AUBURN – Yvonne M. (Provencher) Boucher, 98, passed away Saturday, Oct. 30, at Clover Manor Nursing Home.

She was born in Auburn on Jan. 15, 1906, the youngest child of Amede and Helene (Dion) Provencher.

She was educated in Auburn schools. She became a millworker in her teens.

In 1927, she married Leon J. Boucher. They made their home in Brunswick, where their only child, William J. Boucher, was born.

The couple operated a dry-cleaning and tailoring shop in Brunswick for 28 years. Mrs. Boucher, a seamstress, provided alterations for customers as well as tailor made draperies and bedspreads. She enjoyed sewing, both as a profession and as a hobby. A loving parent and grandparent, she took pleasure in visits from her family and friends.

A devout catholic, she was a member of Holy Cross Parish in Lewiston.

She is survived by six grandchildren, Sharon Haley, of North Conway, N.H., William Junior, of Auburn, Scott, of Turner, Suzanne Raymond, of Lewiston, Beth Boucher, of Boston, Mass., and Sarah Dunham, of Bethel; eight great-grandchildren, Michelle Dufault, of North Carolina, Krag, Kevin, Kyle, and Kirk Haley all of New Hampshire, Evan and Rebecca Raymond, both of Auburn, and Elizabeth Dunham, of Bethel; several nieces and nephews; and four great-great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband, Leon in 1971; her son, William in 2000; four brothers, Arthur, Albert, Alfred and Charles Provencher; and a sister, Mabel (Provencher) Bussiere, with whom she lived with in her later years.