PATTEN and BANGOR – Rita C. Bossie, 81, died unexpectedly Dec. 9, 2005, at Bangor. She was born Dec. 28, 1923, in Caribou, the daughter of Theophile and Emily (Thibadeau) Ouellette. She is survived by two daughters, Sandra Gray and Joanne Thibadeau, both of Bangor; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; one sister, Ida and her husband, John Corriveau, of Presque Isle; one brother, Kenneth and his wife, Jeannine, Ouellette of Carroll Plantation; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, Rene; and one brother and one sister. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Tuesday at the St. Agnes Catholic Church, Island Falls with Fr. Eddy Morin celebrant. Spring interment will be in the Patten Cemetery. Arrangements by Bowers Funeral Home, Island Falls.


