1921 – 2004

CARIBOU – Alphonse P. Labbe Jr., 82, died peacefully Thursday, Jan. 22, at Maine Veterans Home in Caribou surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in St. Leonard, New Brunswick, May 19, 1921, the son of Alphonse P. and Agnes Guerrette Labbe Sr.

He was educated in Moncton, N.B. and was a graduate of St. Joseph’s College. He also attended Beal’s Business School in Bangor. He was an Army veteran of World War II serving at Normandy in northern France.

He was self-employed in the insurance firm his father established in Van Buren, Labbe Insurance Agency, for 38 years.

He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 1635 and the Fourth Degree Assembly of Van Buren, and was a former member of the Van Buren Rotary Club. An avid outdoorsman all his life, he especially enjoyed fishing and traveling, whether it was just a ride in the woods or visiting with family.

He is survived by his devoted wife of 57 years, Gisele Dube Labbe of Van Buren; three daughters, Yvette Marcan and her husband Robert of Satellite Beach, Fla., JoAnne Labbe Willett of Caribou, and Lorraine Labbe of Denver, Colo.; three sons, Roger Labbe and his wife Anne of Lisbon Falls, Robert Labbe of Van Buren, and Peter Labbe and his wife Terri of Jacksonville, Fla.; eight grandchildren, Matthew, Jeffrey, Patrick, Eric, Ashley, Lauren, Alec, Simone, and Blake; and two great-grandchildren, Drew and Madison.