GARDINER – Muriel F. Audette, 80, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, surrounded by her eight children at the home of her daughter, Dorene Denham. She was born March 5, 1931, in Greenville, one of five children of Antonio and Eugenie Beaudoin Goulet.
Muriel graduated from Greenville High School. At various times throughout her life she was employed at Charles A. Dean Nursing Home, Greenville. She dedicated her life to the raising of her eight children, especially after the death of her husband. She married Bertrand D. Audette, in 1951. He passed away in 1973. Muriel was a special friend and was considered a mother by many others in addition to her own. She moved to Gardiner in 1988. She was a member of St. Michael’s Parish at St. Joseph Church, Gardiner, and where she continued to be active in the lives of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband of 22 years, Bertrand D. Audette; her grandson, Adam Denham; her brother, Phil Goulet; and two sisters, Theresa Lavigne and Jacqueline Nadeau. She is survived by her children, Bertrand D. Audette and his wife, Claire, of Farmington; daughter, Dian M. Audette of Gardiner; daughter, Gisele A. Grant of Brunswick; daughter, Debbie L. Marceau of Gardiner; daughter, Dorene M. Denham and husband, Dwight, of Gardiner; daughter, Sherri L. Sullivan and her husband, Daniel, of Bangor; son, Joseph E. Audette and wife, Rhonda, of South Berwick; son, Eric C. Audette and wife, Jen, of Auburn; her brother, Danny Goulet and wife, Gloria, of Greenville; 18 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visiting hours will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at Staples Funeral Home, 53 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Gardiner. Committal service will be afterward at Greenville Cemetery beside her husband with the Rev. Richard Malo of Holy Family Parish, Greenville, where Muriel had been a member for more than 50 years.