AUBURN – Helene Alice Bissonnette passed away at Hospice House in Auburn.

Marking the “ten” of a person she would become, Helene was born on Oct. 10, 1910, to Charles and Alice Clement in Tronville, France. She met her husband, Raymond, while she was working as a psychiatric nurse and he was serving his country during World War II. She came home with Ray as a war bride and spent the remainder of her life in Lewiston.

She was employed in the shoe industry for many years. She was the seamstress for the Pine Tree Warriors Drum and Bugle Corps, an active member of the Passe Temps Snow Shoe Club and Holy Cross Parish. She enjoyed sewing, gardening and spending time with family.

A true gentle soul, her kind and nurturing spirit will be sadly missed by her daughter, Monique Brochu; granddaughter, Sandra Marquis and her husband, Daniel; grandson, Michael Brochu and his wife, Carol, all of Lewiston; grandson, Daniel Brochu and his wife, Michelle, of Scarborough; and her great-grandchildren, Heather, Robin, Cameron and Courtney. Mrs. Bissonnette is also survived by a sister, Eva; and several nieces and nephews in France.

She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond; and her son-in-law, George Brochu.