Elizabeth C. Boushie, 98, of De Soto died Oct. 29, 2018, at Crystal Oaks Skilled Nursing Facility in Crystal City. Mrs. Boushie was a homemaker. Born July 7, 1920, in Arcadia, she was the daughter of the late Lydia (Birkmen) and Joseph Reichert. She was preceded in death by her husband: Gilbert Boushie.
She is survived by 12 children: Mary (the late Leo) Carosello of St. Louis, David (Mary) Boushie of Hillsboro, Dennis Boushie of Belgrade, Donald (Bonnie) Boushie of Ste. Genevieve, Pat (Danny) Jett of De Soto, Jerry (the late Barb) Boushie of Jacksonville, Fla., Gilbert (Brenda) Boushie of Farmington, Linda (John Smith) Boushie of Mapaville, Joan (Richard) Lantz of Beach Island, S.C., Carol (Mark) Thurman of Bonne Terre, Shirley (Leonard) Layton of Salem and Betty Boushie of Pevely; three siblings: George Reichart, Sally Lay and Mae Follen of St. Louis; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son: Danny Joe Boushie; three brothers: William, Joe and Bernard Reichart; and a sister: Genevieve Yates.
Visitation is at 11 a.m. and a funeral service at noon Saturday, Nov. 3, at Dietrich-Mothershead Funeral Home, 220 N. Main St., in De Soto, officiated by Deacon Jerry Stoverink. Burial is in the Calvary Cemetery in De Soto. Arrangements are under the direction of Dietrich-Mothershead Funeral Home.