1919 – 2016

ELLSWORTH —

, 97, of Ellsworth, died Thursday, Aug. 4 at the Seaport Village Healthcare in Ellsworth.

He was born in Pontex, Saskatchewan, Canada, on Feb. 18, 1919, the son of the late George and Bernadette (Jacques) Poisson. He traveled to the U.S. as a young boy and lived in the Lewiston and Auburn area. He moved to Blue Hill in 1987. He attended local schools until the eighth grade.

With the onset of World War II, he joined the U.S. Army, serving in Africa and Italy. He became a naturalized citizen serving in Africa. He worked at the Hill and Bates textile mills for over 50 years. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Church in Ellsworth and a lifetime member of the American Legion Post No. 22 in Lewiston.

Ovide’s greatest joy was spending time with his family. He was an avid reader, played cribbage and had a special talent when it came to sewing, especially the rice bags he sewed as gifts of love to nursing home patients.

He is survived by three daughters, Pauline Cornish of Lewiston, Arlene Beaudoin and her husband, Louis, of Hooksett, N.H., and Claire Manyak and her husband, Raymond, of Blue Hill; a stepson, Richard Boulet and his wife, Tina, of Lewiston; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his wife, Laurette Poisson; his parents, George and Bernadette Poisson; brothers, Gilbert and his wife, Blanche, Gerard and his wife, Muriel, Richard and his wife, Jeannine and Muzart and Roland; sisters, Bernadette and her husband, Paul Bolduc, Yvette and her husband, Lucien Goulet, and Germaine and Rosaire Bechard.

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