Obituary

Sharon M. “Memere” (O’Brien) Boucher, age 65, of Bridgewater, formerly of East Bridgewater, died unexpectedly, Saturday March 29, 2014. She was the wife of the late Richard J. Boucher. Born in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret (McFadden) O’Brien. Sharon was raised in Bridgewater and was a graduate of Bridgewater Raynham High School. For over 25 years she had been employed as an Administrative Assistant at the MCI Bridgewater State Hospital, and had also worked at the Law Office of Stephen P. Rahavy and the Brockton VA Medical Center. The matriarch of the family, Sharon enjoyed cooking and time spent with family, friends and neighbors.

Sharon was the mother of Mary Spear and her husband Michael of Bridgewater, and the late Thomas Kupchun; grandmother of Jeremy and Margaret Spear; sister of Grace Archey of Arizona, Mary Washburn of Bridgewater, Kathleen Flynn of Florida, Ramona McDonald of Chatham, Patrick O’Brien of Brockton, Daniel O’Brien of East Bridgewater and the late William, Kevin, Dennis and Nancy O’Brien. She also leaves nieces and nephews Kaitlin O’Brien, James and Jonny Junkin, Kristen Holbrook and David Wordell, as well as many other nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Mass will be held in St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 103 Center Street, Bridgewater, Friday, April 11, at 9am. Burial will follow in the Massachusetts National Cemetery at 11:15am. Memorial donations may be made in Sharon’s name to The Home for Little Wanderers, 271 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.