Rita Doucette

Following a lengthy illness, Rita Diana Doucette of Plaster Rock, NB, passed away peacefully at the Tobique Valley Manor on June 15, 2020.

Rita was born in Plaster Rock, NB, on October 5, 1952. She was the daughter of the late Wilmot and Jane (Sawyer) Madore. Rita leaves behind her loving husband, Leo Doucette; her daughter, Kimberly Tompkins of Moncton, NB; her grandchildren, Tyler Tompkins, Taylor Tompkins, and Tanner Tompkins; her great granddaughter, Nova; her sister, Audrey Rossignol of Anderson Road, NB; her brother, Fred Madore (Micheline LaFrance) of Grand Falls, NB; her stepchildren, Donna McIntyre of Baie Sainte-Anne, NB, Terry Doucette of Baie Sainte-Anne, NB, Tanya Vautour (Raymond) of Bouctouche, NB; her step-grandchildren, Jeremy, Josée, and Jessica Allain.

Rita was predeceased by her parents and her infant brother, Anthony Madore.

A private funeral service was held at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Anderson Road, NB, on Friday, June 19, 2020 at 11 am. Father Curtis Sappier celebrated. Interment followed in the parish cemetery.

Music for the service was by Michael Chase. The eulogy was given by Rita's niece, Vicky Michaud. The urn bearer was Tyler Tompkins. The flowers were carried by Taylor Tompkins and Tanner Tompkins.

Arrangements were entrusted to Brunswick Funeral Home, Perth-Andover and Plaster Rock, NB.