He was born Nov. 11, 1929 in Biddeford, Maine, a son of Joseph U. & Bella (Tanguay) Bouvier and was educated locally at St. Louis High.
Ralph served in the U.S. Army from 1950-1953. He was a lieutenant in the National Guard for 18 years and worked as an engineer for several construction companies and the city of Biddeford.
He was predeceased by his daughter Cynthia M. Bouvier in 1981, and by his younger brother Henry J. Bouvier in 2015.
Surviving are Maria Anne (Barbano) Bouvier, his wife of 64 years, of Concord, New Hampshire; four daughters, Lola Blackstone of Saco, Maine, Linda Floros and husband Peter of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Lisa Couture and husband Carl of Waterboro, Maine, and Jacqueline Brennan of Biddeford, Maine; four sons, Joseph Bouvier and his wife Leah of Penacook, New Hampshire, Bruce Bouvier and his wife Sherri of Concord, New Hampshire, Daniel Bouvier and his wife Heather of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and William Bouvier and his husband Troy Smith of Los Angeles, California; a brother Paul and family of Gainsville, Florida; sisters Emeline Moreau and family of Southington, Connecticut and Irene Lavalliere and family of Biddeford, Maine; 15 grandchildren, Michelle Paquette, Scott McLeod, Brooke Bellerose, Atom McLeod, Brit Bartlett, Daniel Bouvier, Samantha Schofield, Paige Thorpe, Sarah Bouvier, Travis Brennan, Maeghan Brennan, Courtney Couture, Mackenzie Brennan, Haleigh Couture, and Dalton Bouvier; and 11 great-grandchildren Alexis, Olivia and Elaina Paquette, Aiden McDonough, Xavier Bellerose, Nevaeh Bouvier, Emma Brennan, Paityn Thorpe, Madison Brennan, and Mikayla and Brianna Bouvier.
Visiting Hours will be at 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday March 17, 2018 at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in the spring.
To share condolences online, please visit www.HopeMemorial.com
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