AUBURN — Ramona G. “Mona” Gross of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Odd Fellows Home, after a lengthy illness.

She was born in Lewiston Feb. 25, 1928, daughter of James and Beatrice Abbott. She graduated from St. Patrick’s School and from Edward Little High School in 1946.

She married the late Burton “Bud” G. Gross on Aug. 24, 1946, and spent most of her life as a homemaker and mother to their four children, Cynthia, Joyce, Stephen and Becky. She moved to Fort Belvoir, Va. in 1955, when Bud joined the Army. She lived in many places in the U.S. during their military life, including Fairbanks, Alaska, from 1964 to 1967.

Ramona’s husband retired from the Army in 1973, and they bought a home in Lisbon. She worked at Willie’s Restaurant and The Channel Marker Restaurant. Upon the death of her husband in 1984, she moved to Auburn and worked for many years at the Dunkin’ Donuts on Center Street. She retired in 1989 because of illness and moved into the Roak Block on Main Street, where she resided until moving to the Odd Fellows Home in February 2002.

She is survived by her daughters, Cynthia Brown and husband, Leonard, of Tamarac, Fla., Joyce Rains of Lowell, Mass., and Rebecca Gross of Auburn; and her two beloved sisters, Patty Smith and Kay Bernard, both of Auburn; seven grandchildren, including five granddaughters, Vanessa Hildebrand of Juneau, Alaska, Angela Bidoudane of Lynn, Mass., Sarah McAdams of Derry, N.H., Emily Laganas of Lowell, Mass., and Alayna Gross of Auburn; two grandsons, Donald Durgan of Portland, Ore., and Alex Brown of Tamarac, Fla.; 10 great-grandchildren, Giovanni Gross, Julian Favreau, Omar, Zach and Sophia Bidoudane, Jacob McAdams and Crystal Laganas, and Alexis, Roxie, and Stephan Hilderbrand.

She was predeceased by her parents; husband; and a son, Stephen.

She will be remembered as a loving daughter, sister, wife and mother who enjoyed life, and especially for her love of sewing and the ocean.

Special thanks are extended to the entire staff at Odd Fellows Home for caring and loving our Mom, Mona.

You are invited to share your condolences and fond memories with the family by visiting their guest book at www.thefortingroupauburn.com.