AUBURN — Louise Exilia Cormier, 83, of 199 South Main St., Auburn, died Friday, Dec. 30, peacefully with all her children by her side, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice.

Born in Auburn on Dec. 29, 1928, she was the daughter of Henry and Lena Rancourt Grondin. A graduate of Lewiston High School, she married Henry Joseph Cormier on Oct. 14, 1950, who passed away on Dec. 16, 2010.

She worked as a coordinator of New Auburn Senior Citizens for several years, at a few local shoe shops, and also at Bolster Heights. She traveled extensively across North America and loved cooking, family gatherings, bingo and gambling.

A member of St. Louis Church, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, she is survived by three sons, Henry “Hank” D. Cormier of New Gloucester, Raymond P. Cormier and wife, Janet, of LeRoy, Ill., and Frank J. Cormier and wife, Deborah, of Eagle River, Alaska; a daughter, Linda I. Ouimette of Lewiston; two brothers, Richard Grondin of Lewiston and Leo Grondin of Bridgton; 13 grandchildren, Sarah Cormier, Michelle Duncan, Matthew and Laura Cormier, Melinda Grise, Cherise, Ciara, Tevin, Carlee, and Parker Cormier, Whitney Churchley, and Brian and Jennifer Ouimette; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Besides her parents and husband, she was predeceased by three sisters, Irene Levasseur, Priscilla Roux, and Anita Lacoste.

The family would like to thank the staffs of Clover Manor and the Hospice House for the loving care they gave Louise.

Condolences, donations and a photo tribute may be accessed online at www.albert-burpee.com.