ALTONA, NY – Eileen Bernadette Bosley, 84, of Devils Den Road, passed away peacefully March 3, 2024 at CVPH after complications from a fall, with her loving family by her side.

Born at home in Mooers Forks November 29, 1939 to Noah & Louise (Menard) Lafountain, the fifth child of twelve.

Eileen grew up on her family's farm on Lamberton road, coincidentally the same road as her future husband. She later married David on August 19, 1961, and together they raised seven children. She also babysat for several other children through the years that she treated as her own. During that time as a homemaker she enjoyed cooking, canning, sewing and gardening. Later on, after catering many banquets around the North Country she and David made the decision to buy the Candlelight and worked side by side with their children until it closed in 2002.  They catered many church dinners, weddings, and anniversaries throughout the years, it was very important to them to make each event special. She also worked at the Slipper Factory in Mooers at the same time as David and Commonwealth in Champlain & Willsboro.

Eileen was a member of Holy Angels Church in Altona, the Ladies of St. Ann, and the Catholic Daughters Court Little Rose of St. Edmund's in Ellenburg.

She leaves behind seven children and thirteen grandchildren, 1 great-grandson and 1 great-granddaughter due any day including Deborah Bosley, Darlene (Dennis) Rabideau, their children Dylan and Danielle "Sissy", Claire (Todd) Lambert, their children Noah (Jazlyne) and soon to be Baby Lennon, Cody and Austin, Randy (Kim) Bosley, their children Brett (Susannah) and Tyler, Ricky (Rena) Bosley, their children Samantha and Olivia, Christine (Rick) Kalvaitis, their children Joshua and Evan, and Kevin (Joyce) Bosley, their children Nicholas Boire and Michelle (Josh) Helm and their son Adler.

She leaves behind siblings, Yvonne (Roger) Lavalley, Clarence Lafountain (Marie MacKenzie), Jeannette (Wayne) Labarge, Dorothy (Real) Duteau, Joan (Thomas) Bosley, Barbara (Alex) Bechard, Susan (John) Anctil, Francis (Connie) Lafountain, and Patricia (Robert) Dessureault and sister-in-law Gloria Lafountain.

In Laws, Edna Sherman, Loretta (Ronald) Kirby, Lawrence Bosley, Edward (Theresa) Bosley, Thomas (Joan) Bosley, Theresa Bosley and Romain Perras. Along with numerous nieces and nephews on both sides of her extended family.

Eileen was predeceased by her parents, father and mother-in-law Amos and Beatrice Bosley, siblings and in-laws Albert Lafountain and Armand (Marie)Lafountain, Janice Lafountain, Jeannette Perras, Mary Bosley, Bernard Bosley & Gerald Sherman.

Family will receive guests Thursday March 7th from 3:00PM until 6:00PM at Rabideau Funeral Home, Ellenburg. A funeral mass will be celebrated Friday March 8th at 1:00PM at Holy Angels Church, Altona.

Burial will take place in the spring in St. Ann's Cemetery in Mooers Forks.

Donations in her memory can be made to NCCS Booster Club or Ellenburg Basketball Club.

Our Family would like to take this opportunity to give a very special thank you to the Altona EMS, Molly Merkel PA-C, Todd Whitman MD, CVPH ICU staff and especially Peter Rattner DO, Paul Azoury MD and Craig Hurwitz MD for their amazing guidance during her final days.

Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.rabideaufuneralhome.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted into the care of the Rabideau Funeral Home, 5614 Route 11, Ellenburg.