Gagnon, Abel J., 85, of Troy, Ill., at Maryville, Ill., on July 26, 2011. Arrangements are in the care of the Laughlin~Richeson Funeral Home, Troy.
Abel J. Gagnon, age 85, of Troy, Illinois died, Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, IL.
Mr. Gagnon was a member of, and former Deacon of Bethel Baptist Church, Troy, IL. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Shriners in Maine. Abel was proud of retiring three times, first as a Civil Service employee at Loring Air Force Base in 1985, from Abel Electric in 1989 and in 2001 from Triad School District as a school bus driver. He had a great sense of humor and loved his family, and especially the time he spent with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Watching Cardinal baseball was a great passion, and he was very proud of being a lifelong Democrat.
Mr. Gagnon was preceded in death by his parents, Bert and Elizabeth (Byron) Gagnon; and a brother, Leonard Gagnon.
He is survived by his wife, Leda (nee Johnston) Gagnon of Troy, IL, whom he married March 29, 1948; his children, Bert E. (Nicholas Kalfas) Gagnon of Troy, IL; and Marion (Mark) Wade of Marine, IL; grandchildren, Michael (Jessica) Wade, Joshua Wade and Rachel Wade; great-grandchildren, Reilly and Harper; brother, Edgar (Theresa) Gagnon of Caribou, ME and sister Irene (John) Cyr of Fort Kent, ME.
Memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church Missions Program.
Visitation was held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2011, at the Laughlin~Richeson Funeral Home, Troy, Illinois and from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday, July 29, 2011, at Bethel Baptist Church, Troy, IL.
Funeral services were held 10 a.m. Friday at Bethel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Tim Lewis officiating. Interment will be in the Marine City Cemetery, Marine, IL.
