Rita M. Boucher obituary

Rita M. Boucher
1921-2017

St. CLOUD, Fla. – Rita M. Boucher, 96, of St. Cloud, formerly of Livermore Falls, Maine, died, Saturday, April 1, 2017, at the Plantation Bay Rehabilitation Center.

She was born Feb. 3, 1921, in Livermore Falls, the daughter of Joseph H. Letalien and Marie Anne (Gilbert) Letalien.

She attended Sacred Heart Convent and was a graduate of St. Rose of Lima School. On April 17, 1939, in Jay, Maine, she married Joseph “Henry” Boucher. He passed away, March 31, 1990. Rita was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Church in Jay, and St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in St. Cloud. She was a former member of Ladies of St. Ann, St. Jean de Baptiste, Daughters of Isabella and Jay/Livermore Falls Senior Citizens.

Rita worked through the years at Norwalk Shoe in North Jay. She later relocated to Florida, where she lived with her son, Bernard and his wife, Jacqueline. She was a Pink Lady for 12 years and served as a Eucharistic minister.

Rita is survived by her two sons, Bernard Boucher and his wife, Jacqueline, of St. Cloud, and Paul Boucher and his wife, Claire, of Saco, Maine, and Florida; two daughters, Bernice Adams and her husband, Will, of Livermore Falls, and Betty Plaisted and her husband, George, of Jay and Florida; 14 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 10 great great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, Henry Boucher, her daughter and son-in-law, Emelda and Charles Miller Jr., granddaughter Mona Jean Miller, grandson Mark Adams, and great great-grandson Steve Adams.

A Mass at St. Rose of Lima Church, 1 Church Street, Jay, Maine, will be held at a later date. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, 445 Park St., Livermore Falls, Maine.

Arrangements are by Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. Messages of condolence may be made to www.finleyfuneralhome.com.