Members of the Blanchette family and a longtime employee stand April 17 in the office of Blanchette Moving & Storage in Lewiston. From left are daughter JoAn Larrivee, son Marc Blanchette and their father, Robert Blanchette, son of founder Leopold Blanchett. They are joined by Steve Morin who recently retired after working for the company for more than 50 years.
Robert Blanchette, 95, holds a photo April 17 of the first truck his father, Leopold, purchased for the business, known then as Blanchette & Son Moving.
Marc Blanchette of Blanchette Moving & Storage gingerly maneuvers a TV stand Tuesday afternoon into a room of a new home in Turner on the final delivery for the longtime Lewiston business.
Marc Blanchette of Blanchette Moving & Storage folds protective blankets Tuesday afternoon in a truck at a new home in Turner on the final delivery for the longtime Lewiston business.
Marc Blanchette, left, and Felipe Alvarado carry a heavy box Tuesday afternoon into a new home in Turner. The men are part of a crew from Blanchette Moving & Storage making the final delivery for the longtime Lewiston business.
Marc Blanchette holds a newspaper clipping April 17 from the Lewiston Sun Journal showing him as a young man working for the family business.
Robert Blanchette holds an undated newspaper clipping April 17 that shows him as a young man working in the business founded by his father, Leopold, in 1947.
Marc Blanchette, left and Felipe Alvarado carry a heavy box into a new home April 30 in Turner. They were part of a crew from Blanchette Moving and Storage making the final delivery for the longtime Lewiston business.
Connor Cyr of Blanchette Moving & Storage carries a tub Tuesday afternoon at a new home in Turner on the final delivery for the longtime Lewiston business.
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