Lillian Aurianne (Audet) Elias
1913-2003
SIDNEY -- Lillian A. Elias, formerly of Pittsfield, wife of the late Lloyd R. Elias, died at Mount St. Joseph's, Waterville, early Thursday morning, Dec. 4, 2003.
She was born in St. Cecile, Quebec, on April 12, 1913, the eldest daughter of Joseph and Valeda Audet.
At the age of 9, Lillian and her family moved to Greenville. She attended school there and later trained in Bangor to become a hairdresser. She was a practicing beautician in Pittsfield for many years.
In 1937 she married her husband, Lloyd R. Elias, and from 1950 until their retirement they ran a successful grocery business.
She is survived by one daughter, Isabelle Elias Robinson and her husband, Thomas A. Robinson, of Enfield; and one son, Rochid "Rocky" Joseph Elias and his wife, Jody Weber Elias, of Sidney. She leaves two special grandsons, Andrew Thomas Robinson and his wife, Leslie Susan Yetter, of Brunswick, and Corey Weber Elias of Sidney and Boston; one great-granddaughter, Katherine Aurianne Robinson of Brunswick; two brothers, Patrick Audet and his wife, Simone, of Hampden, and Arthur Norman Audet; five sisters, Jeannette Sawyer of California, Yvette and Hector Lamontagne of Pittsfield and Dade City, Fla., Rita and Blair Libby of Gulfport, Fla., Charlene and Leon Vienneau of Bradley, and Joan and Charles Mountain of Mars Hill; and many special nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
A funeral Mass will be held in late spring and will be announced at a later date. Those who wish may make donations to St. Agnes Parish, Detroit Avenue, Pittsfield, ME 04967; or to a charity of your choice.
Arrangements are by Greenlawn Funeral Home, 300 State St., Bangor, ME 04401.
Copyright © 2003 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc.