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Lionel Joseph Fecteau, of Augusta

Lionel Joseph Fecteau, of Augusta[1]

Male 1921 - 2011  (90 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 14 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Lionel Joseph Fecteau 
    Suffix of Augusta 
    Gender Male 
    Born 15 Jun 1921  Winslow, Kennebec, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    birth - Fecteau, Joseph Leonel - 15 Jun 1921 - Winslow, Kennebec, ME
    birth - Fecteau, Joseph Leonel - 15 Jun 1921 - Winslow, Kennebec, ME
    Christened 15 Jun 1921  [3
    Census 1930  Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1940  Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    _FSFTID G9MH-K96 
    Died 8 Jul 2011  Togus, Kennebec, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Address:
    Veterans Administration Medical Center 
    Notes 
    • Lionel J Fecteau (serial # 3139848) enlisted in the US Army as a private on 11 Aug 1943 in Portland, Maine.

      Newspaper article - Daily Kenebec Journal (Augusta, Maine) - 29 Aug 1944
      Sergeant Lionel Fecteau, US Army, the son of Mrs. Cora Fecteau, 13 Oxford Street, is now stationed "somewhere in France."
      Entering the service 1 Sep 1943 he received his basic training at Fort Bragg, NC, and was stationed at Fort Knox, KY, before going overseas in April 1944.
      His wife, Mrs. Anita Fecteau, and four-month-old son, whom he has never seen, make their home with Mrs. Fecteau's parents in St. David, Maine.
      Being graduated from St. Augustin's Parochial School, Sgt. Fecteau was employed at the Edwards Mfg. Company before entering the service.


      Obituary - Kennebec Journal (ME) - 12 Jul 2011
      AUGUSTA - Lionel J. Fecteau, 90, died Friday, July 8, 2011, at the Veterans Administration Medical and Regional Office Center at Togus following a long illness. He was born in Winslow on June 15, 1921, a son of the late Phillippe and Cora (Cloutier) Fecteau.
      Mr. Fecteau attended Augusta schools and had been employed by Statler Tissue for 35 years. He had also worked for Hudson Pulp and Paper, Shaw's Supermarket and the cafeteria at St. Augustine School.
      He was a communicant of St. Augustine Catholic Church and was a member of Le Club Calumet, Cushnoc Senior Citizens and St. Paul Cursillistas.
      Mr. Fecteau was predeceased by two brothers, Phillippe and Paul Fecteau; and a sister, Juliette Smith.
      He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Anita (Gendreau) Fecteau, of Augusta; two sons, Raymond Fecteau and his wife, Constance, of Augusta, and David Fecteau and his wife, Susan, of Fairfield; three daughters: Jeannine Gotreau and her husband, Ronald, of Augusta, Deanna Colwell and her husband, Harley, of Windsor, and Julie Armstrong and her husband, Wilbur Armstrong Jr., of East Winthrop; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.
      The family would like to extend a special thank-you to Dr. Pathak and the nurses in the dialysis department at the Veterans Administration at Togus for the wonderful care and compassion they showed to Lionel and the Fecteau family.
      Relatives and friends may visit Wednesday, July 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta, where officers and members of the Calumet Club are asked to meet at 6 p.m. to recite prayers for their departed member. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday, July 14, at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Augusta. Burial will follow in the new Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road, Augusta.
      In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Lionel's memory be made to Chrisanne Burns Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o St. Michael School, 56 Sewall St., Augusta, ME 04330.
    Person ID I8323  Filteau - Fecteau - Facteau families
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2019 

    Father Ancestors Philip J Fecteau, of Biddeford,   b. 1 May 1897, S. Francois d'Assise, Beauceville, Beauce, QC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1922, Winslow, Kennebec, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years) 
    Mother Ancestors Cora Anna Cloutier, of Augusta,   b. Nov 1898, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1966, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Married 20 Apr 1919  St. Augustin, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 8
    Census records
    1940 - Fecteau, Philip + Cora [Cloutier] - Winslow, Kennebec, ME
    1940 - Fecteau, Philip + Cora [Cloutier] - Winslow, Kennebec, ME
    lines 27+
    Family ID F2184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ancestors Anita Gendreau, /Gendrault, of Augusta 
    Children 
    +1.Male Raymond Fecteau
    +2.Female Jeannine Yvette Fecteau
    +3.Female Deanna Louise Fecteau
    +4.Male David P Fecteau, of Augusta
    Married: 1x5.Female Julia Ann Fecteau
    Family ID F3459  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Jun 1921 - Winslow, Kennebec, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Address:
    Veterans Administration Medical Center - 8 Jul 2011 - Togus, Kennebec, Maine, United States
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  • Photos
    photo - Fecteau, Lionel Joseph (1921=2011)
    photo - Fecteau, Lionel Joseph (1921=2011)
    courtesy of the CORMIER family tree on MyHeritage.com

  • Sources 
    1. [S174] Pelletier.

    2. [S1589] Maine Birth, 1621-1922 - images, Winslow, 1921, F, image 8 of 47; Joseph Leonel Fecteau - 15 Jun 1921 - Winslow, Kennebec, ME.

    3. [S1516] Waterville ME - St. Francis de Sales, Fecteau.

    4. [S378] Census 1930.
      Maine, Kennebec, Augusta, sup dist 2, En Dist 5, sheet 6B

    5. [S1676] Census 1940, Maine, Kennebec, Augusta, ED 6-10, p 3B, hh 49, lines 74+.

    6. [S1514] Legacy.com - obits, Lionel J Fecteau - Kennebec Journal (ME) - 12 Jul 2011.

    7. [S47] Maine Archives.

    8. [S726] Maine Marriages 1892-1996.