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Friday, September 3, 2010
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LARGO, Fla. — Linda L. (Brown) Gillies,
68, of Largo, formerly of Rockville, wife of
the late Paul Gillies Sr., died Tuesday, Aug. 24
at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester after an
extended illness.
After marriage, Linda and Paul moved to
Bethel, where their son Paul was born.
Following a brief residence in Danville, Ky.,
they moved to Rockville, where their daughters,
Robin and Jennifer were born, and they
made a home there for more than 15 years.
She was born in Osceola, Penn., daughter
of Kathleen (Springer) Brown of Rochester,
N.Y., and the late William Brown.
In addition to her mother, Linda is survived
by her beloved children, Paul W.
Gillies, Jr. and his wife Paula of Woodstock,
Robin C. Tyl and her husband Daniel of
Brooklyn, and Jennifer L. Holda and her husband
Jeffrey of Canterbury; two grandchildren,
Sean P. McNamara and Lindsey Mae
Gillies; a brother, Barry Brown of Rochester,
N.Y.; a brother-in-law, Peter Gillies, Sr. and
his wife Concettina and numerous nieces,
nephews, cousins and friends in
Connecticut, New York, Florida and
England.
Her family always knew they had her love
and she will be sorely missed.
She graduated from Elkland High School
HOLDEN, Mass. — R. Shirley (Oslebo)
Lind, 88, of Holden, died Wednesday, Aug. 25,
in Christopher House, Worcester after an illness.
Her husband of 59 years, C. Raymond
Lind, died in 2002.
She is survived by four sons, Wayne R.
Lind of Key West, Fla., Craig R. Lind of
Greensboro, Vt., Dale R. Lind of Hardwick
and Tod R. Lind of Brooklyn, Conn.; a brother,
Ronald O. Oslebo of Holden; a sister, Edith
W. Swenson of Holden; four grandchildren;
one great-grandchild and several nieces and
nephews. She was a devoted wife, mother and
grandmother and will be missed by her family.
She was predeceased by a brother, Richard
G. Oslebo and a sister, Ella M. Santimaw.
She was born in Worcester, the daughter of
Ola E. and Thora F. (Engh) Oslebo and lived
86 years in Holden.
NORTH GROSVENORDALE — Pauline
(Corriveau) Rock, 55, of
Market Street, died
Sunday, Aug. 29, in her
home.
Born in Putnam, she
was the daughter of
Jeannette Montpelier of
Fabyan, and the late
George W. Corriveau.
Mrs. Rock worked as a
self-employed landscaper. She enjoyed spending
time with her grandchildren, gardening
and making puzzles.
Pauline is survived by her son, Robert
Corriveau and his fiancé Angela Kurtz of
North Grosvenordale; her daughters,
Melissa Rock and her fiancé Thomas Walker
Linda L. Gillies, 68
R. Shirley Lind, 88,
Pauline D. Rock, 55
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in 1957 and was crowned Miss Elkland that
same year.
After retirement, Linda resided in Florida
for several years before returning to New
England to be closer to her family.
Linda was a crossing guard for the neighborhood
children, then worked for the
Manchester Board of Education for over 20
years and participated in many fundraising
activities for her children’s schools.
She loved the ocean, traveling, playing
cards, laughing, spending time with her family,
especially her grandchildren. She was a
wonderful cook and her meals rarely made it
to the table without being sampled first.
Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 27
at the First Congregational Church of
Vernon, 695 Hartford Turnpike (Route 30),
Vernon, Conn. Burial will be private and at
the convenience of her family.
Memorial contributions in Linda’s memory
may be made to the American Heart
Association, P. O. Box 5033, Wallingford, CT
06492.
The Ladd-Turkington & Carmon Funeral
Home, 551 Talcottville Road (Route 83),
Vernon, directed the arrangements.
For online condolences and guest book,
please visit www.carmonfuneralhome.com.
Mrs. Lind graduated from Holden High
School.
She was a supervisor in food service at
Paul Revere Insurance Co. in Worcester,
retiring in 1984. Previously, she worked for
the department store Barnard, Sumner &
Putnam Co. in Worcester.
She was as a member of the First Baptist
Church of Holden, Paul Revere Alpha
Retirement Club and a life member of the
VFW Post 6907 Ladies Auxiliary in West
Boylston.
A funeral service was held Friday, Aug. 27
in the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main St.,
Holden. Burial was in Worcester County
Memorial Park, 217 Richards Ave., Paxton.
Memorial contributions may be made to
the First Baptist Church of Holden, 1216
Main St., Holden, MA 01520.
