Rouleau Obits 2001

ROULEAU, WILFRED J.: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Hartford Courant, The (CT) - October 17, 2001
Deceased Name: ROULEAU, WILFRED J.
ROULEAU, Wilfred J.

Wilfred J. Rouleau of Manchester, died Monday (October 15, 2001). He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Gilles and Beverly Rouleau of Wales, MA; his daughter, Lillian Vincent and her husband, Richard of Manchester, formerly of Colchester; and his daughter, Mary-Ann Drew and her husband, David of Bolton. He also leaves his grandchildren, John P. Vincent and his wife Kerri, Cheryl A. Vincent, Michael and Wesley Drew; and his great grandchildren, Kaleigh, Kristi and Karissa Vincent. His wife of 50 years, Rose (Duclos) Rouleau predeceased him. Wilfred was born December 17, 1917, in Berniston, Canada and spent his early years in Canada before moving to Barre, VT. While in Barre, VT he worked for 13 years at the Granite Quarries in Graniteville. In the early 1960's he and his family moved to Manchester where he worked for a short time at Case Brothers. He settled at Pratt & Whitney where he retired in 1982. In his spare time Wilfred did landscaping for a number of people in Manchester. Wilfred was an active member of the Church of the Assumption. A Mass of Resurrection will be held Thursday, 10 a.m. at the Church of the Assumption. A private burial will be held at a later date. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Church of the Assumption, 285 W. Center St., Manchester, CT 06040. The John F. Tierney Funeral Home has care of arrangements.

ROULEAU, MAUREEN (FERNANDES): Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Hartford Courant, The (CT) - August 22, 2001
Deceased Name: ROULEAU, MAUREEN (FERNANDES)
ROULEAU, Maureen (Fernandes)

Maureen (Fernandes) Rouleau was received into the arms of Jesus on Monday, (August 20, 2001) after a long battle with cancer. She made her home in New Britain and was previously employed at the Bushnell. She was an active member of Kensington Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of ten years, Dan Rouleau; her daughter, Colleen Raymond; her son, Lucas Rouleau; and her nephews, Jonathan and Kyle Rouleau. A memorial service to honor her life will be held on Saturday, August 25, 10 a.m. at Kensington Baptist Church, 222 Lincoln St., Kensington. Burial will follow at Maple Cemetery, 1165 Worthington Ridge Rd., Berlin. Following the burial a time of fellowship will be held at Kensington Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Musicon Youth Ministries, 591 Arch St., New Britain, CT 06051. Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home, New Britain, is in charge of arrangements

ROULEAU: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Tampa Tribune, The (FL) - August 19, 2001
Deceased Name: ROULEAU
ROULEAU, Andrew John, 66, of Brandon passed away Thursday, August 16, 2001. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; children, Shirley Vest of Valrico, Fla., Barbara Sidoti of Riverview, Fla., Andy Rouleau. of Valrico, Fla., Michael Rouleau. of Brandon, Fla., Kevin Hasson of Manchester, Conn. and Kelly Hasson of New Britton, Conn.; brothers, Jack Rouleau. of Winsted, Conn. and Pete Rouleau. of Torrington, Conn.; sister, Clair Sullivan of Litchfield, Conn.; and several grandchildren. Born July 20, 1935 in Torrington, Conn., he was a US Air Force Veteran and worked at Aero Space in Berlin, Conn. and Sousa Corporation. in West Hartford, Conn. After retiring, he moved to Florida in 1997. There will be no calling hours.

E. Gertrude Rouleau, 84: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) - August 11, 2001
Deceased Name: E. Gertrude Rouleau, 84
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. -- E. Gertrude (Loverin) Rouleau, 84, of 101 West St., formerly of Lancaster, Mass., a longtime bank executive, died at her home Wednesday, July 25, from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Her husband of 40 years, Robert A. Rouleau, died in 1979. She leaves two daughters, Virginia Eklund of Danville, Ky., and Kathleen Rouleau, with whom she lived; two sisters, Helen M. MacBrayne of Lancaster and Elsie L. Fox of Caribou, Maine; two grandsons; nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces. Three sisters, Ruth Turmaine, Carolyn Evans and Margaret Zangarine, all of Lancaster, predeceased her. She was born in Rutland, Mass., daughter of H. Guy and Esther (Hatstat) Loverin, and was raised in Lancaster, where she lived before moving to Vermont almost 60 years ago. She graduated from Lancaster High School in 1934, and attended Worcester State College.

Mrs. Rouleau was vice president of the installment loan department of Chittendon Trust Co., retiring in 1980. She was a lay reader and Sunday school teacher for St. James Episcopal Church.

