She was born to George and Yvonne (Ayotte) Dumas on Sept. 27, 1931, in Cap-de-la- Madeleine, PQ, Canada. She moved to the Biddeford area as a young girl and graduated valedictorian from St. Joseph High School.
She spent many years as a bookkeeper at various places until her retirement in 1995, but her real passion was being a foster mom. She was an avid reader until recently. She also loved anything to do with birds.
She is preceded in death by: her parents; four brothers, Raymond, Robert, Norman and Richard Dumas; and her husband, Paul R. Levasseur.
Annette is survived by: two daughters, Suzanne Roy and her husband Rene of Biddeford and Madeleine Bogdanov of California; two grandchildren, Brittany Roy of Biddeford and Peter Bogdanov of California; two sisters, Lucille Crepeau of Berwick and Rita Fecteau and her husband Gilles of Berwick; one brother, Alfred Dumas and his wife Austena of Dover, N.H., and several nieces and nephews.
There will be no visiting hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at St. Anne’s Chapel at St. Joseph Church in Biddeford.
Memorial donations in Annette’s name may be made to: Hospice of Southern Maine, 180 Route One #1, Scarborough, ME 04074.
Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford. To share condolences online, please visit www.HopeMemorial.com.
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