WINSLOW — Sister Cecile Grenier, CSJ, 85, died June 24 at Mount St. Joseph in Waterville. She was born April 16, 1932, in Lewiston, the daughter of Leo and Irene (Turcotte) Grenier.

She attended Holy Family School and St. Peter & Paul School in Lewiston, Academy of St. Joseph in South Berwick and earned her BS/education degree from St. Joseph College in Standish. She continued post-graduate studies at St. Michael’s College in Winooski, Vt., St. Paul University in Ottawa, P.Q., Canada, two units of CPE at Tewksbury State Hospital in Mass., and participated in International Seminar of the Congregation of the Sister of St. Joseph in France.

Sister Cecile entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon, France in 1952 and made first profession on August 15, 1954. She taught at St. Rose of Lima School in Jay, St. Anthony School in Jackman, Sacred Heart School in Auburn and Holy Family School in Lewiston. She was involved in religious education and parish work in Sacred Heart Parish in North Sanford, N.H., St. Mary’s Parish in Lincoln and St. Theresa’s Parish in Oakland. Her most unforgettable ministry was the time she spent with the people of Governador 17 Rosado, Brazil. Sister Cecile was well known as a gardener and artist, someone who could spend hours working on an intricate cross-stitching pattern and a lover of nature.

She is survived by her sister, Yolande Pettee of Wesley Chapel in Florida; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The sisters of St. Joseph wish to express their gratitude to the staff of Mount St. Joseph and MaineGeneral Medical Center for the kindness and excellent care they gave Sister Cecile.