AUBURN – Odette P. Fournier, 86, a resident of Western Ave., Auburn, died peacefully Nov. 27, Thanksgiving evening, at the Hospice House with family by her side.

She was born in Chisholm, March 20, 1922, the daughter of Dr. Thomas and Carmela (Lapointe) Croteau. Odette was a graduate of Jay High School, attended Rivier College in Nashua, N.H., and in 1943 graduated from St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Lewiston with a Registered Nursing degree.

On June 7, 1947, she married Louis J. Fournier at the St. Rose de Lima Church in Chisholm. Both she and Louis raised a family of four children. Her family was her life and she was always devoted to them. She was also a good friend and good neighbor.

She was a member of Sacred Heart Church, and was a CCD teacher there for many years. She was also a member of CMMC’s Women’s Hospital Association, a Red Cross volunteer, the First Auburn Senior Citizens, and a member of the Thursday Morning Freedom Bowling League.

Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Louis J. Fournier of Auburn; children, Louise Milasauskis and husband, Albert, of Gorham, grandchildren, Kelly Milasauskis Littlefield and William Milasauskis and great-grandchildren, Noah and Emily Littlefield; Joline Kelley and husband, Timothy, of Plymouth, Mass., grandchildren, Patrick and Matthew Kelley; Philip Fournier and wife, Annette, of North Yarmouth, grandchildren, Michelle, Julie, and Scott Fournier; Celeste Butler and husband, Darryl, grandchildren, Nicole and Danielle Butler of Acton, Mass.; one sister, Candide R. Leblanc of Lewiston; a special nephew and caregiver, Marc Croteau of Auburn.

She was predeceased by seven siblings, Monique Morin, Corinne Lepage, Reine Perkins, Tom, Denis, Andre, and Augustin Croteau.