Yvette LaPlante

Yvette LaPlante died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 surrounded by her family at MaineGeneral Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born in Waterville on May 26, 1925, the daughter of Walter and Nora Maheu Nadeau. Yvette was a graduate of Waterville High School and Thomas Business School from which she received an Associate Degree in Business. Upon graduation, Yvette was hired by the federal government to administer the Ration Board in Waterville during World War II. It was during this assignment that she met her future husband O'Neil. Following the war, her career was spent serving as a nurse's aide in several local nursing homes and hospitals. Yvette was a deeply religious woman and a communicant of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was a staunch believer in the value of education and was instrumental in encouraging all three of her children to attend and graduate from college. During her retirement years, she spent a great deal of time caring for her grandchildren Joseph and Matthew LaPlante and Mario and Danielle Fossa. She was predeceased by her husband O'Neil LaPlante Sr., her daughter Nora Jean LaPlante; her sister Juliette Crawshaw and her grandson Joseph O'Neil LaPlante. Yvette is survived by her son O'Neil LaPlante Jr. and his fianc Patricia Watts of Richmond; daughter Linda and her husband James Fossa Jr. of Waterville; and brother Wilfred Maheu and wife Evelyn of Canaan. She is also survived by five grandchildren. Matthew LaPlante and wife Kelly of Humble, Texas; Robert LaPlante of Farmingdale, Carole Anne Britt and husband Scott of West Gardiner, James Mario Fossa III and fianc Megan Vigue of Winslow, and Danielle Fossa of Waterville, Maine; and two great-grandchildren, Elizabeth McChesney of Humble, Texas and William Britt of West Gardiner; and many nieces and nephews. The family of Yvette LaPlante would like to thank the staff of Lakewood Manor Nursing Home for their loving care that was extended to her while a resident at their nursing home. In addition, the family of Mrs. LaPlante would like to extend their appreciation to Doctors Todd Miller and Matthew Aresery who took care of Yvette during her stay in the hospital. They would also like to thank Shelly Fitzgerald FNP-BC and the second floor central medical staff of MaineGeneral Medical Center. There will be no visiting hours. A memorial Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 AM Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 70 Pleasant Street, Waterville, Maine. Attendees are invited to participate in a light luncheon immediately following the Mass. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Lakewood Manor Nursing Home, Moonlight Bay Unit, c/o Vicki Dyer, RN, 220 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville, Maine 04901.