FORT KENT – Rella Potvin, 97, died peacefully Sept. 2, 2009, at a Fort Kent health care facility. She was born Nov. 19, 1911, in Fort Kent, the daughter of Arsense and Melvina (Corriveau) Theriault. Rella was a past member of the Ladies of St. Anne of Fort Kent. She will be remembered as a devoted cook, gardener and a great mother. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends. She is survived by her son, Maurice Potvin of Bristol, Conn.; three daughters, Claudette Landry of Venice, Fla., Rena Pelletier of Bristol, Conn., and Beatrice Pelletier of New Jersey; one foster son, Felix of Bangor; two sisters, Alixina Voisine of Pennsylvania and Jeanette Theriault of Fort Kent; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews; also Marcel Valcourt, husband of the late Valery Ann Valcourt. She was predeceased by her husband, Gerard Potvin in 1998; one daughter, Valery Ann Valcourt; seven brothers, Oneil, Ernest, Renee, Raoul, George, Aurele and Reginald; and three sisters, Regina, Agnes and Mina. Friends may call 8 a.m. until the time of service Monday at Daigle & Nadeau Funeral Home, Fort Kent. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Monday at St. Louis Catholic Church, Fort Kent. Committal service will be afterward in the parish cemetery. Those who wish may donate in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, 170 U.S. Route One, Suite 250, Falmouth, ME 04105. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.
RELLA POTVIN
