Mr. Ernest C. Lavoie

August 24, 1924 - February 20, 2020

LEWISTON- Ernest C. Lavoie, 95, of Lewiston, died Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Central Maine Medical Center following a short illness. He was born in Stockholm, Maine on August 24, 1924 the son of the late Clovis and Palmyre (Ouellette) Lavoie and had been a resident of this community for most of his life. He was married to Flora (Richards) Lavoie on March 4, 1946; and she died on April 27, 2005. Ernest was a proud member of the U.S. Army having served in WWII. He was a parishioner of the Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul. He is survived by two daughters Lorraine Colson and her husband Herve of Bowdoin and Connie Cote and her husband Joseph of Lewiston; one granddaughter Mary Gagnon; and two great granddaughters Paige and Katelyn Gagnon. He was predeceased by two sisters Edna and Melida; and by three brothers Richard, Maurice and Aldrick Lavoie. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com . A Funeral Mass honoring Ernest’s life will be celebrated on Tuesday at 11:00 AM at the Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul (Lower Chapel). Committal services along with a military honors service will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 9:00 AM till the time of the service at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home 305 Alfred A. Plourde Parkway in Lewiston 784-4023.