Eileen E (Plouffe) Gosselin 91, of Vero Beach, FL and a former longtime resident of the Aldenville section of Chicopee, was Called Home on the morning of May 26, 2019. She passed at her home in Vero Beach, Fl. She was born on Worthington Street in Aldenville on October 5, 1927, a beloved daughter of the late Francis X. Desmarais, Sr. and Merilda (Morin) Desmarais.

She was raised in Chicopee, graduated in 1945 from Chicopee High School and lived in Aldenville most of her life. Eileen was a snowbird every winter for more than thirty years eventually permanently residing there beginning in the fall of 2009. She originally worked as a telephone operator at AT&T and moved on to work at Dow Jones in 1966 until retiring in 1991. She enjoyed bingo multiple times per week along with bacce ball and bowling. She was a gambler at heart. She enjoyed working on the Vista Plantation social committee where she was known for her dancing and continuous smile while serving meals. She was fond of all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was always available to help with any task her kids may have had, painting, moving, and watching their kids. Her famous Fudge, Cookies, and Ragu were shipped to many college dorms and distant relatives.  Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her beloved husbands, Henry Joseph Plouffe and Edward Gosselin.

She leaves her children, Donald Plouffe and wife Catherine, Robert Gosselin and wife Diane, Michelle Doucet and husband Ron, her son-in-laws Richard Hanson and Donald Eskett. She was predeceased by her three daughters; Carol Hanson, Joanne Marsh and Linda Eskett.  She also leaves her dear sisters, Rose Lamontagne and Roger, Joan Leblanc and Norm, sisters-in -law Doris Desmarais and Therese Deamrais. She was predeceased by her siblings, Francis X. Desmarais, Jr., Gertrude Voss, Roger H. Desmarais, Richard Desmarais and Agnes Desmarais.

She also leaves her 10 grandchildren, Jonathan Hanson and Julie, Melissa Courtock and Mike, Beth Bachman and Collin, Shelby Frenette and Joel, Nicholas Plouffe, Michael Plouffe and Casey, Drew Doucet, Jacqueline Schwartzman and Adam, Danielle Gosselin-Sebens and Nathan, Sarah Grubb and Jake.

Let us not forget her five cherished great-grandchildren whom she beamed over continuously, Kayla Madden, Christian Frenette, Aiden Bachman, Abby Schwartzman, Cooper Plouffe.  Many dear nephews and nieces that were always there to help her, especially Richard Voss.

Her relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Monday, June 10, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. in Saint Rose De Lima Catholic Church, 600 Grattan St, Chicopee MA. 01020   In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to VNA & Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.  Condolences may be shared online at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.