The memorial service was held in St. James Church. Burial was in the church's memorial garden. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gertrude Rouleau Library Fund, St. James Church, 66 Lincoln St., Essex Junction, VT 05452; or to Nature Conservancy of Vermont, 27 State St., Montpelier, VT 05602.

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DOROTHY J. ROULEAU: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Duluth News-Tribune (MN) - July 28, 2001
Deceased Name: DOROTHY J. ROULEAU
Dorothy J. Rouleau, 81, of West Fourth Street died Thursday, July 26, 2001, in Lake Haven Manor with her family at her side, following a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born Nov. 25, 1919, in Duluth to John J. and Evelyn (Skoglund) Olson. She was a graduate of Central High School. Dorothy worked as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell. She was a homemaker during the years she raised her son and then returned to work as a telephone operator at St. Luke's hospital, working there for 17 years until she retired.

She was an active member of St. James Catholic Church and its St. Margaret's Guild. Among other church activities, she always participated in making pasties for the church fundraisers. She was a member of the Women of the Moose and the auxiliaries of the American Legion Post 71 and VFW Post 6320 in West Duluth. She was active in events at the West Duluth Senior Center. She enjoyed golfing, flower gardening and working in her yard. Dorothy was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and a devoted and caring friend.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters Betty Wilson and Doris Stitt; and brothers Roger, Elton and George Olson.

She is survived by her husband, Ernest; a son, Bruce (Pamela) of Duluth; a brother, James (Julia) Olson of Oceanside, Calif.; grandchildren Mark Rouleau and Denise Rouleau, both of Duluth; a great-granddaughter, Bailie Rouleau; a sister-in-law, Faith Olson of McAllen, Texas; a brother-in-law, Bill Wilson of Edmonds, Wash.; and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Sunday with a wake prayer service at 7 p.m. in Williams-Lobermeier Funeral Home. Visitation continues from 9 until the 10 a.m. Mass of Christian burial Monday in St. James Catholic Church. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. James Catholic School.

Rouleau, Mary L.: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Herald News, The (Joliet, IL) - July 7, 2001
Deceased Name: Rouleau, Mary L.
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Jeanne Lozeau-Rouleau: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) - June 23, 2001
Deceased Name: Jeanne Lozeau-Rouleau
WORCESTER -- Jeanne A. (Varin) Lozeau-Rouleau, 80, of 208 Massasoit Road, died Wednesday, June 20, in Providence Extended Care Center after a long illness.

She leaves her husband of 23 years, Raymond J. Rouleau; a daughter, Audrey J. Bonczyk of Worcester; a brother, Homer Varin of Worcester; a sister, Rachel Morin of Fort Myers, Fla.; two grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Her first husband, Homer A. Lozeau, died in 1975. A brother, Jean-Nils Varin, also predeceased her. She was born in Coaticook, Quebec, daughter of Arthur and Rose (Faucher) Varin, and moved here in 1943. She was educated in Canada.

Mrs. Lozeau-Rouleau worked several years at Vernon Drug before retiring. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, and the Circle of Jeanne Mance. She was a former member of St. Joseph Church.

A funeral will be held Monday, June 25, from Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel, 370 Plantation St., with a Mass at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 1290 Grafton St. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery. Calling hours are 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, June 24, in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Our Lady of Lourdes Maintenance Fund, 1290 Grafton St., Worcester, MA 01604.

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Jeanne Lozeau-Rouleau: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) - June 22, 2001
Deceased Name: Jeanne Lozeau-Rouleau
WORCESTER -- Jeanne A. (Varin) Lozeau-Rouleau, 80, of 208 Massasoit Road, died Wednesday, June 20, in Providence Extended Care Center after an illness. Mercadante Funeral Home and Chapel, 370 Plantation St., is directing arrangements, which are incomplete.

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Jan Rouleau: House on a boat tribute to man's wife: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Herald, The (New Britain, CT) - June 7, 2001
Deceased Name: Jan Rouleau: House on a boat tribute to man's wife
The New Britain native has constructed a 3,100 square-foot home that he's taking on a seven-city barge tour of the East Coast to raise awareness of cancer and help raise $10 million for cancer-related organizations.

Known as Jan's House of Hope, the abode on a boat is a tribute to both Rouleau's wife, who died from lung cancer, and to the millions of people in the U.S. who have fought cancer, he said.

Rouleau got the idea for the project after working on a house that was built inside the Mall of America in Minnesota. The house was built for the Christmas shopping season, decorated by local companies, and then sold, with the proceeds going to charity.

"One day I saw a barge and thought about Huckleberry Finn and thought, 'why not,'" he said.

The tour, which kicked off last week in Portsmouth, N.H., is in Boston this weekend and will arrive in Branford next week. Other stops include New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Norfolk, Va.

