AUBURN - Carmel C. (Lepage) St. Pierre, 88, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Clover Manor. She was born in Lewiston on June 19, 1929 a daughter of the late Jean and Laura (Maheux) Lepage. On October 29, 1949, Carmel married the love of her life, George St. Pierre, and they shared a loving marriage of over 30 years until his passing in 1979. She worked many years as a CNA at St. Mary's and D'Youville. Carmel was a devout Catholic and very much enjoyed going to and being involved in church. After her husband's passing, she joined the Dominican Sisters, where she traveled to Rome, and worked at the Navajo Indian Reservation. She always loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and going out to eat.
Carmel is survived by her two daughters, Diane Hepburn and husband, Alphonso and Suzanne Rainville and husband Roger; her sister, Lucille Gauthier; her two brothers, Maurice Lepage and Romeo Lepage; her 6 grandchildren, Cynthia, John, Curtis Jr., Christina, Lauralee and Vicki; her 12 great-grandchildren; her 4 great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents; her husband; her two sisters, Murielle Fournier and Dolores Lepage; and her four brothers, Fernand, Bertrand, Leonard, and Emile Lepage.
Carmel's family would like to send a special thank you to the staff of Clover Manor, Galway Unit, and Beacon Hospice for their special care and support.
Friends and family are invited to share their memories and offer their condolences by visiting Carmel's online guestbook at www.thefortingrouplewiston.com
A visitation will be held on Thursday, May 24, 2018 from 5pm to 8pm at Fortin/LEWISTON. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, May 25, 2018 at 11am in the Upper Chapel of the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Lewiston. A committal will immediately follow at St. Peter's Cemetery in Lewiston. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St. Lewiston, Maine 04240. 784-4584.
