BATH — Jane L. Bourget, 86, of The Plant Home died Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Bodwell House in Brunswick.
She was born in Bath on November 24, 1930, a daughter of Clifton Wass and Hazel Gaskell Leeman.
She graduated from Morse High School in the Class of 1949. On December 14th 1954 she married Raymond H. Bourget and was employed as a telephone operator in Bath for many years.
She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bath.
She enjoyed reading, going out to dinner, and going to the beach.
Jane was predeceased by her husband, Raymond H. Bourget on April 25, 1981, her son, David P. Bourget on May 22, 2015, three brothers, Cliff Leeman, Paul Leeman and Cy Leeman, two sisters, Norma Footer and Beth Leeman.
She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Forsberg and her husband Ian of Arroye Seco, New Mexico and Sally Mesi and her husband Joseph of Angola, NY, one daughter in law, Patti Bourget of West Bath, two sisters, Esther Ranger of NH and Linda Leeman and her husband David Seaborn of Biddeford, Maine, 5 grandchildren, Rachel Bourget, Conner Forsberg, Isaac Bertin, Monica O’Connor and Joseph Mesi, three great grandchildren, Athanasios Bertin, Alexis O’Connor and Joseph Mesi, many nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be at Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High Street, Bath from 11 AM until departure for her Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Lincoln Street, Bath on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 1 PM. A gathering of family and friends will follow at the Kennebec Tavern, Commercial Street, Bath. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath in the spring.
Memorial contributions may be made to Morse High School Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 1030, Bath, 04530. Condolences may be made online at www.DaigleFuneralHome.com.
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