Henry George Dufresne1

M, #39358, b. Jan 20, 1928, d. Jul 7, 2016

Family

Nancy Ann Henry

Chronological Events

Birth*Jan 20, 1928 Henry George Dufresne was born on Jan 20, 1928 at Barre, Washington County, Vermont, United States.1 
Death*Jul 7, 2016 He died on Jul 7, 2016, at age 88 at Barre, Washington County, Vermont, United States.2 
ObituaryJul 10, 2016  OBITUARY: WILLIAMSTOWN — Henry George Dufresne Sr., 88, of Main Street, died in the presence of his loving family in the Palliative Care Unit at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin on July 7, 2016.

Born Jan. 20, 1928, in Barre City, he was the son of Henry R. and Evelyn (Putvain) Dufresne. He attended Barre City Schools and Spaulding High School.

He had been married to Nancy Henry and they later divorced.

A veteran of World War II, he served as a Helmsman aboard U.S. Navy ships.

Henry had been employed as an Expediter at the Rock of Ages capacitor plant, which later became the Sprague Electric Company, from 1949 to 1972, retiring because of ill health.

Henry was known as the "Mayor" of Williamstown and the children remember him as the "Candyman." He enjoyed card and organ playing, The New York Yankees baseball team, dining at the Wayside Restaurant and entertaining his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

His memberships included St. Edwars Catholic Church in Williamstown, the Williamstown Jay Cees, the Community Babe Ruth Baseball League and was a former member of the Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department.

Survivors include his daughters; Karla Dufresne Perkins and her husband, John, and Lida Dufresne Floyd all of Williamstown, Tamara Dufresne Lokatys and her husband, Ronald, of Rochester, and Robin Dufresne Miller and her life partner, Daniel Cota, of Washington, and two sons; Henry G. Dufresne Jr. and his wife, Gay, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and John E. Dufresne and his wife, Rose, of Barre City, as well as numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his daughter, Rosemary Dufresne; his sister, Barbara Corbett; his brother, Paul Dufresne, and his parents.

His life will be honored and celebrated with the Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, July 15, 2016, at 11 a.m. in the St. Edwards Catholic Church in Williamstown.

Interment will follow in Williamstown's West Hill Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy St., Barre on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Williamstown Endowment Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 315, Williamstown, VT, 05679, or to the Williamstown Food Shelf, 47 Methodist Lane, Williamstown, VT 05679.

The Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy St., Barre is in charge of the arrangements. For a memorial guestbook, visit www.hookerwhitcomb.com

Published in TheTimes Argus (Montpelier-Barre, VT) - Sunday, July 10, 2016.3
 
Burial*Jul 15, 2016 He was buried on Jul 15, 2016 at West Hill Cemetery, Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 166751928.4 

Military *

 

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

 

Citations

  1. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage 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.