Francoise Newland

EVANSVILLE, IN?Francoise "Fran" Pedneault Newland, born Feb. 23, 1929, passed away Feb. 28, 2010. She was the daughter of Cecile and Hormidas Pedneault of Maine. Fran's elementary education consisted of French and English classes with masses said in both French and Latin. She graduated from Westbrook Public High School in 1948. After graduation she worked for the Atlantic Pacific Tea Company until 1951 at which time she left to work for the FBI in Washington D.C. There, she met Paul Newland. They were married in May, 1953 at St. Hyacinth Church, and moved to Indiana in 1954. Frances loved cooking and sewing for her family and neighbors. She looked forward to trips back to Maine where she, Paul and Timmy vacationed on Little Sebego Lake, visited with her sisters and toured the many light houses in the area. In later years, after Paul's death and her children were living on their own, she became an avid reader. She is survived by two sisters: Elaine E. Poitras (Paul, deceased) of Westbrook, ME and Anne Marie Powers (Donald) of Parsonfield, ME, Children: Bernadette (Dave)Heitzman of Michigan, Theresa (Steve) Evans of Evansville, Timothy Newland of Evansville, and...[more]

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cile (Bill) Jones of Vincennes, 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. A memorial mass will be celebrated at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Evansville Thursday, March 4 at 9:00 a.m. CST. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 3:00 pm EST at Ed Lee Mortuary in Washington with a graveside service following at St. John's Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for memorial contributions to be sent to Evansville ARC, Adult Day Program, PO Box 4089, Evansville, IN 47724. Condolences may be sent online at www.edleemortuary.com