Lucille C Janowski
February 7, 1926 ~ January 9, 2023
Resided in:
Portland, ME
Portland-Lucille Corinne Janowski, age 96 passed away peacefully January 9, 2023 at Seaside Healthcare, Portland Maine.
She was born February 7, 1926 in Eagle Lake, Maine to Thomas and Evelyn Gagnon Michaud. Lucille taught in a one room schoolhouse in Eagle Lake in her younger years. She spoke French and English fluently.
She was a loving and devoted mother to John Michaud of Saco, Maine, Gilda Janowski of South Portland, Maine, Joyce LeVeille of Simpsonville, South Carolina, Katherine O'Brien-Devoe of Portland, Maine. She treasured her children and embraced every moment with them. She especially loved her role as Grammy. She had 9 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. She made friends everywhere she went and was loved dearly.
She returned to college in her 40's and completed her bachelor's degree in education. She taught elementary education in the Portland School system. When she retired she worked for many years as a foster grandparent in the Portland School system. She volunteered in nursing homes with the elderly encouraging whomever she could. She loved the Lord, her family, life, cooking, and traveling.
She will be greatly missed and is survived by her sister, Gilda Simms of California; her son, John Michaud; daughters, Gilda Janowski, Joyce LeVeille, Katherine O'Brien-Devoe; her grandchildren, great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Many thanks to the health care professionals of Seaside Healthcare who cared for our mother in her last years.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 11:00am at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 492 Ocean Ave., Portland, ME. Burial will follow in Brooklawn Memorial Park, 2002 Congress Street, Portland, ME. Arrangements are under the direction of the Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Home, 172 State Street, Portland, ME. To view Lucille’s memorial page, or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ConroyTullyWalker.com
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I used to love to take care of your mom at PCAL. My sympathy to Gilda and all of her family. She was an extraordinary and amazing woman. She will be missed
My sincere sympathies to you Joyce and your family.
Missing you mom 💔♥️
Was my mom
The years pass so quickly. I remember moving in next door to you girls and your mom on Deering Avenue when I was a junior in high school. From there I met your sweet grandmother, who moved into one of our apartments. I enjoyed visiting with your grandmother and learning how she grew up in Aroostook County. I also learned she was very religious, how she enjoyed cooking and loved to sew.
Your mom and I became friends, and we actually commuted together to college in Gorham. From there, I met your uncle Lionel, who also lived in Aroostook County. He and my mother met and ended up getting married. I remember how devoted your mother was to your grandmother when she was living in an assisted living facility in Portland. We kept our friendship up when she also moved into an assisted living facility. And from there into Seaside, we always enjoyed talking about her childhood, where she lived in Eagle Lake, and then went onto a joint high school /teacher preparation school, in a neighboring town where she boarded. She had this wonderful sense of humor and laugh, which I will always remember. Your mom loved you children and grandchildren so much and enjoyed your visits and phone calls immensely.