Kenneth Joseph LaPierre

VASSALBORO – Kenneth Joseph LaPierre, 68 years young, passed away at his home in Vassalboro, early Tuesday morning, Sept. 13, 2022. Ken was born May 28, 1954 to Constance (Marois) LaPierre and Aime J. LaPierre. Ken was the oldest son of eight children. He attended Cony High School and served in the Maine National Guard.

Ken worked for Central Maine Power for the past 30 years. He retired in 2019. Apart from working for CMP he also worked for Chris and Mike Karagiannes as maintenance manager for local properties.

Ken enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. When he wasn’t working, Ken loved to spend time tinkering around his house, doing yard work, cleaning the pool, and adding to his collection of tools in his garage. You could always depend on Ken to have at least six of the same items, “just in case someone needed to borrow something”.

In his younger years, Ken enjoyed riding his Harley and going on bike trips with his wife, Joy. Ken never missed one of Josh’s baseball practices or games, even when he had a list of things to do a mile long. Ken idolized his beautiful granddaughter, Addisyn Harper. She was the light of his life and he looked forward to all of her sleepovers at Grammy and Grampy’s house. Ken never missed a minute of overtime and thought of his CMP coworkers as his “second family”. Everyone knew Ken as the most loving husband, father, sibling, and son a family could ask for.

Ken loved to host summer barbecues, entertain friends and family, and became the patriarch of the family after the death of his father, Aime and his mother, Connie. Uncle Ken will always be remembered by his many nieces and nephews as the uncle who would tease the living heck out of them. As much as he teased, they always knew that if they were in any trouble or needed anything, they could always rely on their Uncle Ken. Ken’s antics were legendary and those who knew him have their own stories to tell. Though he appeared to have a tough exterior, Ken had a heart of gold. His biggest joy in life was to always lend a helping hand to anyone that needed it.

Ken is survived by his wife, Joy; son, Joshua and his wife Erin; granddaughter, Addisyn Harper; and his beloved German Shepherd, Keisha. He is also survived by his siblings Gloria LaPierre, Jane LaPierre (Ernie), Danny LaPierre (Paula), Lisa LaPierre-Cote, Gary LaPierre (Tammy) and Amy Steiniger (John); and many cousins; nieces, nephews; and great-nieces and nephews.

Ken was preceded in death by his parents; older sister, Sandra (Lapierre) Damren; and his infant son, Brandon Joshua LaPierre.

Visiting hours will be held on Friday, Sept. 16, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta, ME 04330. No funeral service is being held. Condolences, stories and photos may be shared by visiting http://www.plummerfh.com.