ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. and WELLS — Patricia L. (Rodrigue) Dion, 83 of Wells, Maine, passed away Dec. 25, 2018 at her home in St. Petersburg after a long battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Jean L. Dion, who died Aug. 22, 2014.
Pat was born in Sanford, Maine, on August 26, 1935 and was the daughter of the late Armand and Lillian (Allaire) Rodrigue. She grew up in Sanford, Maine, attending local area schools and graduated from St. Ignatius High School.
She was an avid Red Sox fan, an active member of the Sanford Elks Lodge and the American Legion of St. Petersburg, as well as a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Wells, Maine. She loved to read, enjoyed travel, and enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She spent summers in Wells Beach, Maine, and winters in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Pat is survived by her four sons, Daniel and his wife Claudia of Charleston, South Carolina and their two children Nathan and Marissa; John and his wife Kim of Saco, Maine, and their four children Donald, Samuel, Katrina and Colin; James and his wife Judith of Wells, Maine, and their children Joshua, Julian, Jacob and the late Jessica; and Richard and his wife Helena of West Newbury, Massachusettts, and their two children Madison and Emma; and numerous great-grandchildren. Pat is also survived by her siblings Stella Seavey, Diane Higgins and Richard Rodrigue.
A Memorial Mass will be held Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 236 Eldridge Road, Wells, Maine. Interment will follow at the Southern Maine Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Springvale. Following interment, the family invites friends and relatives to join them for a luncheon at the Elks Lodge located at 7 Elm St. in Sanford.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Maine Children’s Cancer Program at the following internet link: https://fundraising.mmc.org/Donate_Now
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please visit Patricia’s Book of Memories page at www.bibberfuneral.com.
Arrangements are in care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, 111 Chapel Road, Wells, ME 04090.
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