Leo Joseph Grondin of Bridgton and Boynton Beach, Fla. passed away peacefully the morning of Sunday, March 14, 2021 at his residence in Discovery Village in Boynton Beach.  He was spiritually and emotionally ready to join his wife Ginny, who passed away in January 2020.

Leo was born on March 11, 1936 in Lewiston, the youngest of six surviving children of Henry and Lena (Rancourt) Grondin.  

After his graduation from Lewiston High School in 1954, Leo joined the Air Force, and was stationed at Haneda Air Force Base in Japan. He attended Bentley College of Accounting in Waltham, Mass. on the GI Bill. There, he met his wonderful wife, Virginia “Ginny” (Coady). On May 27, 1961, Leo and Ginny began their 58-year marriage and the adventure of raising five children.

With his CPA certification, Leo began his successful career as a corporate accountant with Standex International. Leo was transferred to Yield House in North Conway, N.H. in 1969. He and Ginny decided that Fryeburg was the place to settle and buy a home. They purchased the “Mulford House” on Main Street in Fryeburg. When a transfer to California was required a few years later, Leo and Ginny said “No” and risked it all to open their own CPA firm in Bridgton.

Leo J. Grondin, C.P.A., P.A. opened the summer of 1971. For the next 35 plus years, Leo and Ginny built a successful firm.  The services they provided included individual income tax preparation, corporate taxes, town audits, financial planning and payroll services. Many clients benefited from Leo’s honest and well thought out advice. Even in retirement, Leo would assist friends with income taxes and offer his thoughts on investing and “spending wisely.”  

Leo was instrumental in the building of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Fryeburg.  He remained a highly active member of the parish until he and Ginny sold the big house on Main Street to build their dream summer home on Highland Lake in Bridgton. St. Joseph Church then became their home parish.

Leo sold his accounting firm in the late 90s, and then he and Ginny traveled the United States and the world. Trips included driving across the United States in a station wagon and adventures to Australia, New Zealand, China, Costa Rica, Russia and Leo’s favorite, a safari in Tanzania. A “snowbird” home was purchased in Boynton Beach, Fla., but Ginny and Leo returned every summer to their beloved home on Highland Lake.

Leo is survived by his children, Suzanne Roberts, Kathleen Peterson, Leo Grondin Jr., Patricia Falls and Michelle Tyne; and his seven grandchildren. 

He was predeceased by his wife Ginny; grandson William Peterson; his parents and his siblings. 

A service for both Leo and Ginny will be held sometime this summer.

Donations in Leo’s name can be made to the National Audubon Society.