Sr. Jean Marie Pinette

Sister Jean Marie Pinette, O.S.U. 1915 - 2011 Waterville-Sister Jean Marie Aurore P. Pinette, 96 of the Ursuline of the Northeast Province, died, Monday, November 21, 2011 at Mount Saint Joseph, Waterville, where she had been a patient for several years. Sister Jean Marie was born in Fort Kent on April 26, 1915, the daughter of Joseph and Emilia Lapointe Pinette. Having received her elementary education in schools in Northern Maine, Her secondary education at Mount Merici Academy in Waterville, Sister Jean Marie entered the Ursuline Novetiate in Waterville in 1935. In 1938, Sister pronounced her first vows, and her final vows in 1941. As a young professed religious, Sister Jean Marie attended Saint Michael's College in Vermont and Notre Dame in Indiana in preparation for her teaching career which was long and very successful. Sister taught in Maine's catholic schools: Waterville, Skowhegan, Lewiston, Caribou, Springdale, and Brunswick, and in Massachusetts's Ursuline Academies in Boston, Dedham and Springfield. Sister Jean Marie also served as superior and principal in Brunswick. Sister Jean Marie is predeceased by her parents and ten brothers and sisters. She is survived by nephews, Reverend James Knox and Paul Curtis. Relatives and friends may call from 9 to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, November 25, 2011 at 1 Saint Angela Way, Waterville. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Committal prayers and burial will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Ursuline Sister Retirement Fund, 1 Saint Angela Way, Waterville, ME 04901