LEWISTON – Marguerite M. (Cliche) Fortin, 75, a resident of 20 Albert St., Lewiston, died Saturday afternoon, March 24, at home with her family by her side, following a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born in St. Victor, Quebec, Canada, on June 12, 1931, the daughter of Adrien and Anastasie (Latulippe) Cliche.

She attended schools in Canada.

She married Victor Fortin on July 2, 1955, and moved that same year to Lewiston. While in Lewiston, she worked as a stitcher in the local shoe industry for many years.

She was a parishioner of Holy Cross Church, and a member of Holy Cross and Lewiston Senior Citizens.

Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Victor Fortin of Lewiston; one son, Michael Fortin and his wife, Marian, of Wilbraham, Mass.; one daughter, Lillian Martin and her husband, David, of Lewiston; two brothers, Gerard Cliche of Magog, Quebec, and Paul Cliche of St. George, Quebec; three sisters, Muriel Breton, Jeanne Dorval and her husband, Maurice, all of Magog, Quebec, and Lise Jovanich of St. Victor, Quebec; and two grandchildren, Maximilian and Madeline Fortin.