Nancy Lou (Giasson) Rioux

LEWISTON: Nancy Lou (Giasson) Rioux, 59, a lifelong resident of Lewiston, died Saturday November 15. She was born in Lewiston, July 21, 1955, the daughter of the late Romeo and Donetta (Cyr) Giasson. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 1974 and married Laurier C. Rioux on December 14, 1974. Nancy was an avid fan of both the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots. Her family remembers Nancy as always being “the life of the party”. At family gatherings, she will be dearly missed. Nancy was a loving mother to her two sons, Christopher and Matthew and especially devoted as a caregiver to Matthew, who is autistic. She is survived by her husband of 39 years and her two sons, all of Lewiston, her sisters Joan Mahon and her husband Guy and Carol White-St. Pierre and her husband Dan; her brother Ron Giasson and his wife Joanne, her sister-in-law, Kathy Giasson all of Auburn, a brother Ron Faucher and his wife Dusti of Hobe Sound, Florida, as well as several nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her brother James Giasson and her brothers-in-law Larry White and Paul Rioux and mother and father-in-law Emile and Lorette Rioux. You are invited to share your thoughts, condolences and fond memories of Nancy through her guestbook at www.thefortingrouplewiston.com

FUNERAL NOTICE:

RIOUX---Nancy Lou (Giasson), 59, of Lewiston died Saturday November 15. Visiting Hours will be held on Wednesday Nov.19 at Fortin\Lewiston from 4-7pm followed by a celebration of her life service at 7pm also at the funeral home. A committal service will take place on Thursday Nov. 20 at 1pm at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Lewiston. Those wishing, in lieu of flowers, may make a charitable contribution in Nancy’s memory to: Autism Society of Maine 72 Main St, Winthrop, ME 04364 or online at www.asmonline.org. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services 70 Horton St. Lewiston, 784-4584.