Diana C. JACQUES

AUGUSTA -- Diana C. Gagne, 88, of Glenridge Drive, and formerly of Willow Street, died on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005, at MaineGeneral Rehabilitation & Nursing Care at Glenridge in Augusta following a long illness.She was born in Augusta on Feb. 19, 1916, a daughter of Joseph T. and Anna (Leclair) Jacques.Mrs. Gagne was a homemaker for most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Augustine Catholic Church.Mrs. Gagne was predeceased by her husband, Paul Gagne. She is survived by three daughters, Estelle St. Michel and her husband, Donald, of Topsham, Patricia Pelletier and her husband, Maurice, of Augusta, and Carlene Day and her husband, Gerald, also of Augusta; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.At her request, there will be no public visiting hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Northern Avenue, Augusta. Burial will be in the spring in Holy Family Cemetery, Augusta.Those who desire may make donations to Alzheimer's Association, Maine Chapter, 163 Lancaster St., Suite 160B, Portland 04101-2406; or to St. Augustine Church Restoration Fund, 1 Kendall St., Augusta 04330.The family would like to extend its deep appreciation to the nurses of the Orange Unit at MaineGeneral Rehabilitation & Nursing Care at Glenridge, and to Drs. Gershman, Seymour and Hart at the Family Medicine Institute for all their hard work and dedication to our mother, Diana.Arrangements are under the care of Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta. Condolences to the family may be expressed via the funeral home Web site, http://www.plummerfh.com.