Cecile C. Tilton, 83, of Gorham, NH passed away on Wednesday February 12, 2014 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Berlin on December 15, 1930 the daughter of the late Romeo and Emilienne (Chavarie) Lavigne and was a lifelong resident of the area. She graduated from Notre Dame High School and had been employed as a hairdresser for The Beauty Box. Cecile was a member of Good Shepherd Parish, enjoyed golfing and bowling and was a member of the Androscoggin Valley Country Club.
Family members include her son Michael Tilton and wife Denise of Natick, MA; grandchildren Kristen and Katie; great-granddaughter Alexia; sisters Gert Fornia of Meriden, CT and Olive Lacroix and husband Ed of Berlin, NH; many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her husband Robert Tilton, her son Paul Tilton and a brother Norman Lavigne.
SERVICES: A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday February 22, 2014 at 10:00 AM at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. Interment will follow in St. Anne Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Avenue, Berlin, NH on Friday evening from 6 to 8 PM. Anyone who wishes may make a donation in her memory to the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society at www.pages.lightthenight.org/ma/Worcestr14/dexter11. .