Title	Mr.
Last Name	DuBois
First Name	Emile
Middle Name	A
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Place of Birth	Brassua
Date of Birth	1922-01-19
Place of Death	Bangor
Date of Death	2008-01-15
Publication	BDN Maine 2008-01-17
Obituary	RIPLEY - Emile A. DuBois Sr., 85, passed away Jan. 15, 2008, at a Bangor hospital. He was born Jan. 19, 1922, in Brassua, son of Arthur and Maria (Lemay) DuBois, and was brought up at Long Pond near Jackman. He served for 38 months in the U.S. Army, Company C 61st Armored Infantry Battalion. Emile was at the Battle of the Bulge and attained the rank of staff sergeant. He was a communicant of St. Anne's Catholic Church, Dexter, and was a member of the Knights of Columbus, VFW, and the American Legion. He was an active member of Sno-Devils Snowmobile Club for many years. He worked 22 years for Canadian Pacific Railroad and 27 years as a local plumbing inspector for area towns. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Dorothy (Nutter) DuBois of Ripley; four children and their spouses, Linda and Bernard Ronco of Willow, Alaska, Emile Jr. "Andy" and Carleen DuBois of Moose River, George and Cathy DuBois of Milo, and Shawna and John McCue of Ripley; six grandchildren, Brian Ronco of Ripley, Theresa and David Ronco-James of Anchorage, Alaska, Michelle and Kirk Chase of Winterport, Robert DuBois of Milo, Sherri (McCue) and Brian King of Augusta, and Shaun McCue of Ripley; six great-grandchildren, Ally, Ian, Quenten, and Evangeline Rhys James of Anchorage, Alaska, and Nathan and Olivia Chase of Winterport; two sisters, Rita Benoit of Lewiston, and Doris and Bill Ornstein of Ocala, Fla.; two brothers, Julien of Jackman, and Henry and Nanette of Oakland; brothers and sisters-in-law, Harold and Millie Nutter of St. Albans, Arlene Lewis of Palmyra, and Hilda Nutter of Hartland. He was predeceased by his parents; son, Richard; sister, Cecile Boucher; brothers-in-law, Philip Benoit, Clem Boucher, Walter Nutter, Daniel Preston and Clair Lewis; and sister-in-law, Evelyn Preston. Friends may call 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at Crosby & Neal, 61 Main St., Dexter. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Dexter, with the Rev. Father James Robichaud officiating. Spring burial will be at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter. In lieu of flowers, send donations in his name to Our Lady of the Snows, P.O. Box 340, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426-0346. For an online guest book, go to www.CrosbyNeal.com. To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store. Published in BDN Maine on Jan. 17, 2008.