Leona B. Massey

LEWISTON- Leona B. Massey, 95, of 79 Maple Street, Lewiston died Tuesday July 24, 2007 at Montello Manor with members of her family at her side.She was born in St. David, Maine on July 13, 1912. She was one of ten children born to Come and Agnes Beaulieu. She married Robert Massey in 1934 and raised three children. Leona worked most of her life in the Lewiston-Auburn area. She had several different occupations before retiring many years ago. A very religious person, she enjoyed volunteering at Sts. Peter and Paul Church and meeting with friends and new acquaintances. She was always ready to lend a helping hand to all that needed it. She is best remembered for her warm smile, her love of babies and the wonderful pies she baked. Survivors include her son Robert of Lewiston and daughter Joan Young and her husband Edwin of Brunswick; two sisters Gertrude Harrison of Gardiner and Phelda Cote of Madawaska; twelve grandchildren Steve, Scott, Todd, Nadine and Troy Massey, Michelle Foerster, Gregory Massey, Kevin Massey, Kathleen Cowen, Karen Young, Kelly Rom and Brian Young; several great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Robert who died in 1967; a son Roger Massey who died in 1993; her four brothers Josephel, Emile, Frank and Gerard; and three sisters Sadie Massey, Delia LaHaye and Elizabeth Mongeau. NOTICE Massey- Died in Lewiston July 24, 2007. Mrs. Leona B. age 95 a resident of Lewiston. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday 11AM at the Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul Chapel. Interment in the family lot at St. Peter's Cemetery. Those wishing may make donations in Leona's memory to the American Heart Association Maine Affiliate, Inc. P.O. Box 346 Augusta, Maine 04330-0346 or to the American Lung Association of Maine 122 State Street Augusta, Maine 04330. 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, 784-4023.