Elli Duquette Obituary (2015)

Elli I. Duquette 1933 - 2015 GARDINER - Elli I. Duquette, 81, of Gardiner, died Monday July 13, 2015 at Maine General Hospital in Augusta. She was born in Poland on August 19, 1933, a daughter of Herman and Berta Beer. While living in Germany she was employed as street car conductor. She came in the USA in 1964 to marry Raymond J. Duquette. She was a homemaker, raised her children, loved to volunteer and help people out. She volunteered at the VFW Veteran's Home and Togus VA, Gardiner Lions Club, member of the Lions club and past president of the Lioness' club; past president and past state president for the VFW auxiliary and Cooties auxiliary; den leader for the Cub Scouts, and a committee member for the Boy Scouts. Elli was predeceased by her husband of 49 years Raymond J. Duquette; her parents Herman and Berta Beer; her sister Gerda Ernst. She survived by her two sisters, Erna Koppe, Christa and Bruce Miller, brother-in-law Bernard Ernst; her five children, Joan & Gil Bourgoin, Ralph and Lois Duquette, Tom Duquette and Carol Swift, Carl and Michelle Duquette and Eric and Cathy Duquette; five grandchildren, Tim, Laura, Michael, Nicole and Hayden; and also many nieces and nephews. Thank you to all her friends that gave her rides and trips to events, especially Judi and Joan. Visiting Hours will be 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21 at Staples Funeral home, 53 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner. Committal services will be Wednesday, July 22nd at 10 a.m. in the chapel in the new Maine Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road in Augusta. Donations may be made to: Maine Veterans Home 310 Cony Road Augusta, ME 04330 or: Department of Veterans Affair VA Maine Health Care Systems Patriots Place 288 1 VA Center Augusta, ME 04330 Visitation 07/21/2015 18:00 20:00:00 Whitefield Cemetery Route 218 Whitefield Maine 4353