Lionel X. Marcotte
1929 – 2010
LEESBURG, Fla. — Lionel X. Marcotte, 80, of 803 Dundee Circle, Leesburg, Fla., and formerly of Lewiston, died in Leesburg, Feb. 8, of numerous medical issues and with his family by his side.
He was born in Lewiston, Dec. 17, 1929, the son of Joachim and Laura Gosselin Marcotte. Educated in local schools, he graduated from St. Dominic High School, Class of 1947, served in the U.S. Navy from 1948 to 1952, and then received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Maine at Orono and a master’s degree in social work from Boston College.
On Aug. 11, 1951, he married the former Janice Temple. He worked for several years as a social worker for the state of Maine’s Aid for Dependent Children Program, and then later was employed as an insurance claims adjuster in Maine and California.
A member of the former St. Joseph’s Parish in Lewiston and St. Mary of the Lakes in Eustis, Fla., he also belonged to the United Commercial Travelers and the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his loving wife, Janice of Leesburg, Fla.; three sons, Denis Marcotte and wife, Cynthia, of Poland, Gregory Marcotte of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Dr. Ronald Marcotte of Guayaquil, Ecuador; a brother, Dr. Maurice Marcotte of Royal Palm Beach, Fla.; a sister, Cecile Chabot of Lewiston; one grandson; and two great-granddaughters.