Aimee Chrestia Duvic

Aimée C. Duvic, 101
Portland, Maine – Aimée C. Duvic, 101, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on May 2, 2016, at Birchwoods at Canco Assisted Living. She was born Aimée Anne Chrestia on June 16, 1914 in Covington, Louisiana, to Julie Loustaunau Chrestia and Jean Baptiste Chrestia, both of whom emigrated from France in the early 1900s. The family lived in Covington, where her father was a butcher, until the mid-1920s, when they moved to Burgundy Street in the ninth ward of New Orleans. Aimée graduated from John McDonough High School in 1931, and attended Soulé Business School in New Orleans. She worked for the Community Chest, and later for the U.S. Engineers, where she met her husband, Cleveland Manuel Duvic, whom she married in 1942. In 1950, Aimée and Cleve adopted their only child, Mary, through the Volunteers of America. They were married for 50 years before Cleve’s death in 1992.
Aimée also worked for the Selective Service System from 1963 until she retired in 1975. She enjoyed gardening, reading mystery novels and playing bridge, which she did several times each week. Following Cleve’s death, Aimée continued to reside in New Orleans. In 2006, after Hurricane Katrina, she moved to Lebanon, New Hampshire to be closer to her daughter, Mary, and her family.
Aimée was pre-deceased by her parents, her sister, France A. Chrestia, and her brother, August A. Chrestia. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Duvic St. Germain, of Scarborough, ME, and her husband, Donald L. St. Germain, M.D. She is also survived by her grandchildren; Emily St. Germain Perriñez of San Diego, CA, and her husband Phillip Robert Perriñez, M.D. (Lt. U.S. Navy), Geneviève Marie St. Germain and Madeleine Louise St. Germain of Watertown, MA and her four great grandchildren; Cleveland Robert Perriñez, Lucienne St. Germain Perriñez, Caroline Reyes Perriñez and Paolo August Perriñez of San Diego, CA, as well as many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the staff of Birchwoods at Canco for their thoughtful care of Aimée, as well as Hospice of Southern Maine for their assistance at the end of her life. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Volunteers of America of Greater
New Orleans, 4152 Canal St., New Orleans, LA 70119, to Birchwoods at Canco, 86 Holiday Dr.,
Portland, ME 04103, or to Hospice of Southern Maine, 180 US-1 #1, Scarborough, ME 04074.
Relatives and Friends of the Family are invited to attend the Funeral Mass in the Parlor of MOTHE FUNERAL HOME, 1300 Vallette St., Algiers, LA on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 1:30 PM. Interment will follow in Metairie Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 12:30 PM until funeral time.To view and sign the online guestbook visit www.mothefunerals.com .