Alvena Gloria (Lavoie) Knapp BRADLEY— It is with great sorrow that we announced the passing of our mom Alvena "Vin" Knapp, 95, who died peacefully March 10, 2022 at her residence with family by her side. Mom was born September 21, 1926 in Old Town the daughter of the late George and Albertina Lavoie. She was employed many years at the A&P in Old Town and retired from employment at the University of Maine Orono. She was a communicant of Saint Ann's Catholic Church, Bradley and a past member of the St. Ann Society. Art and Vin made many memories including square dancing with great friends, snowmobiling with family, camping many summers at Sebago Lake State Park and spending time at Chemo Pond in Eddington. Mom was proficient with a pair of knitting needles and indulged all the children in her family as well as many newborns over the years with beautiful knitwear. She was also known as an exceptional baker (the best Apple pie!) who provided family and friends with a bake shop worthy goods for all occasions. We, her daughters, were fortunate enough to experience a very best of childhoods with our parents. She will be forever missed as a devoted wife and mother and survived by her husband and soulmate Arthur to whom she was married for 78 years; daughter Carol Resemini and her husband Jack of Holbrook New York; sister and best friend GeeGee Richards and her husband Gordon of Old Town. She was lovingly called "Nanny" by six grandchildren Lisa Hall and her wife Christine Parr, Christopher Hall and his wife Stephanie, Kasey Massaro and husband Paul, Stephanie Hall all of New Hampshire and John Resemini and Tina Hager and her husband Jason of New York; she was a great grandmother to Rebecca, Gianna, Dominic, Greer, Rob and Ryan all of New Hampshire and Lena and Lexi of New York. She leaves behind two special nieces Beth Morin and her husband Kevin and Laurie Petrie and her husband Stephen, nephews Thomas Lavoie and his wife Skye and Richard Kimball along with several other nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her daughter Linda Hall in March 2021; three brothers and their wives Roland and Ida Lavoie, Vinal and Mavis Lavoie, Rudolph and Virginia Lavoie; sister-in-law Phyllis Kimball and her Husband Everett, niece Nancy Kimball and special Uncle Forest "Toddy" Knapp. Friends may call 5-7 PM Tuesday March 15, 2022 at the Birmingham Funeral Home 438 Main Street Old Town. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10AM Wednesday at Parish of the Resurrection, St. Ann's Catholic Church, Bradley. Spring interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery, Bradley. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital https://www.stjude.org/