MARLBORO -- Lucille L. Mercier, 76, of Route 9 in Marlboro, formerly of Chicopee, Mass., died unexpectedly Sunday afternoon, Jan. 20, 2008, in the Emergency Department at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.Mrs. Mercier was born in Aldenville, Mass., on April 3, 1931, the daughter of Olivia and Albora (Pedrin) Lepine. She was raised and educated in Belchertown, Mass., attending Belchertown public schools.For many years, she was employed as a home health aide assisting the elderly in the Chicopee area. She took great pride in her family and was a devoted homemaker who raised 11 children.Mrs. Mercier was a devout Catholic and was a parishioner at several Catholic parishes in the Chicopee/Holyoke area.Of her pastimes and interests, she enjoyed attending tags sales and shopping in area thrift shops, always looking for a bargain. She was a gifted singer who sang opera and also played the organ. She loved animals and solving crossword puzzles.She was married to Henry Mercier, who predeceased her in 1999.Survivors include three sons, Raymond Mercier of Marlboro, Richard Mercier of Vernon, and Michael Mercier of Newfane; six daughters, Sue Wilson of Ellington, Conn., Pauline Tougus-Mercier of Indian Orchard, Mass., Janice Mercier of Putney, Rosemarie Robare of Brookline, and Diane Mercier and Donna Mercier, both of Vernon; three brothers, Roger Lepine of Holyoke, Donald Lepine of Palmer and Roland Lepine of Arizona; and four sisters, Lorraine Fournier, Irene Ring, Glorianne Griffin and Dianne Goddu.Additionally, she leaves 21 grandchildren, approximately 40 great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.She was predeceased by two sons, Dennis Mercier and Henry Mercier, two grandchildren, Richard “PT” Mercier and Kristy Cleveland, and a brother, Armand Lepine.The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church on Walnut Street. Burial will be in North Cemetery in Vernon in the springtime when the cemetery reopens.Friends are invited to call at the ATAMANIUK FUNERAL HOME on Terrace Street in Brattleboro on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.Words of condolence may be sent to the Mercier family through the funeral home at www.atamaniuk.com.u