L. Tonia Cormier Laliberte

RICHMOND – L. Tonia Cormier Laliberte, 87, of Richmond, died peacefully at home on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 with her daughters and grandson by her side.

Tonia was born in New York, and was a graduate of Rutland High School in Rutland, Mass.; later in life she attended the University of Maine at Augusta. While Tonia had a variety of jobs in her lifetime, she was particularly proud of her work as an executive secretary at Foster Grant Co. and as a loan officer at Frank Pomerleau, Inc.

Tonia was a decades-long active member of the Dresden-Richmond United Methodist (DRUM) Church and also enjoyed activities with the local gardening club, the Maine Cooperative Extension Service, Le Club Calumet, and the Richmond Senior Center. She was a Hospice volunteer for many years as well. When she wasn’t participating with these groups, she could be found at home employing her Master Gardener knowledge to tend her vegetable garden, fruit trees, and many flower beds. She was an environmentalist and organic farming advocate long before it was popular. She enjoyed nature and various outdoor activities such as boating, fishing, swimming, and family picnics.

She was predeceased by her parents, Embert and Josephine Weins Stevens; her first husband, Clarence J. Cormier; her brother, Joseph Stevens, her sister, Josephine “Bud” Christianson; and her daughter, Jackie Cormier Brown.

She is survived by her husband, Lawrence “Tarz” Laliberte; brother, Daniel Stevens, sisters Juanita Longwell, Susan Cooper, and Ora Stevens; special cousin, Rita DiMatteo; daughters Carol Sanborn, Michelle Cormier, Julie Carte, and Diane Cormier; grandchildren Jessica and Zachary Sanborn, Nicholas and Danah Ramsay, and Brett Cole; great-grandchildren Clarence, Philip, and Gemma Ramsay; stepdaughters Pamela Johnson, Patricia Cram, and Ann Sears and their children and grandchildren; as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews.

A service celebrating her life will be held Saturday, March 22 at 2 p.m. at the DRUM Church, 121 Pleasant St., Richmond. Private burial will be in the spring at Evergreen Cemetery, also in Richmond.

Arrangements are under the care of Kincer Funeral Home, 130 Pleasant St., Richmond, ME 04357

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the DRUM Church.

L. Tonia Cormier Laliberte