Therese R. Veilleux

AUGUSTA – Therese R. Veilleux, 95, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, at MaineGeneral Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center at Glenridge following a brief illness. She was born in Lewiston on Feb. 23, 1927, a daughter of the late Adelard P. and Marie Fedora (Ouellette) Bernier.

Mrs. Veilleux was a graduate of Edward Little High School, and St. Mary’s School of Nursing as a Medical Laboratory Technologist. She retired after 32 years of service to the VA at Togus.

She was a communicant of St. Augustine Catholic Church and a member of St. Michael’s Parish Community.

Mrs. Veilleux was an honorary life member of the Cushnoc Senior Citizens.

She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Norman R. Veilleux in 2020; two brothers, Robert and Normand Bernier and a sister, Muriel Kramarz, all of Lewiston.

Mrs. Veilleux is survived by her daughter, Diane Hunt and her husband Jonathan of Augusta; and two granddaughters, Michaela Chittenden of Naples, Fla., and Shaina Robinson of Carmel, Ind.

At her request, there will be no public visiting hours. A graveside service will be held at a later date at Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Civic Center Dr., Augusta.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta, ME.

Condolences, stories, and photos may be shared at http://www.plummerfh.com.

The family requests that donations in Therese’s memory be made to:

Androscoggin Home Health and Hospice

15 Strawberry Ave.

Lewiston, ME 04240