Cecile
J. Auger, 96, of Essex Center, Vt., passed away peacefully on Friday,
January 3, 2025, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in
Burlington, Vt., after suffering a massive stroke.
She
was born in Brownington Center, Vt., on September 8, 1928, to
Emmanuel and Celinda (Roberts) Nadeau. She was the oldest of seven
children.
On
October 18, 1958, she married Raoul Auger, and they had three
daughters, Marie Cookson, Carmen Cote and Claire Auger.
She
was an avid seamstress, knitter and reader. In her later years, she
traveled extensively with her daughters to Alaska, Maine, Niagara
Falls, Florida and Canada.
She
relied deeply on her Catholic faith. Prayer was a daily part of her
life, and it brought a great deal of comfort to her.
She
is survived by her three daughters; her grandchildren, Nathan
Cookson, Joshua (Caitlin Salem) Cookson and Nicole (Dusty Desautels)
Cookson; and her great-grandchildren, Riley and Mason Cookson, and
Cooper and Hadley Desautels.
She
was predeceased by her parents; ex-husband; and siblings, Alice
Daniels Locke and Armand, Maurice, Leopaul, Raymond and Roger Nadeau.
She leaves behind several sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews and close
friends.
A
funeral mass will be held on January 18, 2024, 11 a.m., at St. Jude
Catholic Church, 10759 Route 116, Hinesburg, VT.
Interment
will follow in the spring.
This article appears in Jan 8-14, 2025.