OLD TOWN – Lois Marie (Babkirk) Comeau, 75, passed away May 12, 2011, at a Bangor hospital after a courageous battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease. She was born Jan. 13, 1936, in Old Town, a daughter of Wesley D. and Lumina L. (LeBlanc) Babkirk.
Lois was educated in Old Town schools and received her Master of Education degree from the University of Maine, Orono. She taught school in Auburn, Brewer and Old Town before her marriage in 1965.
She was a communicant of Holy Family Church, Old Town, for 45 years. Lois was a regular blood donor for American Red Cross, having donated 98 pints of blood throughout the years.
She was a very caring and loving wife, mother, stepmother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed knitting, playing piano and word puzzles. She will be missed tremendously and will be especially remembered for her strong will during her devastating disease.
She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 45 years, William G. Comeau; their son, Alan Comeau and his wife, Christine (Winter) Comeau, and their two children, Haley and Austin, of Old Town; five stepchildren, Delia (Comeau) Carter and her husband, Jimmy, of Severn, Md., Elizabeth (Comeau) Cashman and her husband, Jack, of Brewer, William G. Comeau and his wife, Judy
(Lenfest), of Milford, Paul D. Comeau and his wife, Sandy (Christiansen), of Winterport and Edward G. Comeau and his wife, Charald (St. Thomas), of Lincoln; stepgrandchildren, Craig Jones and his wife, Megan, Brad Jones and his wife, Dawn, Derek Cashman and his wife, Michelle, Daniel Cashman and his wife, Karen, Tracy Comeau and his wife, Brandi, Michael Comeau, Christopher Comeau, Kate Nicholson and her husband, John, Jonathan Comeau, Jennifer Folsom and her husband, Jason, and Beth Comeau; 12 great-stepgrandchildren, Chloe Jones, Kathleen, Sarah and Jaclyn Cashman, Benjamin Comeau, Alexis Carey, Alyssa, Tyler and Brigette Comeau, Zoe Nicholson, Abigail and Kaylee Folsom; and three new great-grandchildren due this year; sister, Barbara (Babkirk) Jacobs and her husband, John; niece, Kristy Harvey; and nephew, Ryan McCannell. She was predeceased by her parents; a brother, Joseph Babkirk; and stepgrandson, Nathan E. Comeau. The family gives a heartfelt and sincere thank you to all the wonderful caregivers at Orono Commons, Eastern Maine Medical Center and St. Joseph Hospital.
Friends may call 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Birmingham Funeral Home, 438 Main St., Old Town. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Monday at Parish of the Resurrection of the Lord, Holy Family Church, Old Town. Burial will be afterward at St. Joseph Cemetery. Immediately after the services, all are invited to the parish center for a light luncheon and continued fellowship. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Acadia Hospital Children’s Services, care of Healthcare Charities, P.O. Box 931, Bangor, ME 04402-0931. Condolences may be left at
www.birminghamfuneralhome.com.