GRAND ISLE – Herman E. Roy, 85, died Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, at a Van Buren nursing home. He was born March 12, 1926, in Millinocket, the son of Eddie and Gertie (Vaillancourt) Roy.
Herman worked for 36 years as a vice president and one of the original founders of Grand Isle Federal Credit Union. In addition, he worked for the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad as a station agent for 46 years and served as Grand Isle town treasurer for 33 years. He retired in 1988. Herman served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946 during World War II in the Field Artillery Battalion, which was deployed to the European Theater.
Herman is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Leona “Kit” Albert; his children, Herman Roy Jr. and his wife, Joyce, of Grand Isle, Linda Dionne and her husband, James, of Walpole, Mass., and Paul Roy and his wife, Carmen, of Kennebunk; nine grandchildren, Michelle, Monque and Keith Roy, Alyssa Johnson and Kristen Piscatelli of Massachusetts, Greg, Stacy, Matthew and Kaitlyn; siblings, Hercules Roy and his wife, Maureen, of Fort Kent, Rene Mimes of Chatsworth, Calif., Pauline Bourgoine and her husband, Berthier, of Madawaska and Jeanine Corriveau of Frenchville; great-grandchildren, Brandon, Martina and Kayla; and a daughter-in-law, Dot Roy. Herman was predeceased by a son, Danny; and sisters, Dora Wellington of St. Agatha and Joan Guerrette of New Britain, Conn.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at St. Gerard Church, Grand Isle. Friends and family may offer their condolences 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at Lajoie Funeral Home, Madawaska. Interment will be at a later date at Grand Isle Cemetery. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at
www.lajoiefuneralhome.com.