1925 – 2013

AUBURN — Normand F. Ouellette, 88, passed away peacefully Saturday, Sept. 14, at Clover Health Care following a long illness.

He was born in Auburn on Aug. 6, 1925, to the parents of Marie-Anna and Edmond Ouellette.

Normand grew up in Auburn and Lewiston in a musical family. He played bass fiddle in the “Ouellette Trio” along with his sister, Laurianne, on the violin and his brother, Gratien, on the piano.

During World War II, Normand served his country in the United States Navy as a gunner on a merchant ship off the coast of North Africa. After the war, he returned to Lewiston where he met and married, Marie May Chasse, on Nov. 22, 1947. Normand was employed for the Maine Central Railroad for many years and was a faithful communicant of Sacred Heart Church.

Norm continued to play bass in various musical groups in the Lewiston and Auburn area. He was also a jack-of-all-trades buying and selling numerous properties in Central Maine.

Survivors include his children, Jeannine Peyser and husband, Ronald, of Auburn, Claudette Croteau and husband, Steve, of Limington, Raymond Ouellette and fiancée, Barbara Robitaille, of Auburn, and Paul Ouellette and wife, Mona, of Auburn. Also surviving are six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his wife, Marie, in 2011; as well as a brother, Gratien; and a sister, Laurianne.

The family will always appreciate and would like to thank both the staffs of Clover Health Care Facility and Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice for the wonderful care given to our father during his last days.

Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com.