Lawrence J. Bosse

Lawrence J. Bosse, 92, of New Britain, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2017. He was born in Caribou, Maine, a son of the late Daniel and Helen (Pelletier) Bosse. He was a communicant of St. Jerome Church and faithfully served his country during World War II as a paratrooper in the 82 Airborne. He was a member of the Franco American War Veterans Association and the St. Jean Baptiste Societe for 50 years. He was all about family and enjoyed the Saturday afternoon family visits with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, he was an avid UCONN Huskies women’s basketball team, enjoyed cards with his family and friends, enjoyed tinkering with anything around his house and was a very handy man with all home repairs and remodels. He helped his family in any way he could. He enjoyed passing the afternoons feeding his “pet” squirrels peanuts and was very patriotic and faithful to his flying flag.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Jacqueline (Sirois) Bosse, his loving and devoted daughters Gail McDermott of New Britain, Sharon Goetjen and her husband Scott of Simsbury, Carol Bosse Pitman and her husband Bruce of East Hampton, his brother Paul Bosse and his wife Jill of Berlin, his sisters Lucille Cyr of Bangor, Maine and Bernadette Anderson of Milton, Vermont, two grandchildren Nicole Vaillancourt and Evan Goetjen and three great-grandchildren Somaya McDermott and Noelle and Landon Vaillancourt, his sister in law Gisele Bosse and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was pre-deceased by another grandson Randy McDermott, his brothers Gilman and Donald Bosse, his sisters Doris Cyr, Teresa Cyr, Dorothy Bosse and Martha Laprise, his half- brother Louis Chasse and his half- sister Annette Chasse. The family would like to acknowledge and thank Violet Davis, Beatrice Podilla and Marcia Wright of Autumn Lake Healthcare, who provided compassionate care to their dad.

Funeral services will be Wednesday April 5, 2017 at 9AM from the New Britain Memorial-Donald D. Sagarino Funeral Home, 444 Farmington Avenue, New Britain, followed by the Liturgy of Christian Burial 10AM in St. Jerome Church, 1010 Slater Road, New Britain, and burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, 1141 Stanley St. New Britain. Visiting hours at the funeral home will be Tuesday April 4th from 4PM-7PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Humane society of Connecticut, 701 Russell Road, Newington, CT 06111. For more information, to view his Everlasting Memorial Video Tribute or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.newbritainsagarino.com