Aristide Boucher, 87
Brooks - Aristide Boucher, 87, died Sunday, January 2, 2000 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 7 at the Petterson Funeral Home in Oklee with Rev. Robert Paulson officiating. Marian Marquis will be the organist, and special music will be provided by Donna Sherman. Casketbearers will be Kenny Boucher, Leonard Boucher, Scott Morinville, Charlie Johnson, Doug Kilen and Jerry Muzzy. Burial will be in the Brooks Presbyterian Cemetery near Brooks.
Visitation will be held for one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
Aristide Boucher was born on June 14, 1912 near Brooks, the son of Wilbrod and Mary (Langlois) Boucher. He grew up and attended rural school near Brooks.
On July 27, 1940 he was united in marriage to Louise Martha Johnson at Red Lake Falls. The couple made their home on the farm they purchased near Brooks. Louise died on September 29, 1996. For the past couple of years, Aristide had resided at Valley Home in Thief River Falls and for the past three months had resided at the CNC unit of Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls.
Survivors include two sisters, Dorothy Lambert of Oklee and Delia Johnson of Pengilly, and many nieces and nephews.
Aristide was preceded in death by his wife; parents; three brothers, Lawrence Boucher, Wallace Boucher and an infant brother; and two sisters, Mabel Plante and an infant sister. A00003B2000JA05