Rita Gagne

OZARK… Mrs. Rita Jo An Gagne, a resident of Ozark, died early Sunday afternoon, July 4, 2021, in the emergency room of Dale Medical Center. She was 79.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 10, 2021, in the Stonebridge Church of God with Reverend Floyd Ingram officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. Saturday at the church.

Mrs. Gagne, daughter of the late Norman R. Tardiff and Myrtle Agnes Simond Tardiff, was born in Lewiston, Maine. She moved to Ozark in 2008 and was formerly employed with Golden Peanut Company. Mrs. Gagne was a member of Stonebridge Church of God in Ozark. She was preceded in death by a son, Roland Gagne; grandchild, Clarisa Gagne and great grandchild Freyja Rose Van Noy; two sisters, Connie Moreau and Linda Fish; a brother, Larry Tardiff.

Surviving relatives include her daughter, Shirley Van Noy Goss (James), Ewell Community; three sons, Antonio Gagne, Jean Paul Gagne, and Dale Gagne; sister, Betty Baillargeon; brother, Dave Tariff; eleven grandchildren, Torey Lee Van Noy, Aaron T. Van Noy, Kevin Lee Royal, Ashley Marie Gagne, Michelle Araj, Stefhanie Gagne, Ronan Gagne, Kevin Gagne, Megan Nappi, and Andrea Miller; 7 great grandchildren, Gabriel Lee Van Noy, Emileigh T. Lassiter, Issac T. Van Noy, Joseph Eli Gagne, Natalie Gagne, Adora Nappi and Adeline Nappi.