WINTHROP - Elisabeth L. 'Betty' Lavigne, 65, of Elm Street died Friday, June 4, 2004, at St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston. She was born in Boston on Sept. 1, 1938, the daughter of Harold and Eleanor (Cruickshank) Godfrey Sr. Betty had worked at Woolworth's Department Store in Massachusetts and later at Carleton Woolen Mills in Winthrop, retiring in 2000. She married Nelson Lavigne on Feb. 22, 1956. She attended Faith Alliance Church in Winthrop and was a member of the United Paper Workers Union, Local 1235. Betty enjoyed reading, craftwork and crossword puzzles, but especially loved spending time with her grandchildren. Betty was predeceased by her husband, Nelson Lavigne Sr., in 2003; and a twin brother, Bud Godfrey, in 2002. She is survived by four sons, Nelson Lavigne Jr. and his wife, Sherry, of Winthrop, David A. Lavigne and his wife, Penny, of Winthrop, Kenneth Lavigne and his wife, Lisa, of Augusta, and Neil Lavine and his wife, Raquel, of Fayette; three daughters, Cheryl Lavigne of Winthrop, Kathleen M. Ayer and her husband, David, of Livermore and Judith Denham and her husband, James, of Lisbon; two brothers, Herb Godfrey of Mansfield, Mass., and Al Godfrey of Stoughton, Mass.; 11 grandchildren, Erica Lynn, Daniel Allan and Christopher David Lavigne, Nicholas Ryan and Justin Adam Ayer, Amber Lynn, Joshua James and Rebekah Elisabeth Denham, Matthew James, and Katelyn Ann and Natasha Renae Lavigne; also several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held 10-11 a.m. Thursday at Roberts Funeral Home, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop, where an 11 a.m. celebration of Betty's life will follow. Pastor James Murphy of Faith Alliance Church, Winthrop, will officiate. Graveside committal services will be held at noon at the Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road, Augusta.