LEWISTON – Laurier R. Mathieu, 72, a resident of Lewiston, died Thursday, June 19, at Central Maine Medical Center, after a brief illness.

He was born in Lewiston, May 3, 1936, the son of Noel and Dolores (Desfosses) Mathieu. He was a graduate of Lewiston schools and was both a U.S. Army veteran and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, serving in the mid 1950s.

He was married to the love of his life, the former Doris Robitaille on Aug. 17, 1959. He was a devout Catholic and member of Holy Cross Church, Knights of Columbus Council 106, a board member of the Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn, as well as a member of the Pastime Club, where he enjoyed many hours of playing cribbage.

His career included both the Lewiston Fire Department as well as Lewiston Brass Works and Foundry. He retired from the Lewiston Fire Department after 24 years as lieutenant and then retired after 30 years with Lewiston Brass Works and Foundry.

After retirement, he worked part-time as a groundskeeper for L-A College and enjoyed spending family time at their camp on Dexter Pond and also family barbecues and sunny days with his family at Harpswell.

Evening time at the Mathieu home included family and friends around their outdoor fireplace. He was also an avid motorcyclist traveling many miles with family and friends.

Survivors include three sons, Gerald Mathieu and his wife, Lisa, of Monmouth, Victor Mathieu and his wife, Celeste, of Greene and and Roger Mathieu and his wife, Teresa, of Stillwater, Minn.; two daughters, Joline Nash of Lewiston and Julie Hendricks and her husband, Shane, of San Antonio, Texas; one brother, Andy Mathieu and his wife, Zita, of Lewiston; three sisters, Cecile Dumont and her husband, Roger, of Rochester, N.H., Pauline Mathieu of Harpswell and Julie Beaulieu and her husband, Richard, of Harpswell.; seven grandchildren, Regina Nash, Melissa, Ryan, Brian and Samuel Mathieu as well as Trinity and Ian Hendricks; and many in-laws from the Robitaille family.

Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Doris on April 10, 1991.