VASSALBORO – Claire (Brochu) Lavigne, 84, of Riverside Drive, Vassalboro, left this world peacefully on March 4, 2021. Claire was the daughter of Rose and Dorilas Brochu of Cony Road, Augusta.

Claire was a hard worker, a self-taught seamstress, who never backed down from a challenge and found innovative ways to meet her families’ needs. She enjoyed outdoor sports with her family, including hunting and fishing. She also enjoyed her gardens and her camp on Webber Pond and spending time with her family and friends.

She worked at the Cotton Mill and was a self- employed seamstress and worked on their chicken farm, raising chickens for Lipman Poultry. She also received her C.N.A. certificate later in life and worked as a C.N.A. at Maine Veterans’ Home and Mount Saint Joseph.

As an aside, she passionately hated the color green!

Claire is survived by her three sons, Denis Wood and his wife Barbara, Lionel Dubord, and Clayton Dubord and his wife Michelle, all of Vassalboro. She also left behind many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband Raymond Dubord and brothers Norman Brochu, Robert Brochu, Oneil Brochu, Gerald Brochu, and Rene Brochu and by a sister Jeanette Clowes. She leaves behind her husband Normand Lavigne and her siblings, Paul Brochu and his wife Donna, Raymond Brochu and his wife Barbara, Rachel (Brochu) Siviski, Patricia (Brochu) Tanner and her husband Ben, and Richard Brochu.

A celebration of her life will be held later this summer.