THE REPUBLICAN Springfield, MA. 18 May 2007 Marie Antoinette Ratte 1900 2007 FRAMINGHAM, MASS. - Marie Antoinette Ratte, 106, of Saint Patrick Manor in Framingham was Called Safely Home on Wednesday, May 16, 2007. She was born in Baie des Sables, Province of Quebec, Canada on December 21, 1900 a beloved daughter of the late Jacob and Sophie (Deschamplains) Ratte. She lived in Detroit, Michigan for many years before moving to Springfield in 1990. She was employed as a seamstress and dressmaker for Ruth Joyce Dressmakers in Detroit, MI and retired in 1965. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Springfield. She leaves several dear nephews, nieces and cousins. Her funeral will be held on Saturday morning, May 19, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. from the St. Pierre Phaneuf Springfield Chapels, 7 Chapin Terrace at the corner of Chestnut Street (near Baystate Medical Center) in Springfield followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church, 395 Chestnut Street in Springfield. Her burial will follow the Mass at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 421 Tinkham Road in Springfield. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home in the Chapin Chapel on Saturday morning, May 19, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. before the Mass. Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the Sacred Heart Church Renovation Fund, 395 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01104. Published in The Republican on 5/18/2007.