1905 – 2003

AUBURN – Rose A. (Dostie) Therriault, 98, of 440 Minot Ave., Auburn died Tuesday evening, Sept. 9, at the Clover Health Care Facility following a short illness.

She was born in St. Methode, P.Q., on July 11, 1905, the daughter of Archelas and Philomene (Gagne) Dostie.

At an early age her family moved from Canada to Augusta and then to the Lewiston and Auburn area where she had been a resident. She had been employed in the textile industry having worked at the Hill Mill as a spinner for over 30 years. She had been a resident on Dill St. for 45 years and was known as “Memere” for all the young families in the neighborhood and who she enjoyed being with.

Once being a member of the Clover Manor Society she enjoyed listening and participating in the musical activities.

She was seen stomping her feet and singing along to the music that she loved very much.

The entertainers remembered her as the “Visor Lady”, because she always wore a visor in order to protect her very sensitive right eye from the light

She loved being around people and she will be dearly missed by all who knew her. She had a good sense of humor and a smile for everyone. For nine years she spent her winters in Clearwater, Fla., and had made many friends.

She was a member of Holy Cross Parish, Holy Cross Senior Citizens and the Holy Cross Charismatic Group.

She was the widow of Adrien Therriault whom she married in 1926 and who died on Jan. 20, 1980 after 54 years of togetherness.

She is survived by her daughter, Ida (Titite) Girouard and her husband Lucien of Lewiston; three grandchildren, Roland Girouard and his wife Anita of Auburn, Claire (Girouard) Cyr and her husband Reno of Lewiston and Gary Girouard and his wife Irene of Lisbon; seven great-grandchildren, Roland Girouard Jr. of Poland, John Girouard of Ctr. Ossippee, N.H., Karen (Girouard) Swisher and her husband Michael of Tampa, Fla., Jennifer (Girouard) Nero and her husband Richard of Norway, Michael Cyr of Lewiston, Eric Cyr of Portland, Kristen Cyr of Westbrook; two great-great-grandsons, Joshua Champagne of Norway, and Jackson Lee Swisher of Tampa, Fla.; one great-great-granddaughter, Culliandra Rose Nero of Norway; two stepgreat-grandsons, Jeff Galipeau and his wife Donna of Lewiston, Sean Galipeau and his wife Roni Sue of Lisbon; and four great-great-stepgranddaughters, Amanda, Tanya, Bailey and Riley Galipeau.

She was predeceased by four sisters, Yvonne Sirois, Alda Wilson, Lillian Grolnic and Florence (Tifille) Chabot; four brothers, Philias, Albert, Adelard and Leo Dostie; and many cousins in the Augusta area.

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