Elaine M. Groves

AUBURN: Elaine (Pomerleau) Groves , 96, a resident of Clover Manor in Auburn and formerly of 656 College St., Lewiston, passed away Friday, May 2 at the Hospice House following a brief illness. Elaine was born in St. Honore, Canada on November 28, 1917, a daughter of the late Alfred and Marie (Fortier) Pomerleau. She was educated in the Jay, Maine school system. On July 2, 1938, she married her loving husband Leo S. Groves, Sr. who passed away on October 27, 1994. Together, Elaine and Leo lived and raised their family in Lewiston. In her early years, Elaine and Leo hosted many family gatherings at their summer camps at Thompson Lake and Middle Range Pond. Elaine loved to knit, sew and crochet. She also loved playing Yahtzee and Rummy, especially with her grandchildren. She was very active in the Lewiston/Auburn senior community and traveled to many Beano games. Elaine was a member of St. Joseph's and St. Peter and Paul parishes. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Doris Conley of Cape Coral, Florida, Mrs. Nancy Reed and husband Raymond of Aiken, South Carolina, Mrs. Donna Forgues and husband Daniel of Auburn, Maine and one son Leo S. Groves, Jr. of Mechanic Falls, Maine. She is also survived by one brother, Lucien Pomerleau of Wallingford, Connecticut and two sisters, Claire Richard of Harpswell, Maine and Jacqueline Bartley of Ventura, California; grandchildren Angela and Allison Forgues, Robert and Matthew Reed, Frank, Dina, and Patricia Conley, Erin Elsdon, Hillary, Brittany, and Leo Groves, III, 9 great-grandchildren, 12 nieces and 5 nephews Elaine was predeceased by her husband Leo, three brothers Leo, Cyrille and Andrew Pomerleau; three sisters Madeline Pomerleau, Fabiola Thibeault, and Aurore Kalnowski; a granddaughter , Rebecca Reed.