PRESQUE ISLE – Melvin A. Beaulieu, 67, passed away Monday, July 16, 2012, at a Presque Isle hospital. He was born July 16, 1945, in Van Buren, the son of Arthur and Beatrice (Grivois) Beaulieu.
Mel was a longtime member of Knights of Columbus, Presque Isle. He loved the outdoors, working in his garden, and spending time hunting, fishing and camping at Echo Lake. He always kept a fire going in his wood stove at home, and had the scars to prove it.
Mel is survived by his wife, Ellen (Jordan) Beaulieu; his children, Melvin Beaulieu Jr. and his wife, Mercy, of Secor, Ill., and Jan Clark and her husband, Wally, of Stockholm; his siblings, Linda Ellis, Clarence Beaulieu, David Beaulieu and John Beaulieu; and his grandchildren, Ashlee Beaulieu, Michael Loggans and Walker Clark. In addition to his parents, Mel was predeceased by 13 brothers and sisters.
Friends and family may call 7-8 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle, and 10-11 a.m. Friday, July 20, at Parish of the Precious Blood St. Mary’s Catholic Church, where a Mass of Christian burial will be held 11 a.m. Friday with the Rev. Raymond Morency officiating. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery after the services. A reception will be held at the K. of C. Hall, Presque Isle, after interment. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in support of the family. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at
www.duncan-graves.com.