Therese T. Picard

LEWISTON- Therese Turgeon Picard, 92, who lived for 44 years at 78 Bartlett Street Lewiston, died peacefully in her sleep early Wednesday morning at D'Youville Pavilion following a lingering illness. She was born in Lewiston on August 14, 1919, the daughter of Edouard and Marie Anne Roy Turgeon. She attended Sacred Heart Convent in Jackman, Maine, and pursued her education further at the Presentation of Mary Academy in Hudson, New Hampshire, and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1938 Therese married Levite Picard on September 14, 1942 at St. Mary's Church in Lewiston. She and her husband operated Lee and Terry's Variety Store on the corner of Pine and Bartlett from 1951-1961. Then, she worked for ten years as a cosmetologist at Turgeon's Pharmacy, a family business in Lewiston since the 1940's. "Terry" then worked ten years at the Lewiston Public Library, retiring in 1981. She was also very active in the peace movement of Pax Christi on a national and state level. She was a member of St. Ann's Sodality of St. Peter & Paul's Basilica and Marchande de Bonheur. She very much enjoyed reading and being involved in local Democratic politics. The family fondly remembers Terry and Lee's Friday night back alley bridge card games with Flo, Helene, Adrien, and Simonne. She is survived by one son, Roy William Picard and her beloved daughter-in-law, Charlene Moore Picard of North Turner; two grandchildren, William Picard of Turner, and Aimee Picard Gibbs and her husband Jim of North Turner; and two great-grandchildren, Noah and Jacob Gibbs. She will also be missed by many nieces and nephews and special friends, Helene Gagnon, Rolande Prevost and Julie Footer of Lewiston; Doris Bonneau of Auburn, and Sister Cecelia Palange of New York. She was predeceased by her husband, Levite, three children at birth: Rudy, Diane and Joseph, and three brothers: Emile, Dan, and Roger Turgeon and his wife Florentine. The family wishes to express their thanks and deep appreciation to Dr. Seth Gordon and to the nurses and staff at D'Youville Pavilion for the wonderful care they provided for Therese. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. NOTICE Picard-Died in Lewiston March 28, 2012. Therese T. age 92 of Lewiston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday 11:00 AM in the Lower Chapel of the Basilica of Sts. Peter& Paul. Burial will follow at a later date. Those who wish may make a donation to St. Martin de Porres Residence Inc. homeless shelter at P.O. Box 7227, Lewiston, ME 04243-7227. Visitation will be held Friday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM at the Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home 305 Alfred A. Plourde Parkway Lewiston, ME 04240. 784-4023.