PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., and FORT KENT – Adelard Daigle, 88, died peacefully Dec. 13, 2007, at a hospital in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He was born July 27, 1919, in New Canada Plantation. He lived in Fort Kent until his retirement to Florida in 1981. He owned and operated a service station on Main Street, Fort Kent, for most of those years. He served on the Fort Kent Town Council for a number of years and was a member of Fort Kent Lions Club. He was also a 4th Degree Knights of Columbus member Assembly No. 0352 of Fort Kent. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and enjoyed spending time at his cottage on Brown’s Point and boating on the waters of Eagle Lake. Most of his leisure time in recent years was devoted to caring for his Boston terriers, the last being Lucy Marie. He is survived by his beloved wife, Helene (Fradette) Daigle of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; his four children and their spouses, Madeline and Paul Plourde of Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Ronald and Beatrice Daigle of Fort Kent, Brenda and Robert Daigle of Rockport and Jennie and Tim Hartt of Wallagrass; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; a stepson, Claude Castonguay; and two sisters, Lorette Beaulieu and Claudette Hogan. He was predeceased by his first wife and mother of his children, Nellie (Michaud) Daigle; brothers, Neal, Levite and Conrad Daigle; and sisters, Sister Eva Daigle, Amelia Daigle and Valeda Chasse. Friends may call 9 a.m. Friday, June 13, until the time of service at Daigle & Nadeau Funeral Home, Fort Kent. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. June 13 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Soldier Pond. Burial will be held after at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery, Fort Kent. Donations in his memory may be made to St. Louis Renovation Fund, 26 East Main St., Fort Kent, ME 04743. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.
ADELARD DAIGLE
