SCARBOROUGH – Norman J. St. Pierre, 88, died Aug. 22, 2010, surrounded by his devoted family at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Scarborough, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. Norm was born in Caribou, son of Herbert and Azelia Martin St. Peter. A county boy at heart, he graduated from Lubec High School in 1939. Norman served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. He was a member of the “Mighty Eighth,” and was a waist gunner in a B17 Flying Fortress, completing 25 missions over Germany. On his 25th mission, on New Year’s Eve, he was shot down in the icy waters of the English Channel, near Guernsey Island. Norman was captured and was a prisoner of war for a year and a half in Stalag 17B. He was awarded many military honors, including the Distinguished Flying Cross. Norman was proud of his military service and displayed his patriotism by wearing his American flag pin each and every day. On June 11, 1946, Norman married Mary “Agnes” Chaisson at St. Joseph’s Church, Portland. He was a dedicated and loving father to nine children. He was employed by Sears Roebuck and retired in 1975 after 25 years of service. He and his wife owned and operated Oceanville Cottages in the Pine Point from 1967 through the early 1980s. After his retirement, Norman and Agnes wintered in Delray Beach, Fla., and returned to Maine each summer to be with their family. Norm was an accomplished tennis player who was known for his “mean” serve on the clay courts of Ocean Park. He enjoyed golfing at Willowdale and was an avid Red Sox fan. Norman was predeceased by his parents; a daughter, Elaine St. Pierre-Jenkins, in 1992; and a son, Norman “Joe” St. Pierre, in 1965. Surviving are his devoted wife of 64 years, Mary “Agnes” St. Pierre of Scarborough; five daughters, Suzanne Bennoch and her husband, Stephen, of Ellsworth, Judith Speed and her husband, Thomas, of Mystic, Conn., Jane St. Pierre and her husband, Wayne Smith, of Scarborough, Mary Cattadoris and her husband, Hank, of Scarborough, and Cathryn Bissonnette and her husband, David, of Saco; two sons, Thomas Joseph St. Pierre and his wife, Trisha, of Venice, Fla., and Robert Joseph St. Pierre and his wife, Sharon, of Saco; a sister, Lorraine Kelbey of South Portland; a brother, Richard St. Pierre and his wife, Christine, of Harrison; 18 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian burial to celebrate Norman’s life will be held 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 27, at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 150 Black Point Road, Scarborough. Burial with military rites will be after at Calvary Cemetery, South Portland. In lieu of flowers, and for their outstanding care and compassion for Norman and his family, we ask donations be made to Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, 11 Hunnewell Road, Scarborough, ME 04074. Arrangements are being handled by Conroy-Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland. Online condolences may be expressed at www.ctcrawford.com.
NORMAN J. ST. PIERRE
