Willie Beaulieu
Beaulieu, Willie, 95, PRESQUE ISLE, in Westfield, February 16, 2010. Spring interment with military honors will be at Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery, Caribou. Arrangements are in the care of Duncan Graves Funeral Home.
PRESQUE ISLE – Willie Beaulieu, 95, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at the Southern Acres Boarding Home in Westfield. He was born in Ashland on September 16, 1914, the son of Henry and Rose ( Theriault) Beaulieu.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Normandy, Northern France and Central Europe. Willie owned and operated Willie’s Market on North Main Street in Presque Isle, and then worked at the Graves Shop & Save. He was a member of the VFW and American Legion in Presque Isle. He is survived by his wife Dorothy (Stantial) Beaulieu of Westfield; two sons, Robert Gillis of Harrisville, NH and Thomas H. Beaulieu and his wife Linda of Frenchville; a brother, John Beaulieu of Ashland; four sisters, Phoebe Jenkins of Ashland, Catherine Lee of Portland, Shirley Bushey and Judy Carpentier, both of Florida; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by three brothers, Jessie, George, and Alfred; three sisters, Mandy St. Peter, Mabel Suskuski, and Pauline Fenderson; and a great-grandson, Skyye.
Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Saturday, February 20, 2010, at Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church Street, Presque Isle with Pastor Dan Rayner officiating. Friends called 1 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home. Spring interment with Military honors will be at the Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Caribou. Online condolences may be expressed at duncan-graves.com.
