1926 – 2016

AUBURN — Rita (Bolduc) Michaud, 90, of Auburn, passed away Sunday, Sept. 18 at Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn.

She was born on Jan. 21, 1926, the daughter of the late Alcide and Imelda (Bouchard) Bolduc. Rita’s mother passed away ten days after childbirth and she was raised by her father and stepmother, Amanda (Michaud) Bolduc. She graduated from St. Louis School in Auburn. She married Rene Michaud on Dec. 4, 1943 before he was deployed overseas with the U.S. Army to fight during World War II.

Their firstborn son, Richard, was 18 months old by the time Rene returned home from the war. Rita was a stay-at-home mom for many years and did piecework, sewing moccasins while raising children and caring for her grandchildren. Later, while working at Jake and Andy’s Donuts for more than 20 years, Rita always remembered to bring home fresh donuts for the family.

Rita enjoyed camping at Old Orchard with the grandchildren and they have fond memories of their time with Grammy at the beach. She also loved going to camp with Rene in the winter and snowmobiling on all the trails in North New Portland. Rita always looked forward to her many trips to Quebec City to visit her sister and nieces.

She was a wonderful cook and enjoyed having the whole family over for holiday meals. Too bad she never wrote down a recipe, which explains why no one has been able to make pies as delicious as hers! Grammy’s house was the place to be at Christmas and she created a lifetime of memories for the whole family. If you wanted to make Rita happy all you had to do was take her out for a lobster roll!

Rita is survived by her children, Richard and his wife, Ruth, Raymond and his wife, Carol, and Rachel and her husband, Joe. She also leaves behind seven grandchildren, Bob, Mike, Sherri, Angela, Jessica, Andrew, Amanda; and ten great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Rene; and sister, Laurette Bolduc Martineau of Quebec, Canada. 

Condolences may be shared with the family at www.thefortingroupauburn.com.