Sydney, Ava, Maya, Faith and Lydia Juliette and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her loving husband Alfred, her five brothers, Rosaire, Conrad, Heliodore, and Lionel Paradis and Romeo Gagne and her four sisters, Regina Ruel, Yvette Carey, Noella Grenier, and Marie Jeanne Paradis. You are invited to share your thoughts, condolences and fond memories of Juliette through her guestbook at www.thefortingrouplewiston.com

FUNERAL NOTICE:

BISSON---Juliette M., age 95, of Lewiston died Saturday Dec. 13 at the Hospice House in Auburn. Visiting Hours will be held at Fortin\Lewiston on Wednesday Dec. 17 from 2-4pm and 6-8pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday Dec. 18 at 11am at the Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul(upper church) in Lewiston followed by committal prayers at St. Peter’s Cemetery also in Lewiston. Those wishing, in lieu of flowers, may make a charitable contribution in Juliette’s memory to St. Martin de Porres 23 Bartlett St. Lewiston, ME 04240 or Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice 15 Strawberry Ave. Lewiston, ME 04240. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services 70 Horton St. Lewiston, 784-4584.