NEW PORTLAND – Louise Brochu, 50, died unexpectedly Thursday evening, June 7, 2007. She was born Aug. 25, 1956, in St. George, Quebec, a daughter of Emile Charles and Jeannette (Buteau) Brochu. She graduated from Forest Hills High School, Jackman, and went on to study at Maine Medical Center in radiology. In 1982 Louise left Jackman, for the West Coast, on a ten-speed bike with a friend. They made it all the way to Lake Louise, Alberta, and continued on to Alaska, where Louise settled and worked in Dillingham, Alaska, for eight years as an x-ray technician and phlebotomist. Her daughter, Emily, was born in Dillingham, Alaska, Sept. 29, 1987. She returned to Jackman to care for her parents. She then worked with her brother, Adrien at A&A Brochu as a safety coordinator and later partnered with another brother, Jim Brochu at JL Brochu, having also served on the Board of Certified Logging Professionals. Most recently, Louise owned and operated New Portland Wood Flooring with her partner and very good friend, Claude Boulet. Louise was a tremendously hard worker her entire life. She loved searching out antiques and took great pride with their restoration and would often generously give them to family and friends asking nothing in return. She lived, loved and cared deeply for everything she ever did. She is survived by her greatest pleasure, her daughter, Emily Brochu of Stratton, and Goffstown, N.H., where she attends college; four brothers, Adrien Brochu and his wife, Celine, of Skowhegan, Guy Brochu and his companion, Ellen Hallett, of Canaan, Luke Brochu and his wife, Pam, of Glenburn and Jim Brochu and his wife, Mary, of Freeman; two sisters, Lise Quenneville and her husband, Paul, of Ottawa, Ontario, and Lucy Comber and her husband, Randy, of Greenville; several nieces and nephews, including Lori LeMont and her husband, Tom, of Stratton, daughter of Andr? Brochu; a brother, who predeceased Louise. She was also predeceased by her parents, Emile and Jeannette Brochu. Memorial services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, June 16, at the Bell Chapel, Sugarloaf, with the Rev. Paul Plante officiating. Interment will be held after at New Cemetery, Eustis. Gifts may be given in Louise’s memory to the charity of one’s choice. Emily, Louise’s daughter, encourages those in attendance to wear red, in hon-or of her mother’s favorite color. Arrangements are in the care of Wiles Funeral Home, Cremation Service & Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington. Words of condolence may be e-mailed to wilesfuneralhomes@verizon.net
LOUISE BROCHU
