Joan M. Truchon

June 17, 1936 - September 17, 2020

AUBURN- Joan M. Truchon, 84, of Lewiston, died Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the Hospice House of Androscoggin following a brief illness. She was born in Lewiston, Maine on June 17, 1936 the daughter of the late Lionel and Alice (LaBrie) LaFlamme and had been a resident of this community all of her life. She married Romeo W. Truchon on June 8, 1957; and he died on January 16, 1997. Joan had been a homemaker for most her life. In her later years, she worked in the food service at the Covenant Health Services through St. Mary’s Hospital. Joan enjoyed the holidays and her home was always open for all her family and friends. Her passion was cooking and she loved tending to her flower garden. She is survived by one son David Truchon of Lewiston; two daughters Diane Ouellette and her husband Marc of Lewiston and Susan Sirois and her husband Ronald of Lewiston; three grandchildren Cody Sirois of Lewiston, Jason Ouellette and his wife Cara of Greene and Amy and her husband Nathan Phelps of Sherwood, Oregon; five great grandchildren Livia and Hope Ouellette, Bryn, Mari and Eva Phelps; two brothers Robert L. LaFlamme of North Carolina and Leonard W. LaFlamme and his wife Tina of North Carolina; and several nieces and nephews. The family wishes to thank the staff at the Hospice House of Androscoggin for the wonderful care they have given to Joan. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com . A Funeral Mass celebrating Joan’s life will be held privately at Holy Cross Church. Committal prayers will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Joan’s memory to the Hospice House of Androscoggin 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, Maine 04210 or to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-3678. At the request of the family there will not be any visitation. Arrangements by the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home 305 Alfred A. Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, Maine 04240, 784-4023.