Rosealie May Clark
F, (28 December 1929 - 28 October 2004)
| Father-Biological* | Ethan C. Clark b. 1904, d. 1974 |
| Mother-Biological* | Margaret May Burrage b. 1909 |
Last Edited=15 May 2026
Rosealie May Clark was born on 28 December 1929 at Petersham, Massachusetts.1,2,3,4,5,6 She was the daughter of Ethan C. Clark and Margaret May Burrage. Rosealie, age 3 months, appeared on the US Census of 1930 living at Petersham, Massachusetts,in the household of her parents, Ethan C. and Margaret May Clark.7 Rosealie, age 10, appeared on the US Census of 1940 living at Petersham, Massachusetts,in the household of her parents, Ethan C. and Margaret May Clark.8
Rosealie married first on 11 September 1949 at Petersham, Massachusetts, Peter Sandy Vitello.9 Rosealie, age 20 years, appeared on the US Census of 1950 at 28 Court Metrop Street, Athol, Massachusetts, with her first husband.10 According to the Federal Census in 1950, Rosealie was a sales clerk in a department store.10 As of 13 June 1980,her married name was Boudreau.
Rosealie May Clark, age 50, married Joseph Ernest Boudreau, age 49 , son of Camille Boudreau and Marie Rose Bibianne Légère, on 13 June 1980 at Our Lady Immaculate Roman Catholic Church, Athol, Massachusetts. They had no children together.1,11
Rosealie and Josephmoved to Brattleboro, Vermont, in 1999.11,12 Rosealie May Clark died on 28 October 2004 at Eden Park Nursing Home, Brattleboro, Vermont, at age 74 from cardiomyopathy from congestive heart failure.2,3,4,5,6 Rosealie's obituary of 29 October 2004, reads:
BRATTLEBORO Rosalie May (Clark) (Vitello) Boudreau, 74, of Brattleboro, died peacefully Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, at Eden Park Nursing Home in Brattleboro.
She was born Dec. 18, 1929, the daughter of Ethan C. and Margaret M. (Burrage) Clark in Petersham, Mass.
Mrs. Boudreau was a lover of music. She was a cantor for the Masses in Athol, Orange and Petersham, Mass.
She loved her family deeply, took in foster children and adopted people spiritually in her home for many years.
Mrs. Boudreau is survived by her husband, Ernest; a son, Peter Vitello Jr. of Jaffrey, N.H; a stepson, Mark Boudreau of Athol, Mass; three daughters, Darlene Gamache of Orange, Lorraine Boudreau of Athol, and Gina Vitello-Shepard of Brattleboro; two stepdaughters, Cynthia Clark of Hubbardston, Mass., and Christine Collins of northern Vermont; 10 grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many adopted foster children and friends.
A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday at the KER-WESTERLUND FUNERAL HOME in Brattleboro. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m., prior to the service.
Burial will follow at the Mather Road Cemetery in West Brattleboro.
Published by the Brattleboro Reformer, 29 October 2004.3
Rosealie was buried on 1 November 2004 at West Brattleboro Cemetery, West Brattleboro, Vermont.2,3,5
Rosealie married first on 11 September 1949 at Petersham, Massachusetts, Peter Sandy Vitello.9 Rosealie, age 20 years, appeared on the US Census of 1950 at 28 Court Metrop Street, Athol, Massachusetts, with her first husband.10 According to the Federal Census in 1950, Rosealie was a sales clerk in a department store.10 As of 13 June 1980,her married name was Boudreau.
Rosealie May Clark, age 50, married Joseph Ernest Boudreau, age 49 , son of Camille Boudreau and Marie Rose Bibianne Légère, on 13 June 1980 at Our Lady Immaculate Roman Catholic Church, Athol, Massachusetts. They had no children together.1,11
Rosealie and Josephmoved to Brattleboro, Vermont, in 1999.11,12 Rosealie May Clark died on 28 October 2004 at Eden Park Nursing Home, Brattleboro, Vermont, at age 74 from cardiomyopathy from congestive heart failure.2,3,4,5,6 Rosealie's obituary of 29 October 2004, reads: Rosalie Boudreau
BRATTLEBORO Rosalie May (Clark) (Vitello) Boudreau, 74, of Brattleboro, died peacefully Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, at Eden Park Nursing Home in Brattleboro.
She was born Dec. 18, 1929, the daughter of Ethan C. and Margaret M. (Burrage) Clark in Petersham, Mass.
Mrs. Boudreau was a lover of music. She was a cantor for the Masses in Athol, Orange and Petersham, Mass.
She loved her family deeply, took in foster children and adopted people spiritually in her home for many years.
Mrs. Boudreau is survived by her husband, Ernest; a son, Peter Vitello Jr. of Jaffrey, N.H; a stepson, Mark Boudreau of Athol, Mass; three daughters, Darlene Gamache of Orange, Lorraine Boudreau of Athol, and Gina Vitello-Shepard of Brattleboro; two stepdaughters, Cynthia Clark of Hubbardston, Mass., and Christine Collins of northern Vermont; 10 grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many adopted foster children and friends.
A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday at the KER-WESTERLUND FUNERAL HOME in Brattleboro. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m., prior to the service.
Burial will follow at the Mather Road Cemetery in West Brattleboro.
Published by the Brattleboro Reformer, 29 October 2004.3
Rosealie was buried on 1 November 2004 at West Brattleboro Cemetery, West Brattleboro, Vermont.2,3,5
Citations
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- Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health. Vermont, U.S., Death Records, 1909-2008. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
- Brattleboro Reformer, "Rosalie Boudreau" Brattleboro, Vermont, 29 October 2004.
- Social Security Administration. U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.
- Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
- Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (SSDI). Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
- Census Bureau. 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2002.
- Census Bureau. 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2012.
- Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2020.
- Census Bureau. 1950 U.S. Federal Census. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2022.
- Athol Daily News, "Ernest "Ernie" Boudreau, 90" Athol, Massachusetts, 25 January 2021.
- Chiasson, Angelina. The Boudreau Family Album. Athol, Massachusetts: manuscript, 2001.