AUGUSTA – Leonard A. Lepage, 80, of 60 Baird Ave., Lewiston, went to be with the Lord as a result of an automobile accident on Dec. 9. He passed away at MaineGeneral Medical Center.

He was born in Auburn on Nov. 27, 1925, to Jean and Laura (Maheux) Lepage.

He was married to Dorothy Bosse of Lewiston on May 30, 1953, at St. Mary’s Church in Lewiston.

He attended Holy Family Church in Lewiston. He was a member of the American Legion and Disabled American Veterans, and he received the Purple Heart award as a result of an injury while serving in the Army during the Korean conflict.

He worked in several mills in the area, including Bates and Worumbo, and was employed by Camden Yarns in Lewiston and Lisbon Falls until his retirement in 1987.

During his lifetime, he enjoyed bowling, traveling, gardening, having cookouts with his family and playing volleyball, and was an avid card player and Red Sox fan. He was also a great animal lover.

He is survived by his loving wife, Dorothy, of 52 years of Lewiston; three daughters, Linda Fluker and companion, Richard Carey, Doris Whittier and husband, Ronald, and Joline Lepage, all of Sabattus; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Sister Delores Lepage of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Carmel St. Pierre of Lewiston, and Lucille Gauthier and husband, Robert, of Massachusetts; three brothers, Romeo Lepage and wife, Helen, of Auburn, and Emile Lepage and wife, Dolores, and Maurice Lepage and wife, Simonne, both of Connecticut; his mother-in-law, Laura Bosse of Lewiston; as well as several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by two sisters, Jeannette Lepage and Muriel Fournier; four brothers, Gustave, Joseph, Bertrand and Fernand; and a son-in-law, George Fluker.