Emelienne Chasse Obituary (1915 - 2005)

Winslow Emelienne Chasse, 89, died Sunday, May 29, 2005 at her home on LaSalle St. in Winslow after a period of ill health. She was born Oct. 28, 1915 at East Broughton, Quebec, Canada the youngest child of Eleucippe and Marie Jacques Jacques. She attended school in a one room schoolhouse near her home until the fifth grade. In 1939 she married Joseph Chasse and moved to Winslow, Maine. She was a homemaker until 1963 when she went to work as a housekeeper at the former Thayer Hospital, later working at the former C.F. Hathaway Co. retiring in 1986. She volunteered at St. John the Baptist Church until her health began to fail. She also knitted mittens for the Christmas fair. She is survived by two daughters, Marie Juliette Deschaine of Winslow, and Charlene Turgeon and husband Wilfred of Scarborough; five grandchildren, Linda Lewis and her husband Robert of Central Village, CT., Stephen Deschaine of Winslow, Eric Turgeon of Portland, Jennifer Delbaugh and husband Michael of Ranshaw, PA., and Kathryn Connolly and husband Kevin of Portland; nine great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph; her parents; and all of her siblings. In lieu of flowers, she wanted Masses offered for her soul. Visiting hours will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wed., June 1, 2005 at Gallant Funeral Home, 10 Elm St., Waterville. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:15 a.m. Thursday, June 2, 2005 at St. John the Baptist Church, 47 Monument St., Winslow with Rev. Paul Dumais officiating. Burial will be in Village Cemetery in No. Vassalboro at a later date.