Britton Funeral Homes, Inc.
648 Main Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Phone: 508-845-6226
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In Memory of
Gerard J
Couture
Couture
1920 - 2015
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Obituary for Gerard J Couture
Gerard J. Couture, 94, of Shrewsbury died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 in UMASS Memorial Medical Center-University Campus after an illness.
He leaves his wife, Vera Couture; a sister, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two sisters.
Gerard was born in Northern Ontario, Canada to American parents whom moved back to the States when he was 7 years old. During the depression he spent several years in the C.C.C. Camps and then served in the Army participating in five of the major campaigns from Normandy thru the Ardennes. He found himself in Czechoslovakia in central Europe where they waited for the Russian Army to catch up. It was there he met his wife, Vera, 70 years ago. They were married 66 years.
He worked 30 years at Steelcraft in Millbury as a foreman of the Upholstery Department retiring 1988. His favorite joy in life beside of course his beloved wife, Vera was living in the house that he built. His other interests was collecting antiques.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral Mass on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 10 AM in Saint Anne’s Church, 130 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury. Burial will be at a later date in Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury.
He leaves his wife, Vera Couture; a sister, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two sisters.
Gerard was born in Northern Ontario, Canada to American parents whom moved back to the States when he was 7 years old. During the depression he spent several years in the C.C.C. Camps and then served in the Army participating in five of the major campaigns from Normandy thru the Ardennes. He found himself in Czechoslovakia in central Europe where they waited for the Russian Army to catch up. It was there he met his wife, Vera, 70 years ago. They were married 66 years.
He worked 30 years at Steelcraft in Millbury as a foreman of the Upholstery Department retiring 1988. His favorite joy in life beside of course his beloved wife, Vera was living in the house that he built. His other interests was collecting antiques.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral Mass on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 10 AM in Saint Anne’s Church, 130 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury. Burial will be at a later date in Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury.
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