Oliver BOUCHER

LAKEWORTH, Fla. — Oliver "David" Boucher, 84, died Tuesday, May 24, 2005, at the J.F.K. Medical Center in Atlantis, Fla.Oliver was born in Skowhegan, Maine, and educated in Lawrence.Mr. Boucher was a salesman for Fuller Brush, and for 25 years with Bay State Gas Company, prior to his retirement.He was a former member of St. Anne's Church of Lawrence, prior to its closing.During World War ll, Oliver served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps, before being honorably discharged at war's end.Mr. Boucher was a past commandant for the Merrimack Valley Marine Corps League, a member of the Hamblet Health Club at the Lawrence YMCA, loved playing 45's and poker, and also enjoyed reading and boating.A former resident of Lawrence and Haverhill, Oliver is survived by his companion, Joyce Middletown of Canada; two daughters, Elaine M. Boucher and her companion Diane "Betsy" Garon of Methuen, and Michele E. and her husband Daniel Small of Methuen; two sons, James R. and his wife Cecile Boucher of Burke, Va., and David J. Boucher of Haverhill; one sister, Lorraine Frechette of Methuen; seven grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, and several nieces and nephews. Tom Norris of Lakeworth was his good friend and caregiver.ARRANGEMENTS: A funeral Mass will take place on Saturday at 11 a.m. in Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish/Saint Theresa Church, 22 Plymouth St., Methuen. Burial will take place in June at Saint Sebastian Cemetery in Madison, Maine. Friends may call on Saturday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Pollard Funeral Home, Inc., 233 Lawrence St., of Methuen. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County, Inc., 5300 East Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33407-2387.