Brissette, Flora D., 92, Caribou, at Van Buren, June 10, 2009. Arrangements are in the care of the Mockler Funeral Home, Caribou.
Caribou – Flora D. Brissette, 92, wife of the late Armand Brissette died June 10, 2009 at Van Buren following a brief illness. She was born in Caribou March 8, 1917, the daughter of the late Vetal and Laura (Belanger) Berube Sr. Flora was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was a former member of the Ladies of St. Anne at Sacred Heart. Flora worked very hard her whole life, working at Sacred Heart school cafeteria as well as at Maine Bag Co. She was employed as the shoe department manager for Spencer Shoe Co. at Millers Department Store in Caribou for many years. She enjoyed her many crafts including crocheting baby sweaters, quilting, embroidery and ceramics. She also enjoyed sewing, painting nature pictures, and baking for everybody. She will be especially remembered for her favorite doughnuts and many will miss her goodies that she would make for them.
Flora is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Gladys and Raymond Hooey Sr. of Caribou, two sons and daughters-in-law, Lewis and Jo Ann Brissette of Farmington, Ct. and Robert and Aline Brissette of Caribou. Her grandchildren, John Bragdon and his wife Lisa of Caribou, Lisa Suire and Charles Kulas of Bolton, Ct., Cathy Hooey and Derick Sam of Caribou, Kimberly Guberman and her husband Jason, Kris Brissette, all of Farmington, Ct., Melissa and Michael Hersey of Caribou, Heather and Joseph Stalker of Pemacook, N.H. Her great-grandchildren, Marty, Amy, Stephen, Samantha, Joshua, Kelly, Ashley, Thomas and Cheyenne, as well as her great-great-grandchildren, Kaleigh Grace, Kevin Jr., Elijah, Alexia, and Hailey as well as numerous step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Sisters-in-law, Anita Burby of Caribou, Blanche Hebert of Connor, Ida Chapman of Caribou, and Eunice Burby of Brewer, a brother-in-law, Armand Bourgoine of Augusta, many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Brissette was predeceased by her husband in 1983, her sisters, Rosilda Brissette, Delcia Burby, and her brothers, Vetal Burby Jr., Sylvio Berube, and Leo Berube who died February 2009.
A funeral Mass was celebrated 12 noon, Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Fr. Aaron Damboise, officiating. Interment took place in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Arrangements by the Mockler Funeral Home, 24 Reservoir Street, Caribou. For an online registry please go to www.mocklerfuneralhome.com.
