AUBURN — Fernande M. Duguay, 89, a former resident of Jay, who later made her residence in Bear Pond and Fla., died late Sunday evening at Clover Manor Nursing Home in Auburn, where she had been a resident for the past several years.

She was born Feb. 24, 1921, the daughter of Ernest and Marie Louise (Lapointe) Begin. She was a graduate of Jay High School. On Sept. 2, 1940 at St. Rose of Lima Church in Jay, she married her husband of 44 years, Marcel Duguay. He passed away Sept. 20, 1984.

She worked at Livermore Shoe, Chisholm Pastry Shop, and later as an inspector for James River Paper Co., Otis Mill, in Chisholm. She retired in 1985. Ferne was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima and St. Phillips churches. She was also a member of the Daughters of Isabella. She enjoyed her camp at Bear Pond with her husband, working in her raspberry patch, raking, sunbathing, playing cards, and entertaining family and friends. She will be remembered for her smile, her strong work ethic and the crepes she would make for her grandchildren.

She is survived by four sons, Jerome Duguay, of Bear Pond and the Villages, Fla., Michael Duguay and his wife, Michele, of Napa, Calif., Lawrence Duguay and his wife, Carol, of Turner, Mark Duguay and his wife, Cindy, also of Turner; two daughters and their husbands, Jeanne and Charles Tidswell of Cocoa, Fla., and Kathleen and Robert Kerr of Farmington; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren; her brother, Paul Begin, and his wife, Barbara, of Jay; her sister, Claire Lockney, and her husband, Sam, of Yucaipa, Calif.

She was predeceased by her brother, Henry Begin; sister, Jackie Fetro; and an infant sister, Claire Begin.