Germaine Martel

Germaine P Martel, 88, of Lewiston, passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 at the Hospice House in Auburn, Maine with her loving family by her side after a long and life changing battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Germaine was born in Livermore Falls, Maine on May 8, 1929. She was the daughter of Wilfred and Laura Ouellette Poisson. She spent her early childhood years in Livermore Falls, moving to Lewiston as a teenager. She was a 1947 graduate of Lewiston High School. It was at Lewiston High School that Germaine met the love of her life and her lifelong partner, Louis. Louis and Germaine were married in Lewiston on August 21, 1948 and together spent nearly 70 years together nurturing a loving family. Prior to giving birth to her third child, Germaine worked as Deputy Register of Deeds for Androscoggin County and as a legal secretary at Clifford and Clifford Law Offices. She spent the rest of her working life dedicated to raising her five children. Germaine’s first love was her family. She reveled in her grandchildren and great grandchildren. It is not possible to calculate the number of hours she spent shuffling her five children to various school and athletic activities. She loved the time she spent with her family at the family camp on Androscoggin Lake in Leeds. She gave countless hours to the Blue Devils Sports Family and Girl Scouts. Over the years she served on various committees and volunteered for the Lewiston High School Alumni Association, American Red Cross Blood Drives, Special Olympics, St. Mary’s Patronesses and Pathways. Germaine was an active and vibrant woman, a true competitor and an avid sports fan. She loved to dance, and she spent countless hours with her many friends playing golf, bowling or playing cards. She was member of Fairlawn Golf Course and was an enthusiastic member of their women’s golf league. Germaine spent the last several years of her life battling Alzheimer’s Disease. She was lovingly cared for and loved by many amazing caregivers at The Woodlands Memory Care Facility in Lewiston. To all the women and men who so warmly cared for Germaine over the past 2 ½ years, our deepest and lasting gratitude. Germaine is survived by her devoted and loving husband Louis of Lewiston, who never left her side for nearly 70 years; her daughter, Carol and her partner Steve Ziedman of Merrimack, NH; her daughter, Connie Amnott and her husband, Paul of Auburn, ME; Her son, Jim and his wife Tina of Gorham, ME; her son, Bob of Lewiston, ME; and her son, Dick and his wife Carla Lake of Auburn, ME; her granddaughter Kristin Carrillo and her husband, Jon of Merrimack, NH; her grandson, Scott of Los Angeles, CA; her grandson, Marc and his wife Lesley of Montgomery Village, MD; her granddaughter, Laura of Waltham, MA; her granddaughter, Sara of Oxford, ME; her grandson, Jacob Zelmanow of Gorham, ME; her granddaughters Jill and Emily Ziedman; her great-grandchildren, Bailey, Madison, Aidan and Ethan Carrillo, Evan Amnott; her sister, Lorraine Vincent of Gray, ME; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, her sisters Irene Randall, Jeannette Wiles, Pauline Auclair and her brothers George and Armand Poisson. Our family would like to thank the Androscoggin Home Health caregivers who visited Germaine at Woodlands and to the loving and caring caregivers at The Hospice House in Auburn. A Celebration of life event will be held on Saturday February 10 at Davinci's Restaurant from 2:00PM to 4:00 PM. Committal Services will be held at St. Peter's Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Germaine's memory to: Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice Foundation, 15 Strawberry Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240. A Service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, Maine 04240. 784-4584