Rollande G. Bilodeau, 91

Winslow -It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our loving mother Rollande G. Bilodeau, 91, of Winslow. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her beloved children on Thursday, December 1, 2016. She was born January 31, 1925 the daughter of Athanase and Rose-Anna Gilbert in St. Alfred, Quebec.

She married the love of her life, Gerard Bilodeau in July 1946. Together they formed a loving family with four children: Patrick, Yvan, Marlene and Gilbert. She and her husband worked tirelessly for many years building a successful auto repair and sales business in Winslow. She was a devoted mother who lived to love and nurture her children her entire life. Anyone who met her instantly knew she was a special person who gave of herself always. Her warmth and love will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Rollande is survived by her four children: Patrick and his wife Cathy; Yvan; Marlene and her husband Al; Bert and his partner Morgan; grandson Jeremy, granddaughter Jennifer and her husband David, great-grandson Jacob and great-granddaughter Claire; her sisters Eveline and Annette as well as many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Gerard who died in 1981, her brothers Ronald, Laureat, Jean-Paul, Camille and Patrice and her sister Jeannine.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday December 5, 2016 at 11:00 am at Notre Dame Catholic Church, 112 Silver Street, Waterville with burial following in St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, 78 Grove Street, Waterville. Please visit www.veilleuxfuneralhome.com to share condolences, memories and tributes with her family.