VAN BUREN – Rodney L. Devost, 57, died March 17, 2013, at a Caribou hospital. He was born March 22, 1955, in Grand Isle, son of Walter and Yvonne (Theriault) Devost.
Rodney was a 1973 graduate of Van Buren High School. He was an Army veteran and a member of American Legion Post No. 49, Van Buren. Rodney loved the outdoors, especially fishing, tending to his garden, photography and music. He was a people person with a wonderful sense of humor even through his 30-year battle with multiple sclerosis. If you met him once you remembered him.
He is survived by his mother, Yvonne Devost of Madawaska; two sons, Rodney Devost and wife, Jodi, of Auburn, and Randy Devost of Quebec City; two brothers, Charlie and Reno Devost, both of New Hampshire; and sisters, Arlene Cyr of Fort Kent and Helen Devost of Madawaska. Rodney was predeceased by his father, Walter Devost; and brother, Danny Devost.
Family and friends may greet the family 10 a.m. until time of service Thursday at St. Bruno-St. Remi Catholic Church where a funeral Mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Spring interment will be in the family lot at St. Gerard Cemetery, Grand Isle. Those who wish may contribute in his memory to National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Maine Chapter, 170 U.S. Route 1, Suite 200, Falmouth, ME 04105. Funeral arrangements are a service of Ouellette-Thibault Funeral Home, 118 High St., Van Buren. To leave online condolences, please visit
www.ouellettefuneralhome.com.
Rodney L. Devost