Please visit www.milesfuneralhome.com.
of Pemaquid, ME, and Jessica Rock of North
Grosvenordale; her brothers, George
Corriveau of Marysville, PA, Alfred
Corriveau of Willimantic, Roger Corriveau
of Fabyan, Richard Corriveau of Fabyan,
and Paul Corriveau of Thompson; her sister,
Doris Corriveau of Fabyan; 6 grandchildren;
and her companion Clifford Coman of
Woodstock.
Visiting hours were held Wednesday, Sept.
1, in the Valade Funeral Home, 23 Main St.,
North Grosvenordale. A gathering was held
Thursday, Sept. 2, in the funeral home with a
Mass of Christian Burial in St. Stephen
Church, 130 Old Turnpike Rd., Quinebaug,
CT 06262. Burial followed in North
Woodstock Cemetery. For guestbook visit
www.GilmanAndValade.com.
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BROOKLYN — John
Carver Bayer, 87, of
Creamery Brook
Retirement Village in
Brooklyn, died at home on
Monday, Aug. 23.
He was born on June 13,
1923 to John Otto and Doris
Carver Bayer in Putnam.
He graduated from
Bartlett High School in Webster, Mass., and
Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester,
Mass., with B.S. in Chemical Engineering.
During World War II he served in the U.S.
Navy and was assigned to the Naval Research
Laboratory in Anacostia, Washington, D.C.
and the Manhattan Project at the
Philadelphia, PA Naval Yard.
He was married in 1945 to the former
Barbara Kindler of Webster. She predeceased
her husband in 2004. They lived in
Dudley, Mass., Oxford, Mass., and then for
many years in Thompson. They moved to
Creamery Brook Retirement Community in
Brooklyn, in 2002.
After World War II he returned to
Worcester Polytechnic Institute to teach
Physics and attain his Master of Science
degree in Chemical Engineering. Upon leaving
WPI he took a position in research at the
Proctor and Gamble Company in Cincinnati,
Ohio. In 1949 John returned to Webster to
assume the management of Bayer Motors
which had been established by his father. The
firm was a franchised dealer of Cadillac,
Oldsmobile, Pontiac, American Motors and
Tucker automobiles and, also, White and
International Trucks. In addition, the company
sold and serviced speed boats. John and
his brother, David Bayer, shared ownership
of the firm until John’s retirement in 1990.
John was active in the
Webster/Dudley/Oxford Chamber of
Commerce and was elected their Member of
the Year and presented with a Life
Membership in 1985. He was a founding
member of the Webster/Dudley United Way
and a Past President of the Webster/Dudley
Rotary Club. He was a long time Corporator
of the Webster Five Cent Savings Bank.
In Thompson, he taught Sunday School
and held many offices in the Congregational
Church. He was active in the Thompson
Historical Society, was president of the
Village Improvement Society, served as a
WOODSTOCK — Paul A.
Jacobsen, 80, of Port St.
Lucie, Fla., went home to
be with the Lord Tuesday,
Aug. 24.
Paul was surrounded by
many loved ones over the
past several weeks and died
peacefully at the lake. He
was the loving husband of
the late Elsie (Braaten)
Jacobsen for 52 years.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of
the late Paul Arthur and Sigrid (Evensen)
Jacobsen.
Paul served in the USMC, after which he
went to work for Alcan Aluminum in New
York City. In 1963, he moved his family to
Vernon, where he lived for 26 years before
retiring to Florida. He was an active member
of Trinity Covenant Church of Manchester
and the First Congregational Church of Port
St. Lucie, where he sang in the choir. He
spent his summers at the lake in Woodstock.
Paul is survived by his son, Steven
Jacobsen and his wife Debora of Stafford
Springs; his daughters, Debra Riley and her
John Carver Bayer, 87
Paul A. Jacobsen, 80
DANIELSON – Raymond
C. Langevin, 78, of
Killingly Drive, died
Saturday, Aug. 28.
He was the loving husband
of Margot (Eischet)
Langevin until her death in
1977.
Raymond is survived by
his son, Keith Langevin of
Killingly; his daughter, Lynne Rossi of
Danielson; his brother, Maurice Langevin of
Brooklyn; his sister, Clarisse Pakulis of Cape
Coral, Fla.; two grandchildren, Heather
Marie Céspedes of Cranston, R.I. and Jason
Rossi of Havelock, N.C., and three great
grandchildren, Aron, Tyler and Alexandria
Rossi all of Havelock, N.C.
He was predeceased by his son, Kevin
Langevin.
Born in Wauregan, he was the son of the
late Charles and Emelia (Chapdelaine)
Langevin.
Mr. Langevin attended Sacred Heart Grade
School, Assumption Preparatory and
Assumption College where he belonged to
the President’s Club. He also attended Laval
Medical School, which is where he qualified
as a surgeon. He had a great love of learning
and attended courses at Harvard, Tufts, MIT,
and Boston University throughout his life.
Mr. Langevin served his country for eight
years in the Army Medical Corps.
