MADAWASKA – Paul Emile Albert, 87, passed away Jan. 16, 2011, at St. Joseph Nursing Home, where he was lovingly cared for during the past seven years. He was born Sept. 8, 1923, in St. David, the son of Emile and Flavie (Rossignol) Albert. Paul left high school in 1943 to join the Army and served overseas for 24 months in the European Theatre of Operations with the 552nd Artillery Battalion during World War II. After the war he returned home to complete high school and attended the University of Maine, where he graduated with a degree in business administration in 1950. He worked at Fraser Paper Limited as a cost accountant for 23 years and afterward went on to work for Farm Bureau Insurance Services for more than 20 years. He served on the parish council at St. Thomas Aquinas Church for two years. Paul is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Rita (Guimond) Albert; four sons, Donald and his companion, Jimmy Roberts, of Washington, D.C., Roger and his wife, Joan, of Madawaska, Carl and his wife, Victoria, of Madawaska and Gary and his companion, Chris Lucera, of Boston; one daughter, Janice Fortin and her husband, Dan, of Madawaska; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Leonard of California and Guy of Raleigh, N.C.; and two sisters, Lucille Carrier of Miami, Ariz., and Eugenie Hetorilla of Cromwell, Conn. He was predeceased by one brother, Claude Albert. A Mass of Christian burial will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church. Family and friends may call 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. until the time of service Thursday at Lajoie Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Paul’s memory may be made to St. Joseph Nursing Home Activity Fund, P.O. Box 469, Frenchville, ME 04745. For online condolences, please visit www.lajoiefuneralhome.com.
PAUL EMILE ALBERT
