Armand C. LAJOIE

AUGUSTA -- Armand C. Lajoie, 85, of Jefferson Street Place died unexpectedly on Monday, May 2, 2005, at his home. He was born in Van Buren on Nov. 5, 1919, the son of Christopher Lajoie and Alma (Dube) Lajoie.He was educated in Van Buren and Augusta schools. Armand married Hortense (Connie) Lagassie of Caribou in 1942. They would have celebrated 63 years of marriage in July of this year. Armand was service manager at various auto dealerships in this area. He also owned his own construction firm for many years until his retirement in 1978.He was a communicant of St. Augustine Catholic Church and a member of Le Club Calumet, the Cursillo movement, Abnaki Council 334 Knights of Columbus and Abnaki Assembly 4th Degree Knights of Columbus.Armand enjoyed the outdoors, being at the lake with family, boating, fishing and hunting. He was predeceased by his parents; one brother, Raymond Lajoie; and two grandsons, Eric and Joseph Lajoie.Survivors include his wife, Hortense (Lagassie) Lajoie of Augusta; five sons, Dr. Norman Lajoie and his wife, Lucille, of Augusta, Dr. Roland Lajoie and his wife, Diane, of St. Petersburg, Fla., Paul Lajoie and wife Krista of Schweinfurt, Germany, Patrick Lajoie of Manchester and William Lajoie of Augusta; three daughters, Patricia Cunningham and husband Bruce of Round Pond, Joyce Turner and husband Fred of Gardiner and Arlene Prescott and husband Dale of Chelsea; two brothers, Oneil Lajoie and wife Lorette, and Joseph Channel Lajoie, all of Augusta; two sisters, Aurore Hook of Maryland and Arlene Hawkins and husband Bob of Augusta; 12 grandchildren, Brian Poulin and wife Ingrid of Falmouth, Melanie Gillan and husband David of Hanson, Mass., Marlene Lajoie of Augusta, Audrey McDonnell and husband Patrick of Pawtucket, R.I., Tammy McLaughlin of Charlotte, N.C., Erin Allumbaugh and husband Joel of Gardiner, Peter Bilodeau of Medford, Mass., Patrick and Thorsten Lajoie of Schweinfurt, Germany, Allison Sanborn and husband Kevin of Winthrop and Laura Lajoie of Augusta; three great-grandchildren, Avery Allumbaugh, Eric McDonnell and Regina Gillan; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.At his request, there will be no public visiting hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association, Maine -- Memorial Processing Center, P.O. Box 31160, Hartford, Conn. 06150-1160, or Ladies of St. Anne Scholarship Fund.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 at http://www.plum merfh.com.