At the end of the three-month tour, the house will be dismantled and auctioned or sold along with and all of the furniture and equipment inside. Rouleau said he isn't sure if the house and furnishings will be sold as a single lot or piecemeal.

"The way this house is built, a builder would be crazy not to take it as is," he said.

A 10-day celebration is planned in Branford where the 150- by 60-foot barge will be moored at the town dock. The stop is being sponsored by the Connecticut Hospice Foundation, which recently opened the Hospital of Love, a new facility on the Branford shore.

After the barge arrives on June 12, volunteers will spend several days preparing the house to welcome visitors. It's a formidable task. Everything that moves has to be packed away each time the barge is towed out to sea, and the house itself has to be tied down at eight different points to keep it from toppling over in a seaway.

But two days after its arrival, the house will be ready to receive its first VIP visitors. And on June 15, the house opens to the public for 10 days of tours. The house will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is $10 per person with all proceeds going to Connecticut Hospice.

The 3,100 square-foot house was built from a modular design that was donated to the project, Rouleau said. Sections of the house were made at a factory and then shipped in 16 tractor-trailers to Portsmouth, N.H. for final assembly on the barge. The house features three bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, a three-car garage, a vaulted great room, a second-floor media room, and a large kitchen/breakfast room.

All of the materials and the design work were donated and the house was decorated with the assistance of Home Magazine, which will feature it in an upcoming issue.

A longtime marketing and public relations executive in the housing industry, Rouleau says he didn't have to work too hard to find donations for the house. The result is that the house is filled with all of the latest high tech gadgets, including flat-panel televisions, stereos, and kitchen appliances.

The donations are the key to the project, he said, because they allow every penny that is collected from the tours and various fundraisers that will be held at the house can go directly to the charities.

"It's just an unbelievable feeling to see how good people are," Rouleau said. "Everyone's making a difference by doing a little."

Though the tour is just starting, Rouleau said his experience so far is summed up best by a conversation he heard one volunteer carpet installer have with his son. The boy, he recalled, asked his father why he was working on a Saturday and not getting paid for it.

The man, a cancer survivor himself, said 'it's payback time,'" Rouleau said.

ROSEMARY J. (ROULEAU) JORDAN: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Kansas City Star, The (MO) - March 27, 2001
Deceased Name: ROSEMARY J. (ROULEAU) JORDAN
Rosemary J. (Rouleau) Jordan, born on September 10, 1928, in Missoula, MT, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2001, at 4:45 p.m. at her home in Mesa, AZ, after a short illness with cancer. Services were March 22, in Mesa. In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation in memory of Rosemary Jordan to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, AZ 85014, or the American Cancer Society, 2929 E. Thomas Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85016.

Rosemary grew up in Missoula, MT, and after graduating from Hellgate High School, attended the University of Montana in Missoula. After marrying Arthur M. Jordan in 1951, and several moves across the state of Montana, Rosemary relocated to Kansas City where they raised their four children, Arthur Jr., Colleen, Scott, and Janice. In 1987, after retiring, Rosemary and Art moved to Mesa, AZ, to enjoy the finer things in life -- sunshine, gardening, traveling, grandchildren, and their beloved cats. She is survived by her husband, Arthur M. Jordan, Mesa, AZ, four children, and four grandchildren. (Arrangements: A.L. MooreGrimshaw Mortuary, Phoenix, AZ)

Rouleau, Raymond: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - January 11, 2001
Deceased Name: Rouleau, Raymond
Rouleau, Raymond, 62, of Boynton Beach, FL died on January 7, 2001. All County Funeral Home & Crematory*

ROULEAU, DANIEL PAUL: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Hartford Courant, The (CT) - January 7, 2001
Deceased Name: ROULEAU, DANIEL PAULROULEAU, Daniel Paul

Daniel Paul Rouleau, born June 3, 1949, passed away on Tuesday (No-vember 28, 2000). He was the son of Leo Paul Rouleau, July 19, 1918-December 16,2000, and Jane (Piraino) Rouleau, January 11, 1923-July 20, 1977. He was the brother of Diane Rutherford of Coventry; the uncle of John ``Jay'' Curtis Roberts, II of Manchester and Mark Andrew Montenieri of Tallahassee, FL; and the great uncle of Zachary Montenieri and Amanda Montenieri, both of New Britain, and John ``Curt'' Curtis Roberts, III of Manchester. Daniel graduated from Glastonbury High School and The Morse School of Business. He was an avant-garde entrepreneur, a brilliant artist and artist's model, and a scholar of history, art, and film. He grew up in Middlefield, lived many years in Glastonbury, and spent the last 15 years in California. A memorial service for father and son will be at St. Luke's Church, 915 Main Street, South Glastonbury, 11 a.m. on January 11.