Mr. Langevin worked at Rogers
Corporation where he developed the
Antenna Window used for missile guidance.
He discovered and invented Antagonistic
Polyelectrolytes, which is still used in missiles
to this day. He also worked for
American Standard and taught in Killingly
Public Schools.
After retirement, he volunteered for St.
James School, Dempsey Regional Center,
Director of the Thompson Library and as
commissioner of the Water
Pollution Control Authority. He
was a member of the
Thompson Board of Education
and served as its President for a
number of years. He was a
member of the Woodstock
Players for many years and performed
numerous times in their productions. His
wife, Barbara, was a founder of TEEG, a
Christian based social services organization,
and John and Barbara both served that
group as directors for many years. In 2005 he
became a member of the First
Congregational Church of Canterbury and
subsequently served there as a member of
the Board of Deacons.
John is survived by his wife, the former
Ruth Davis Blakney of Brooklyn, whom he
married in 2005. He is also survived by his
daughter, Linda Kane of Norwich, and her
son, Christopher Kane of Thompson; his
daughter and son-in-law, Pamela and Rev.
Richard Duprey of Higgins Lake, Mich., and
his son and daughter-in-law, John and Dr.
Deborah Bayer and their son, Martin Bayer,
of Egg Harbor City, N.J.. He is also survived
by two sisters, Joyce Boutwell of Corpus
Christi, Texas, and Doris Lesher of Scituate,
Mass., and two brothers, David Bayer of
Worcester, and Alan Bayer of Fort Mill, S.C..
He also leaves six stepchildren: Joan
Marshall of Lisbon, Linda Bodenmann of
Marshfield, Mass., John Blakney of
Centennial, Colo., Nancy Gravina of Fair
Haven, N.J., Susan Blakney of Snowmass,
Colo., and Bruce Makosky of Bangkok,
Thailand.
A memorial service to celebrate his life
was held at the First Congregational Church
of Canterbury located at 6 South Canterbury
Road in Canterbury, Tuesday, Aug. 31, with
reception following at Creamery Brook
Retirement Village in Brooklyn. Burial will
be private at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his
memory may be made to either the
Thompson Ecumenical Empowerment
Group (TEEG) at P.O. Box 664, North
Grosvenordale, CT 06254 or the First
Congregational Church of Canterbury at
P.O. Box 160, Canterbury, CT 06331. To share a
memory with his family, “Light a Candle” at
www.smithandwalkerfh.com.
husband Michael of Ellington,
Joanne Graves and her husband
Larry of Ellington, and
Linda Haggerty and her husband
Brian of Ft. Pierce, Fla.;
his brother Allan Jacobsen; his
close cousin, Holly Barnes; and
his eight grandchildren, Mark,
Jake, and Katie Riley, Lindsay and Thomas
Jacobsen, Zack Graves, and Laura and Sarah
Haggerty.
The most important things to Paul were
his faith, family, and friends, and this was
reflected in how he lived his life. We are all
blessed to have known him.
A Memorial Service for Paul was held
Saturday Aug. 28, at Trinity Covenant
Church, 302 Hackmatack St., Manchester.
Memorial donations may be made to Elsie’s
House, c/o Safe Net Ministries, PO Box 93,
Stafford Springs, Ct 06076 or
www.SafeNetMinistries.com.
Gilman Funeral home has been entrusted
with his arrangements. For guestbook visit
www.gilmanandvalade.com.
Raymond C. Langevin, 78
Data General, C&M Wire &
Cable, and for the Senior
Citizens Club. Mr. Langevin
loved science. He thought of
the teaching of all sciences as
the imparting of knowledge,
which he considered a precious
gift to his students.
Mr. Langevin was the recipient of many
awards, including St. John the Baptist
Scholarship for all four years of college, the
1964 Technician of the Year, the
Sharpshooter’s Medal for several different
types of military weapons, and “Top Dr.”
marker from the state. While Mr. Langevin
was honored to receive all of these awards,
he felt that his greatest accomplishment was
achieving all he did in his lifetime despite
being disabled.
Mr. Langevin enjoyed carpentry and
design. He parlayed this interest into the
design and building of three homes,
Jorgensen Auditorium at UConn, a shopping
center, several bowling alleys, and three dormitories.
Mr. Langevin was a member of St. James
Parish, Danielson BPOE Elks #1706, the
American Legion, and The United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners.
Raymond’s Mass of Christian Burial was
held Tuesday, Aug. 31, in St. Joseph Church,
350 Hartford Pike, Dayville followed by a burial
with Military Honors in St. Joseph
Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to St.
Joseph Church, 350 Hartford Pike, Dayville
CT 06241.
The Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St.,
Putnam, directed the arrangements.
For guestbook visit www.gilmanandvalade.com.