Emile Paul Royer1

M, #11643, b. Apr 14, 1928, d. Sep 18, 2012
Father*Clement Victor Royer b. Jun 30, 1888, d. Sep 5, 1950
Mother*Melina Mary Poirier b. Jul 8, 1893, d. Jan 30, 1952

Family

Jeanette Cecile Bernard
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Apr 14, 1928 Emile Paul Royer was born on Apr 14, 1928 at Barton, Orleans County, Vermont, United States.1 
 He was the son of Clement Victor Royer and Melina Mary Poirier
Death*Sep 18, 2012 Emile Paul Royer died on Sep 18, 2012, at age 84 at Irasburg, Orleans County, Vermont, United States, at home.2 
ObituarySep 20, 2012  OBITUARY: Emile P. “Skinny” Royer, 84, of Irasburg died suddenly on September 18, 2012, at his home in Irasburg.

He was born April 14, 1928 in Barton at the home of his parents, Clement and Melina (Poiré) Royer.  On April 11, 1953, he married Jeannette C. Bernard, who survives him.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.  He was a self-employed logger and worked at the Ethan Allen furniture plant in Orleans.

He was a member of the American Legion Post #23 in Orleans and the VFW Post #798 in Newport, and DAV Post #22.  He was also a member of the Orleans Rod and Gun Club.  He was a parishioner of the Most Holy Trinity Parish in Irasburg.

Mr. Royer’s hobbies included hunting, and fishing, and listening to his favorite baseball team, the Boston Red Sox.  He also coached Little League baseball and the Irasburg Ranger softball team.

He is survived by his wife, Jeannette C. (Bernard) Royer; by his sons:  Stephen A. Royer and his wife, Diane, of Irasburg, Michael J. Royer and his fiancé, Lisa Dubois, of Derby, Paul C. Royer and his wife, Lori, of Newport, Rene J. Royer and his wife, Kimberly, of Irasburg, Randy J. Royer and Sue Mitchell of Irasburg, Anthony (Tony) Royer of Barre, and Christopher Royer and his wife, Betsy, of Coventry; by his daughters:  Angela (Royer) Allard and her husband, Larry, of Irasburg, and Catherine M. Royer of Irasburg; by his grandchildren:  Steve, Monique, Tanya, Tasha, Tricia, Michael, Travis, Trevor, Kiana, Andrea, Lisa, Rene, Brandon, Tyler, Jenna, Jaime, Andrew, Meagan, Alicia, Randi, and Devin; by his great-grandchildren:  Alyssa, Dominic, Dylin, Ariel, Michael, Rayven, Keagan, Ashlynn, Talea, Natalie, and Braelynn; by his brothers:  Ernest Royer and his wife, Virginia, Raymond Royer and his wife, Lucille, and Andrew Royer and his wife, Annette; by his sister-in-laws:  Priscilla Royer, Norine Royer and Irene Bond; by many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and by his beloved cat Lily.

He was predeceased by his brothers: Hector, Victor, Clairmont, Burton, Phillip Sr, by two sisters: Emma and Gertrude; and by his brother-in-law Richard Bond.

Funeral services were held on September 21 at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Orleans with the Reverend Yvon Royer celebrating a Mass. Interment followed in St. Theresa’s Cemetery in Orleans with full military honors.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Paul’s School, 85 St. Paul Lane, Barton, Vermont 05822, to the Orleans Rod and Gun Club, P.O. Box 203, Orleans, Vermont 05860, to the American Legion Post #23, P.O. Box 72, Orleans, Vermont 05860, or to Pope Memorial Frontier Animal Society, 502 Strawberry Acres, Newport, Vermont 05855.

Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.

Published in the Newport Daily Express, The (VT) - Thursday, September 20, 2012.3
 
Burial*Sep 22, 2012 He was buried on Sep 22, 2012 at Saint Theresa Cemetery, Barton, Orleans County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 97369330.4 

Military*

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in Korea.

 

Citations

  1. [S1094] Vermont - Birth Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  2. [S79] Gravestones - Find-A-Grave.com, online at findagrave.com.
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  4. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #79.