Lucille Bois

Winslow - Lucille C. Bois, aged 87, died Sunday July 13, 2025, at home with her husband by her side. She was pronounced dead at the emergency department of Thayer Hospital.

Lucille, who was known as Lou, was born June 30, 1938, in Waterbury, Connecticut, the daughter of Albert Cyr and Simone (Nadeau) Cyr, the second of four daughters.

Lou attended schools in Waterbury and graduated from Morse High School in Bath, ME in 1956. Shortly after that her family settled in Sidney, where she met the young man who would become her husband. She found employment as the secretary to the director of continuing education at Colby College, where that young man, William “Bill” Bois was entering his senior year. He provided daily transportation for her as he had classes every day. That arrangement led to dating, and the couple married on July 27, 1957, in Waterville shortly after his graduation. Just seventeen days later Bill had to leave his beloved bride to be drafted into the army.

After seven months Lou joined Bill in New Jersey and later that year their son Bill was born. On discharge from the service, they relocated the New Hampshire, where daughter Mary was born.

The pull of Maine was too strong, and the family moved to Fairfield. Soon Lou returned to work, this time as secretary to a psychiatrist. After a few years there was an interruption while they all moved to Syracuse, NY so Bill could pursue a Master of Social Work degree. Lou typed Bill’s papers as well as the required thesis. Bill got the degree, but Lou earned a PhT (putting hubby through).

Lou returned to the psychiatrist office for two years then became secretary in Dr. Edmund Ervin’s Child with a Handicap Clinic at Thayer Hospital.

In the early 70’s Lou became office manager in the Admissions Office at Colby College eventually leaving to join Bill in operating their business venture, The Furniture Farm in Fairfield. Selling new home furnishings, carpeting. and window treatments, Lou became a very effective interior decorator.

After selling the business, Lou became medical staff coordinator and administrative assistant to the president of Inland Hospital, from which she retired after many years. She was highly regarded for her many skills and equally respected for her ability to treat everyone as an important person.

Lou and Bill were practically inseparable as she was the love of his life. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother.

Lou and Bill loved to travel, having visited the Caribbean Islands, Alaska, Hawaii, crisscrossed the USA, and visited Europe nine times. A favorite destination of theirs was Quebec City.

Lou loved her flower gardens, homemaking, reading and joining friends to practice a nearly lost French language.

Lou was predeceased by her parents, sister Anne Gagnon, and sister Claudette Daly.
She is survived by husband William J. Bois, son William A. Bois of Nashville, TN, daughter Mary Bois-Byrne of Maine, sister Helen Clements and husband Arthur of Cortlandt Manor, NY., grandsons Adam Bois of Tallahassee FL, Liam Byrne and wife Sarah, of Massachusetts, grandson Levi Byrne, also of Massachusetts, as well as many nieces and nephews. She was very pleased to welcome a great-grandson, Griffin Byrne.

A celebration of Lou’s life will be held with family and friends at a later date.

Arrangements are under the care of Aable Cremation Service of Waterville. An online guestbook may be signed, with condolences and memories shared at www.aablecremationservice.com.