Joseph Chanel Guerette

He attended Madawaska High School and joined the Air Force after high school, where he achieved the rank of Master Sergeant and retired in 1978 after 26 years. He was a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus and earned the Fourth Degree. In 1979, he began working for Metropolitan Life Insurance and worked for them 13 years. After retiring, he and Carlene moved to Barefoot Bay, Florida.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Irenee and Josephine Guerrette, sisters Rita, Leontine, and Juliette, brothers Adrien, Raynold, George, Normand, Claude, and Tony, his wife of 70 years, Carlene, and his daughter, Linda.

He is survived by his children Patti of Barefoot Bay, FL, Mike (Andrea) of Murrieta, CA, Paul (Val) of Pueblo, CO, Ken (Tracey) of Colorado Springs, CO, Carl (Belinda) of Liberty Hill, TX, 27 grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren.

His love of God and his faithfulness to the Catholic Church were the cornerstones of his life, and we rest in the knowledge that he is up in heaven with his beautiful wife, Carlene, rejoicing in the choirs of angels with his glorious singing voice to How Great Thou Art.