Joyce Rackley

Joyce Rackley obituary, Ashland, ME

Joyce Rackley

Joyce Rackley Obituary

Visit the Lajoie Funeral Home & Cremation Service - Madawaska website to view the full obituary.
Madawaska--- Joyce Marie (Bosse) Rackley, 74 passed away unexpectedly but peacefully September 22, 2023 at a Fort Kent hospital, Maine. Born October 24, 1948 in Edmundston, NB, Canada, was the daughter of the late Armand and Dorothy (Lachance) Bosse.
Joyce enjoyed reading, playing bingo, and crossword puzzles. She loved her visits from her family and she will be dearly missed.
She is survived by her three daughters, Cheryl Trott and her husband Jason, Kelly Martin and her husband Scott, and Rae Anne Baron and her husband Davis; two brothers, Donald Bosse and Gerald Bosse; five grandchildren, Anthony Martin and his fiancée Kaycie Nalen, Hannah (Martin) Stuart and her husband Avery, Tyler Trott and Madison Trott, and Kaleb Baron; two great granddaughters, Haylee and Kennedy Martin; a step great grandson, Rylie Everett; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her older brother Robert Bosse and a sister-in-law Agnes (Allen) Bosse.
Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family 9AM – 11 AM on Friday, September 29, 2023 at Lajoie Funeral Home, 114-10th Ave., Madawaska. Burial will follow at St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Madawaska. In lieu of flowers, donations in Joyce's name may be made to Edgar J. Paradis Cancer Fund, c/o NMMC, 194 E. Main Street, Fort Kent, ME 04743.

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