She graduated from St. Dominic High School as a member of the class of 1956. In 1957 she married Donald Perron at St. Peter’s Church in Lewiston and together they worked and raised their young family in Lisbon Falls until his death in 1989.
She was previously a member of St. Peter’s Parish in Lewiston before moving to Lisbon Falls where she was a member of Holy Trinity Parish. She was a proud homemaker who enjoyed cooking for the priests at Holy Family Church in Lisbon Falls. She also worked with the senior citizens of Lisbon Falls as part of the Western Area Agency on Aging and worked on floral arrangements for Blais flower shop.
She was a member of “The Red Hatters,” loved working with flowers, enjoyed cooking, and having friends over every day. She maintained close ties with her friends, having frequent sleepovers with her former classmates from St. Dom’s until her failing health no longer made it possible. She will be remembered as a generous and loving mother, as well as a very social person who had many lifelong friendships.
Madeleine is survived by her five children: Michel Perron from Lisbon Falls, Richard Perron and wife Julia from Topsham, Susan Stegman and husband Royce from Dover, NH, Peter Perron from Nottingham, NH, John Perron and former spouse Jenniffer of Lisbon; grandchildren: Derek, Nathan, Amanda and Corina Stegman, Colby, Morgan, Garrett and Wyatt Perron, Mariah and Tyler Bisson and her many friends from St. Dom’s.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband Donald.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at Holy Trinity Church in Lisbon Falls on Friday, Nov. 22 at 1:30 p.m. Committal services will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lisbon Falls. Those wishing may make donations in Madeleine’s memory to: Holy Trinity Holiday Flower Decorating Fund, 67 Frost Hill Road, Lisbon Falls, ME 04252.
You are invited to share your thoughts, condolences and fond memories with the Perron family by visiting their guest book at www.crosmanfuneralhome.com.
A service of Crosman Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 40 Main St., Lisbon Falls, ME.
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