FORT KENT – Jeanne D. Ayotte, 72, formerly of Lewiston and Madawaska died peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 31.

She was born Nov. 17, 1931, in St. Anne, New Brunswick, the daughter of Aldrick Ayotte and Irene (Cyr) Ayotte.

She enjoyed her lifelong profession as a waitress. She started her career at the age of 18 and retired at the age of 68. She spent 40 years in the Lewiston area where she worked at Steckino’s and from 1977 at Graziano’s Casa Mia Restaurant in Lisbon, until her retirement in 1999. She spent her retirement in Madawaska with her nephew and his family. She will be missed by her family and friends.