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Raymond Laurier Rouleau

Raymond Laurier Rouleau[1]

Male 1918 - 2012  (94 years)

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  • Name Raymond Laurier Rouleau 
    Born 17 Feb 1918  Oakville, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Jun 2012  Litchfield, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 21 Jun 2012  Washington Green Cemetery, Washington, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3816  Smithwick Family Tree
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2019 

    Father Jean-Baptiste Rouleau,   b. 4 Jul 1887, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Kamouraska, Québec, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Wilhelmine Albina Marie Louise Bossé,   b. 17 Oct 1892, Riviére-Ouelle, Kamouraska, Québec, CA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1990  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 9 Aug1915  Riviére-Ouelle, Kamouraska, Québec, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F1227  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emilia M. Rompre,   b. Abt 1924,   d. 3 Oct 1980, Torrington, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Dianne Rouleau,   b. 9 Jan 1948, Waterbury, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1996, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2019 
    Family ID F1281  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Raymond Rouleau

  • Sources 
    1. [S370] Obituary - Raymond Rouleau, (thurstonrowefuneralhome.com), https://www.thurstonrowefuneralhome.com/memorials/Rouleau-Raymond/1245909/obituary.php.
      Raymond L. Rouleau a resident of Brandywine Assisted Living died peacefully on June 16th, 2012.

      He was the husband of the late Emily Rompre Rouleau who passed away Oct. of 1980.

      Raymond was born in Oakville, Ct. on Feb.17, 1918 the son of the late Jean Baptiste and Welhelmine Bosse Rouleau. His parents moved back to their native Quebec shortly after his birth.

      Raymond returned to the United States in 1942 and soon married Emilia; they resided in Washington, Ct.

      Raymond worked for the Torrington Company until his retirement in 1982; He also performed caretaker duties at various estates in Litchfield County. His passionate hobby was raising Blueberries which he did both at home and at the estates that he managed. Later in life Raymond was well known for his love of playing Bingo.

      He is survived by his son Daniel, of Tucson Arizona, daughters, Lisa Olexa of Colebrook, Ct. and Kathy Rouleau of Torrington,Ct. He was predeceased by his daughter Diane Higgins. He has four grandchildren Suzanne, Daniel, Jackie and Kandace as well as several great grandchildren.

      Raymond was a communicant of Our Lady of Grace Church in Bantam, Ct.

      A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 21, at Our Lady of Grace Church, 715 Bantam Road, Bantam. Burial will follow in Washington Green Cemetery. Friends and family may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20, at Rowe Funeral Home, 283 Torrington Road, Litchfield.

      Memorial donations may be made to Hospice at Home, 65 Commercial Blvd. Torrington, Ct. 06790.

    2. [S264] Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, (Ancestry.com), https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1091/d13p_18230928?pid=13266374.