Norman Ralph Lovelette1

M, #28311, b. Dec 25, 1925, d. Mar 10, 2002
Father*Merritt Bradley Lovelette1 b. Jul 18, 1897, d. Mar 25, 1963
Mother*Mildred Louise Domina1 b. Mar 3, 1902, d. Nov 26, 1965

Family

Helen Yvonne Cyr b. Dec 25, 1933, d. Mar 4, 2016

Chronological Events

Birth*Dec 25, 1925 Norman Ralph Lovelette was born on Dec 25, 1925 at Richford, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.2,3 
 He was the son of Merritt Bradley Lovelette and Mildred Louise Domina.1 
Marriage*Jun 3, 1952 Norman Ralph Lovelette married Helen Yvonne Cyr on Jun 3, 1952 at Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine, United States.1,4 
Death*Mar 10, 2002 Norman Ralph Lovelette died on Mar 10, 2002, at age 76 at Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, at home.3 
ObituaryMar 11, 2002  OBITUARY: SWANTON -- Norman R. Lovelette, age 76, died Sunday, March 10, 2002, at his home following a long illness with diabetes.was born in Richford Dec. 25, 1925, the son of the late Merritt B. and Mildred L. (Domina) Lovelette.
Norman attended school in Richford then entered the U.S. Army in 1944 to serve during WWII. Following his honorable discharge he attended Burlington Business College graduating in 1950. He then was employed at Atlas Plywood in Houlton, ME for two years and then transferred to their Richford Plant and worked there for eight years. He then was employed at the Missisquoi Pulp Mill in Sheldon for 33 years retiring in 1986. Following retirement he moved back to Richford where he became active in Town Affairs serving as Lister, Village Trustee and Water Commissioner. In 1994 he moved to St. Albans and for the past few years made his home in Swanton.
Norman was very active in Little League and Babe Ruth baseball. in 1993 he received the Governor's Award for Community Service. He was a member of the American Legion Post #88 of Sheldon, Richford Lions Club and served on the Northwestern Medical Center Incorporated Board.
Since 1993 Norman lived with diabetes and kidney failure and fought to live on dialysis. Both legs amputated, Norman still was very active and went to all sports events that he could. The love of his children, grandchildren and family members kept him going. He loved his camp and spending summers at Fairfield Pond.
He is survived by his wife, Yvonne (Cyr) Lovelette of Swanton; four sons and their wives Phillip and Sandra Lovelette of Enosburg Falls, Timothy and Roxanne Lovelette of Broadrun, V.A., Terry and Mary Lovelette and John and Sarah Lovelette both of St. Albans; one daughter and her husband, Nancy and Dean Zottos of Epping, N.H; 13 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; six brothers and sisters and their spouses, Loren and Velma Lovelette of Raymond, M.E., Allen and Janice Lovelette of Presque Isle, M.E., Lawrence and Judith Lovelette of Swanton, Janice Gale of Burlington, and Sally and Dexter Ovitt of Daytona Beach, Fla; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by four brothers, Merritt, Leland, Malcolm and Robert Lovelette; two sisters, Virginia Lovelette and Beverly Duso.
Funderal services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church in Richford with Rev. Frank Eksterowicz and Fater Leonidas Laroche co-celebrating the Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be held next spring in the Hillside Cemetery in Richford.
Visiting hours will be held Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. at the Spears Funeral Home on 96 Dickinson Ave. in Enosburg Falls.
For those who wish, contributions in Norman's memory may be made to the Vermont Assoc. for the Blind Inc., 37 Elmwood Ave., Burlington, Vt. 05401, or to the Children's Miracle Network, Thomas Cook Fund, 111 Colchester Ave., Burlington, Vt. 05401.

Information provided by Spear Funeral Home, Enosburg Falls, VT.2
 
Burial*Mar 12, 2002 He was buried on Mar 12, 2002 at Hillside Cemetery, Richford, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 17430833.5 

Military *

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in World War 2.

 

Citations

  1. [S4094] Vermont - Death Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  2. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  3. [S51] Social Security Death Index (SSDI).
  4. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  5. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.