Arline "Linda" Lizotte Obituary (1948 - 2023)

Arline “Linda” Lizotte, passed away on February 5th, 2023 in Sanford, Maine after a long battle with dementia. Linda was born on August 6th, 1948, in Sanford, ME to Eugene and Arline (Nichols) Martineau. She graduated from Sanford High School in 1967 and married her junior high sweetheart, Alfred D. Lizotte on July 26, 1968. Throughout the years, Linda babysat for many local families and loved children. She volunteered at her children’s schools, chaperoning field trips, teaching Sunday school and coaching local sport teams, along with her husband. Linda loved her kids, grandkids, and great grandson more than anything in the world. She also had several beloved animals through the years, her most recent pet being her dog, Bella Joy. Linda loved jewelry, especially her rings. She enjoyed shopping with her sister-in-law, Julie. The two of them would close down the mall back in the day. She also loved QVC. She loved it so much in fact, her grandkids started calling the UPS trucks, “QVC trucks.” She enjoyed going for rides every day, especially rides to Wells Beach. Her favorite time to visit the beach was anytime a thunderstorm (or thunder dunder as she called it) was nearby. Linda is preceded in death by her beloved parents, Eugene and Arline Martineau, her brothers Eugene W and William Martineau, and her grandson, Corey Ryan Lizotte. Linda is survived by her loving husband, Alfred Lizotte, her children from Sanford, Sue Lizotte (Tim Brownell), Scott Lizotte (Trisha Lizotte), and Stacy Cote (Anthony J Cote), her grandchildren, Kelsey, Cruise, Trevor, Lexi, Cole, Aiden, and Connor, and her great-grandson, Julian, her brother, Eugene “Butchie” Martineau and his wife, Julie of Rochester, NH, many cousins, nieces, and nephews. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 8, 2023 from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm at Black Funeral Home 580 Main St. Springvale, Me. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 11am at St. Therese of Lisieux Parish, Holy Family Church. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to Golden Years Adult Day Services, 24 Hoyt Street, Springvale, ME 04083.