Muriel M. Langlais

Muriel M. Langlais, 74 of Shapleigh, passed away December 22, 2022, with her family by her side, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. She was born in Sanford on July 27, 1948 a daughter of the late Leo and Rita (Cantin) Roux. As a young child she attended Holy Family School and graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1966. She was a lifelong long communicant of Holy Family Church Parish and was a Eucharistic Minister. On April 18, 1970 she married the love of her life, Richard “Dick” Langlais. In earlier years she had been employed at Saul Shalit Pharmacy in Sanford; an inspector at Sutton Mills; and for 35 plus years as a sales representative for Avon. Her biggest and most cherished job of all was being a dedicated and loving wife, mother, and Mémère. Muriel enjoyed spending time with family, and could always be found at any of her children/grandchildren’s sporting or special events no matter what the weather may be. When time allowed, she would often be found working in her flower gardens and trying to decide what else could be added to make it even more beautiful. Muriel also enjoyed traveling with her family ranging from numerous trips to Disney World in Florida, to warm beautiful beaches relaxing with a book in her hand. She also loved the special trips that she took with her husband including Paris where they renewed their wedding vows at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in 2005, and a trip to Italy where they toured many beautiful places including the Vatican. She is predeceased by her sister Annette Roux who passed away at a young age. She is also predeceased by her brother- in-laws, Archie Plante and Albert Langlais. She is survived by her husband of over 52 years Richard “Dick” Langlais of Shapleigh, her children, David Langlais and companion Vickey Logan of Shapleigh, Renee Durgin and her husband Kevin of Scarborough, Michelle Lord and her husband Jonathan of Alfred, grandchildren: Elizabeth Lord, Ethan Lord, Kyle Durgin, Dakota West, and Zachary Logan. She is also survived by her sister Stella Plante, brother Richard Roux and his wife Shirley, sister Diane Palmer and her husband Danny, her sister in law Gerri Langlais, from Indio, California as well as many nieces/nephews, and grand nieces/nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 10:am at St. Therese of Lisieux, Holy Family Church, North Ave, Sanford. Burial will follow at the Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Springvale. For those unable to attend in person, the funeral will be livestreamed at the link below. The family would like to express their gratitude to the outstanding care provided by Dr. Cesar Castro, MD, Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Program at the MGH Cancer Center and his oncology team. In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider sending a contribution in Muriel’s name to: Maine Cancer Foundation/Tri For A Cure: 170 US-1 #250 Falmouth, ME 04105. Arrangements are under the direction of the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, 580 Main Street, Springvale.