CHICOPEE, Mass. – Erin Elizabeth Dufour, 29, died unexpectedly March 18, 2009, due to an auto accident. Born in Bangor, she was the daughter of John P. and Kathryn J. (Paradis) Dufour of Lakeville, Mass. Erin attended Brewer schools until her junior year and then graduated from Bethlehem High School, Delmar, N.Y. She also continued her education at St. Joseph College, Maine. She lived most of her life in Maine and in the Western part of Massachusetts for the past 10 years. She worked as a sales rep for Pella Windows and enjoyed all outside recreation, cats and volunteering at the MSPCA. She also played three-sport varsity in high school and drove in a demolition derby and received best in show for driving “The Queen Bee” at the tri-county demolition derby in North Hampton, Mass. In addition to her parents, John and Kathryn, she is survived by a sister, Amy Smith and her husband, Rob, of Arizona; a brother, Jason Dufour of Lakeville, Mass.; two nephews, Liam and Jonah Smith; a paternal grandmother, Priscilla Dufour of Van Buren; two uncles, Roger Dufour and his wife, Lynn, of Florida and Philip Paradis and his wife, Anne Marie, of Canada; two aunts, Claire Gervais and her husband, Pierre, of Canada and Dorothy Kamita of Japan; many cousins and friends. She was also the granddaughter of the late Pete Dufour, and Armand and Grace Paradis; and the niece of the late William Paradis. Visitation will take place 9:30- 10:30 a.m. Monday at Dahlborg-MacNevin Funeral Home, 280 Bedford St., Lakeville, Mass., with a funeral Mass of Christian burial 11 a.m. at Sts. Martha and Mary Church, Lakeville, Mass. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given to a MSPCA of your choice. For additional information or to send a condolence to the family, please visit www.d-mfh.com.
ERIN ELIZABETH DUFOUR
