CARIBOU – Clarence L. Gagnon, 78, died Nov. 5, 2005, at Caribou. He was born Sept. 21, 1927, at Caribou, the son of James and Eva (Nadeau) Gagnon. He was a graduate of the Caribou High School and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Clarence was a self-employed carpenter and musician in the local area and was also employed by the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad as a locomotive fireman and commercial bus driver. He was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, the Henry B. Pratt Post No. 15 American Legion, a member of the National Rifle Association and the Fort Fairfield Rifle and Pistol Club. He is survived by two daughters, Brenda Brady and her husband, Steven, of Sandfork, W. Va. and Melanie Andrews of Rumford; eight grandchildren including a special grandson, William James Girouard II; many great-granddaughters; five nieces; three special nephews, Jeffery Gagnon of Presque Isle, David Gagnon of China and Paul Gagnon of Bangor. He was predeceased by two sons, Michael Andrews and Clarence “Beaver” Gagnon; two brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, with the Very Rev. Jean-Paul Labrie, pastor, officiating in a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Friends who wish to contribute in memory of Clarence may do so to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society. Envelopes may be obtained at the church. Arrangements are by the Mockler Funeral Home, 24 Reservoir St., Caribou.
CLARENCE L. GAGNON
