AUBURN – Marie-Jeanne Bernier, 81, passed away quietly on Tuesday, July 15, with her loving family beside her at the Androscoggin Hospice House after a prolonged battle with diabetes.

She was born in Lewiston in June of 1927, the daughter of Eudore “Jack” Lepage and Mary Alice (Bailey) Lepage. A life-long resident of the Lewiston and Auburn area, Marie “Jeanne” graduated from Edward Little High School in 1944.

After raising a family, she was employed for 17 years as a medical technician and caregiver at the Marcotte Nursing Home in Lewiston.

She enjoyed spending free time crocheting and knitting and over the years made many beautiful afghans and sweaters for people she loved. After retirement, she enjoyed visiting with family and friends and taking scenic rides throughout the area, especially around Lake Auburn. She always looked forward to coffee with special friends Carol Hodsdon and Norma Shorette.

Survivors include one son, Robert Bernier and his wife, Carol, of San Diego, Calif.; three daughters, Carole Bernier Evans of Sydney and her daughters, Meika Qua and her husband, Andy, of Waterville, Kirsten Evans of Pembroke, Mass., and Courtney Evans of Brookline, Mass., Judy Bernier of Lewiston and Susan Bernier Bowie of Greene and her daughter, Ariane Bowie of Greene; and two brothers, Robert Lepage of London, England, and Armand “Lee” Lepage of Cazadero, Calif.

She was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Alphonse Bernier in 1994.