CARIBOU – Madelyn J. Irvine, 76, died Aug. 2, 2011, in Caribou. She was born Oct. 31, 1934, in Fort Fairfield, daughter of the late Renis and Angeline (Mills) LeVasseur.
She was a graduate of Fort Fairfield High School, Class of 1951, and Farmington State Teachers College in 1955. On July 27, 1956, she married Hollis E. Irvine at St. Denis Parish, Fort Fairfield. Mrs. Irvine taught home economics at Lawrence High School, Fort Fairfield, and remedial reading at Fort Fairfield Junior High School. Later in life Madelyn enjoyed working at Crafts Elan, Caribou. She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and enjoyed knitting, sewing and especially quilting. But her most special times were those spent with her husband, children, grandchildren and siblings.
Surviving, in addition to her husband of more than 55 years, Hollis of Caribou, are her children, Hollis Irvine Jr. and his wife, Gayle, of Greenwich, N.J., Angela Irvine and her partner, Dr. Eric Asnis, of Berlin, Vt., Andrew Irvine and his wife, Elizabeth, of Quinton, N.J., and Andrea Swanberg and her husband, John, of Caribou; two sisters, JoAnn Dunphy and her husband, Woodrow, of Drews Lake, and Mary Hill and her husband, Ralph, of Yarmouth; one brother, Gary LeVasseur and his wife, Pat, of Salem, N.J.; her grandchildren, Ian, Seth and Caleb Swanberg, Hollis Irvine II, Amanda, Gordon, James, Patrick and Wyatt Irvine; special family members, Jason and Greg Asnis; several nieces and nephews; as well as her special friends, “The Birthday Girls.” Mrs. Irvine was predeceased by her daughters, Bernadette and Elizabeth Ann; a sister, Jean Pipes; and brothers, Renis “Sonny” LeVasseur, John LeVasseur and Peter LeVasseur.
Friends may visit with the family 6-8 p.m. Friday at Mockler Funeral Home, 24 Reservoir St., Caribou, where evening prayers services will be held 6:30 p.m. Memorial services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the chapel of Mockler Funeral Home. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery, Fort Fairfield. Friends who wish to contribute in memory of Mrs. Irvine may do so through Caribou Public Library or Fort Fairfield Alumni Association Scholarship Fund.
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