BIDDEFORD — Maurice J. Valliere, 92, a long-time resident of Biddeford, died Monday, June 12, 2017, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough.

He was born July 25, 1924, in Biddeford, a son of Esdras and Josephine (Cloutier) Valliere. He graduated from St. Andre’s School and attended St. Louis High School.

On Feb. 15, 1947, he married Aline Bourque in St. Andre’s Church in Biddeford.

Maurice was employed in the shipping department of Pepperell Manufacturing Co. for 38 years, retiring in 1986.

He had been a lifelong member of St. Andre’s Church in Biddeford.

Maurice enjoyed working in his yard and flower gardens and every day he would take his wife to lunch at the local restaurants.

Maurice was preceded in death by: Aline, his wife of 66 years on Jan. 4, 2014; and also by six siblings.

Surviving are: two sons, Dennis Valliere of Gorham, with whom Maurice was residing, and John Valliere and his wife, Lucille, of Belen, New Mexico; a granddaughter, Lianne Smith and her husband, Dan ,and their children, Hannah and Harrison of Rochester, Illinois; a sister, Madeleine Goulet of Saco; and several nieces and nephews.

There will be no calling hours. A private graveside service will be held at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Biddeford. Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. 

To share condolences online, please visit HopeMemorial.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Maurice’s memory may be made to: Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, 11 Hunnewell Road, Scarborough, ME 04074.