CARIBOU – Dennis “Junior” Gagnon, 81, died April 28, 2011, at his residence. He was born Aug. 27, 1929, in Caribou, son of the late Dennis and Odianna (Caron) Gagnon Sr.
Mr. Gagnon attended Caribou schools, was a lifelong member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and served with the Army National Guard for several years. For many years, he was employed by Aroostook Federation of Farmers. He was also employed by Keenan Auction Co., as well as Agway. After his retirement Mr. Gagnon worked at Portland News for his son, Frank. He married his teenage sweetheart Jeannette Corbin June 30, 1947. They were married for more than 63 years. Dennis would always comment whenever asked that “Mom is everything to me” and that he would never change anything in his life and that he would “Marry her all over again because she is the best thing that ever happened to me.” Dennis will be remembered by many as a simple man whose whole world was his wife and family. He was a man who loved to talk about anything and he would always brag about his family and how proud he was of all of them.
Surviving in addition to his wife, Jeannette of Caribou, are his four daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Darrell Gagnon of Dover, Fla., Cynthia and Russell Wilcox of Caribou, Denise and Patrick McCormack of Woodland and Janet and Joseph Pignatiello of Wade; his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Frank Iris Gagnon of Benton; three sisters, Pearl Davis of Oklahoma, Rena Hutchins of New Hampshire and Shirley Labobe of Caribou; 17 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Mr. Gagnon was predeceased by his two sons, Dale D. Gagnon, Feb. 18, 2006, and Frank D. Gagnon, April 27, 2007; three brothers, Gilman, Harold and Gary; as well as two sisters, Lorraine Huston and Joyce Gagnon.
Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Monday at Mockler Funeral Home, 24 Reservoir St., Caribou, where evening prayer services will be held 6:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 3, at Parish of the Precious Blood, Holy Rosary Catholic Church with the Very Rev. Jean-Paul Labrie officiating. Interment will be at New Holy Rosary Cemetery. Per Dennis’ wishes, services will conclude at the cemetery and no reception will be held.
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