Claire (Dubois) Hanna Thibeault
WINSLOW/AUBURN – Claire (Dubois) Hanna Thibeault passed peacefully on Saturday, March 25, 2023, surrounded by her family and treasured new friends at the Sarah Frye Home in Auburn. Claire was born on Dec. 31, 1936, to Fernando and Annette Dubois and was raised in the Biddeford/Arundel area. In 1963, she married her beloved husband, Robert Hanna, and eventually settled in Winslow where they raised three daughters; Lisa, Michelle and Patrice. Together, Bob and Claire established Hanna’s Flower Shop which Claire ran with love and pride for 30 years, long after Bob passed away in 1979. In 1981, Claire married Ted Thibeault, who passed away in 1988, but provided her with a beautiful extended family that she maintained close, loving ties with for the remainder of her life.
Claire’s unwavering faith, quiet strength and positive attitude gained her the respect of all who knew her. She enjoyed her time with many very special friends in the Waterville/Winslow area and volunteered many loving hours at the Muskie Center. Her greatest joy though was spending time with and hearing from her precious grandchildren; Danielle, Hanna and Andrew. She moved to the Auburn area in 2021 to be closer to her family.
Claire is survived by her daughters and their families; Lisa Brosius, husband John and son Andrew of Greenwood, Indiana, Michelle Gagne, husband Gerry and daughter Danielle and Patrice Roy, husband Greg and daughter Hanna all of Auburn, sisters Eliane Collette of Biddeford, Aline Fortier and husband Paul of Nashua, N.H., brother Robert Dubois and wife Janice of Biddeford, and generations of nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her parents, her husbands, brothers Marcel and Claude and sisters Pierette and Monique.
Her daughters would like to acknowledge their mother’s exceptional care takers and residents at The Sarah Frye Home of Auburn, who’s love and support have been a blessing. Thank you. Visitation: Friday, March 31, at The Fortin Group, 217 Turner Street, Auburn, 4-7 p.m., and a service of Christian burial on Saturday, April 1, at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church/St. Phillips, 2365 Turner Rd, Auburn, 11 a.m.
Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, 217 Turner Street, Auburn, ME 04210, (207) 783-8545
Donations, if preferred to flowers, can be made in Claire’s name to The Daybreak Program,
Muskie Center:
38 Gold St.,
Waterville, ME 04901.
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