Rosamond Bouchard
SEBASTOPOL, Calif. – Rosamond Bouchard, 90, passed away in Sebastopol, Calif., on Feb. 6, 2024.
She was born Rosamond Eva Keef on Nov. 12, 1933, in Albion, to William Earl and Dora Christina (Baker) Keef.
She was predeceased by her granddaughter, Maia Rose Bouchard; her siblings Frank Keef, Ferne Boivin, and Carolyn Southard; and her long-time companion, Richard Nelson.
She is survived by her children Richard (Cynthia Cyr) Bouchard, Michael (Colette Letourneau) Bouchard, Linda Bouchard, and Terry (Preston) Dalglish; her grandchildren, Cerise Bouchard (Craig Caudill) and Mireille Bouchard (Thomas Sartin), Paul (Ashley), Michael, and Hanna Bouchard, and Olivia Poulin; her great-grandchildren, Garrett and Remy Caudill, Liam and Ella Sartin, Ayden Stockstill, and Evan, Ella, Carson, and Cooper Bouchard.
She graduated from Besse (Albion) High School in 1951 where she was an honor roll student and active in sports (basketball and softball), drama, and various clubs. She raised her children in Waterville and worked for many years at W. T. Grant and at Diocesan Human Relations Services.
After her children had grown, she moved to California and lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for 40 years. After retiring, she stayed active volunteering for several charitable agencies, including Guide Dogs for the Blind, Marin Center, and Hospice By the Bay Thrift Store.
She loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren dearly, traveling (especially the visiting the ocean), tending her plants, and looking for bargains. She was a member of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
This fiercely independent, active, and loving woman is greatly missed and admired by her family and friends.
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