DEXTER – Blanche Ida Daigle, 82, wife of the late Ernest J. Daigle, died Jan. 4, 2006, at a Damariscotta nursing home. She was born Feb. 11, 1923, in Connor, daughter of Andrew and Elise (Desjardin) Violette. She was a graduate of Sterns High School, Aroostook State Normal School and the University of Maine in Orono. She taught school for nearly 30 years in the towns of Oxford, Guilford and Dexter. She was a communicant of St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Dexter, a seniority member, charter member of the American Association of University Women, former member of the Dexter Women’s Literary Club, Mayo Hospital Auxiliary, Mayo Hospital Volunteer, Piscataquis Retired Teachers Association, Maine Teachers Association, National Teacher’s Association, AARP and the Alumni Associations of University of Maine in Presque Isle, University of Maine in Orono and Stearns High School. She is survived by three daughters, Donna Anderson and her husband, Mark, of Hollis Center and their son, Eric Anderson, of Limerick, Rita Grindal and her husband, Rick and their daughter, Rachel Grindal and her son, Gavin Grindal, all of New Castle and Linda Daigle of Dexter; a sister, Bertha Seilhan of Hallowell; many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, two brothers, Leo and Patrick; and two sisters, Yvonne Houghton and Corinne Walsh. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at the Crosby & Neal Funeral Home, 61 Main St., in Dexter. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Tuesday, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Dexter, with the Rev. Fr. James Robichaud, officiating. Spring burial will be in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Dexter. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, 163 Lancaster St., Suite 160B, Portland, ME 04101-2406. For more information or to sign an online guest book, go to www.crosbyneal.com
BLANCHE IDA DAIGLE
