Rachel J. DUPREY

RACHEL J. “RAE“ MARTIN -- BURLINGTON — Rachel J. “Rae” Martin, 85, of Poirier Place passed away to be with the Lord at her home on Thursday, March 17, 2005, with her family by her side. Rae was born in Troy, N.H., Sept. 21, 1919, the daughter of Alfred and Clara (Bonnette) Duprey. She was a graduate of Troy High School and St. Joseph's Nursing School in Nashua, N.H. During World War II, Rae served her country honorably as an officer in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. She was married in 1945, in Troy, N.H., in the Immaculate Conception Church to Jay C. Martin. He predeceased her in 1964. She was employed for 19 years at the Bishop DeGoesbriand and Mary Fletcher hospitals until he retirement in 1983. She was a member and daily communicant of St. Mark Parish and the Ladies of St. Mark, a life member of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, the Gold Star Wives of America, AARP, and was active in many volunteer programs. She is survived by her two children, David J. and his wife Suzanne Martin of Williston, and Kathleen Bordeaux of Burlington; three grandchildren, Sarah and Matthew Martin of Williston, and Kristina Bordeaux of Burlington; one brother, Milton and his wife Irene Duprey of Concord, N.H.; nieces and nephews, Andrea, Brian, Dennis, Kathryn, Michael and Cynthia. She was predeceased by two sisters and their husbands, Gloria and Jim Plenge and Bernadette and Milt Margolis; and by a nephew, Joseph Norwood. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, March 21, at 10:30 a.m. in St. Mark Roman Catholic Church with burial to follow in Resurrection Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to the American Heart Association, c/o Northeast Affiliate Heart Gift Processing Center, Framingham, Mass. 01701; or to the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Ready Funeral and Cremation Service South Chapel, 261 Shelburne Road, Burlington. To send online condolences, please visit www.readyfuneral.com.