1923-2014 AUGUSTA - Lorette E. Gagne, 90, of Augusta, passed away on July 11, 2014, at Alfond Center for Care. She was born in Augusta on Aug. 10, 1923, to John and Regina Poulin (Audet). Lorette was a very hard-working woman, and worked in shoe shops her entire career. Lorette was educated in Augusta. She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur; her parents; her sisters, Alberta and Muriel; and her brother, Raynald; also brothers-in-law Laurent Gilbert and Gerard Poulin. She is survived by her sister, Yvette Gilbert, and sister-in-law Joyce Poulin. Although Lorette never had children of her own, she was especially close to her nephews, Donald and David Gilbert, and her nieces Linda Duffy and Nancy Minoty, as well as many nephews and nieces, and grand-nephews and grand-nieces. She will be missed and loved by all who knew her. She was a very special person known for her kindness, compassion and the love she had for all. The family wishes to thank the staff at Alfond Center for Care, especially all the nurses on 1West for the wonderful care given to Lorette. Also a very special thank-you to the staff at Woodland's Assisted Living Center, in Hallowell for the care given to her the last few years of her life. She loved living at Woodland's. At her request, there will be no visiting hours. A celebration of her life will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 23, at St. Augustine Church. Committal services to follow at the Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Civic Center Drive. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=COYCACS'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=MaineToday-CentralMaine'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=charity of your choice'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/MaineToday-CentralMaine/condolences-charities.aspx?keyword=coycacs&pid=171743027'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=Lorette'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Gagne'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=582306718'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=582306718'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>charity of your choice<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }());. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives, Western Avenue, Augusta. Condolences may be expressed at FuneralAlternatives.net.