BIDDEFORD — Raymond A. Janelle, 78, of Biddeford, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 at Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough, after a long illness with Alzheimer’s disease.
He was born in Biddeford on April 18, 1936, the son of Egide and Rachel Rousseau Janelle, and was educated in Biddeford schools.
Mr. Janelle served with the U.S. Army from 1959 through 1961.
On July 4, 1964, he married Beatrice R. Grant in St. Mary’s Church in Biddeford.
He worked 20 years in the local textile mills and 20 years with Maremont Corp. and Saco Defense in Saco, retiring in 2001. In retirement, he was a school bus driver for the Biddeford School Department until 2006.
Raymond was an active member of the Good Shepherd Parish. He sang in the Most Holy Trinity Church Choir. He served as a Eucharistic minister and usher at church services. He volunteered at the Biddeford Free Clinic and at the Stone Soup Food Pantry in Biddeford. He was a past president and lifetime member of the Biddeford Senior Citizens Club.
He was preceded in death by: six brothers and sisters.
Surviving are: his wife of 50 years of Biddeford; one son, Alex Janelle and his wife Lisa of Arundel; one daughter, Lynda Boyd of Biddeford; one brother, Armand “Joe” Janelle and his wife Simone of Saco; two sisters, Priscilla Strunk and her husband Tom of Florida and Jean Boudreau of Biddeford; two grandchildren, Maxwelle Janelle of San Diego, California and Desiree Janelle of Ohio; one great-grandchild, Christopher Morell of Ohio; and many nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 followed by a funeral service at 7 p.m. at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. Memorial donations in Raymond’s memory may be made to the Stone Soup Food Pantry, 180 Maine St., P.O. Box 186, Biddeford, ME 04005. To share condolences online, visit www.hopememorial.com.
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