BIDDEFORD — Gisselle “Hazel” Plourde, 83, of Biddeford, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014 at her residence.

She was born in Fort Kent on Aug. 27, 1931, a daughter of Homer and Marie Jeanne (Pellerin) Robitaille.

She attended Saco schools.

Gisselle was employed at the Nut Shell restaurant in Biddeford, Wormwood’s in Camp Ellis, and Sears and Roebuck restaurant in Portland for many years. She also worked for Nike and retired from Suron in Saco in 2011.

She was a competitive bowler at 20th Century Lanes, holding many titles. She enjoyed bingo and going to Foxwood’s.

Mrs. Plourde was a parishioner of St. Joseph’s Church in Biddeford.

She was preceded in death by: two brothers, Roger and Jean-Guy Robitaille; and two sisters, Rita Charette and Rachel Sharrad.

She is survived by: her husband of 33 years, Gerard A. Plourde of Biddeford; four sons, Michael Labbe and his wife Diane and Robert Labbe, all of Biddeford, Daniel Labbe and wife Christine of Eliot, and Peter Labbe and his wife Dixie of Ramoa, California; one daughter, Monica Romo and her husband Ronald of Hawaii; three sisters, Noella Mouzas and Rose Hebert, both of Biddeford, and Carmen Huot of Leominster, Massachusetts; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; three stepdaughters, Debra Dunton and her partner Charlene of Dover, New Hampshire, Denise Plourde of Biddeford, and Diane Frasier and her husband James of Shapleigh; and one stepson, Mark Plourde of Saco.

A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco. Burial will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Biddeford. Arrangements are by Cote Funeral Home in Saco. To sign the guestbook or leave condolences, go to www.cotefuneralhome.com. If friends desire, donations may be made to Hospice of Southern Maine, 180 U.S. Route 1, Suite 1, Scarborough, ME 04074-9925.