Lorie was born at home in Flatbush, Brooklyn to Mary and Ausitn McGowan. She was the fourth of fifteen children. The family moved to Staten Island when she was young, and she remained a lifelong resident. She attended elementary school at St. Clare’s and St. Louis Academy and graduated from New Dorp High School.
While working at Hanover Bank in Manhattan, she met the love of her life, Jack Bossert, at a candy store near her home in Rosebank. They married shortly thereafter and resided in Stapleton until 1975 before settling in Great Kills. Over the course of their loving marriage, they were blessed with eight children, 18 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Jack and Lorie were set to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary this September.
Lorie was a devoted parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church in Stapleton and then St. Clare’s after moving to Great Kills. She enjoyed spending time with her family, bingo, trips to Atlantic City, and was an avid NY Mets fan.
Lorie is survived by her beloved husband, Jack, her eight children and their families and nine brothers and sisters. Her surviving children are Janet Mackey and her husband, Dan; Jeanine Yalango and her husband, Peter; Eileen Ayuso and her husband, Mike; Jo-Ellen Bossert; Jack Bossert and his wife, Kris; Stephanie Vandenberg and her long-time partner, Pasquale Rago; Michael Bossert and his fiancé, Gina Marinello; and Dan Bossert and his wife, Susann.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Lorie’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org .
A visitation for Dolores will be held Tuesday, July 6, 2021 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Casey McCallum Rice South Shore Funeral Home, 30 Nelson Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10308. A funeral service will occur Wednesday, July 7, 2021 from 9:45 AM to 10:45 AM at St. Clare Church, 110 Nelson Ave, Staten Island, NY 10308. A committal service will occur Wednesday, July 7, 2021 from 11:15 AM to 11:30 AM at Resurrection Cemetery, 361 Sharrott Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10309.
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