She was born on July 9, 1929, to Henri J. and Yvonne M. (Bellemore) Lanouette in Dover, New Hampshire. She graduated from Dover High School.
On July 3, 1954, she married Gerald “Jerry” Gagnon at St. Mary’s Church in Biddeford. They spent 48 wonderful years together until his death on Dec. 22, 2002. After the wedding, they moved to New Britain, Connecticut, for five years before moving to Redondo Beach, California. Yvonne worked for Hughes Aircraft Co. in El Segunda, California for 26 years. They decided on early retirement and moved to Lake Havasu, Arizona, and built their home.
During retirement, they would summer at their cottage at Ossippee Lake in Waterboro. They enjoyed RVing across the country, taking different routes so they could visit every state. They cruised the Panama Canal, Bahamas, Hawaii, the Mexican Riviera, Nova Scotia and Alaska. They even visited Australia and New Zealand. She also enjoyed playing bingo.
She is preceded in death by her brother, Henri Lanouette.
Yvonne is survived by: three sisters, RoseMarie Fenton of Dover, New Hampshire, Alice L. Billings of North Kingstown, Rhode Island and Lorraine Dussault of California; and numerous nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
A private service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005.
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