GREENVILLE – Ida L. Cyr, 97, wife of the late Fred J. Cyr, died March 8, at a Greenville nursing home.

She was born Dec. 14, 1911, in Fort Kent, the daughter of Maxine and Philomene (Dube) Levesque. She was a member of the Daughters of Isabella and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was the housekeeper for Holy Family Church for many years, and cooked for Meals For ME. She was the first woman in Fort Kent to have a driver’s license and own her own car.

She is survived by two daughters, Shirley LaBrecque and her husband, Leo, of Dover-Foxcroft and Maxine Pelletier and her friend, Charles Graham, of Greenville; a daughter-in-law, Nancy Cyr of Greenville; eight grandchildren, Leo L. LaBrecque, Janette Lavigne, Janine Bolen, Michael Martin, Kim Larson, Peter Cyr, Brenda Lavigne and Cheryl Tart; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.

She was predeceased by a son, Fred Cyr Jr.; a brother, Romeo Bishop; and a sister, Theresa Voisine.


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