Arlene Fischer Obituary (1912 - 2015)

Arlene Corbin Fischer 1912-2015 Waterville-Arlene Corbin Fischer, 102, completed her life's journey at Goudreau's Retirement Inn where she had resided for the past nine years, surrounded by her loved ones after a short illness on Thursday January 29, 2015. She returned home in the arms of her Blessed Mother to be with our Heavenly Father and loved ones who have passed before her. She was born December 20, 1912 in Fort Kent, the fourth of seven children of Rene and Evelyn Dumont Corbin. She attended school in Keegan. The family moved to Waterville when she was twenty years old. Arlene and her sister Eva moved to Connecticut during the war to find work. In Bridgeport, she met and married her husband Joe Fischer and she worked at the Bridgeport Buckle Shop until she retired. She was a social being who enjoyed to be with others and loved telling stories. She enjoyed travelling to Fiji and travelled with her husband often to Texas and Pennsylvania. She was proud of her meticulous appearance and loved dressing up to attend formal dinners and the theater. She was predeceased by her parents; husband, Joseph; infant brother, Fred; sisters, Leanna Sister M. Des Anges, her sister Una Bulger and sister Rose Michaud. She is survived by her sisters, Eva Babicz and Cecile Ellis; her nieces, Judy Ellis, Marlene Grant, Sandra Locklin, Anne Michaud, Mary Beth Timm, Eileen Beaudy, Mary Smith, Peggy Flothower, Kathy Brosey; nephews, Gary Bulger, Richard Michaud; godson, Jeffrey Michaud, Robert Fischer and John Fischer. A special thanks to the staff at Gourdreau's Retirement Inn as well as those who provided personal care: Emily, Cheryl, Wanda, Elizabeth, Michelle and Judy. Service and interment will be scheduled in the spring. Arrangements are under the care of Gallant Funeral Home, 10 Elm St., Waterville. An online guestbook may be signed and condolences may be expressed at www.gallantfh.com In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Winslow Public Library, 136 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901 for their children summer reading program.