BELLINGHAM Rene B. Clerc, 82, of Bellingham, passed away Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, at Landmark Medical Center, after a long illness.
Beloved husband of Rosebelle (Beaulieu) Clerc, he was born in Wrentham in September 1926, son of the late Emile and Fannie (Taft) Clerc. He was the loving father of Sandra Harper and her husband, Raymond, of Bellingham, Joanne Ferland of Holiday, Fla., and the late Jacqueline Griffen, Rosemary Clerc and Margaret Clerc. He also leaves his nine grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. He was the brother of Marguerite Cavanaugh of Las Vegas, Muriel Remillard of South Hiram, Maine, and the late Lillian Poirier, Mary DaCosta, George Clerc and Emile Clerc.
Mr. Clerc was a World War II, U.S. Navy veteran, attaining the rank of seaman second class and received the World War II Victory Medal and the American Theatre Medal. In early years, he worked in textiles and then built houses from the Cape to Maine and the Islands. He later opened his own restaurant in Wrentham, and also worked at Southwood and Norwood Caritas Hospitals. He was devoted to his family and friends and will be greatly missed.
The funeral will be held Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 9 a.m., at Cartiers Funeral Home, 151 So. Main St. (Rte. 126), Bellingham, with a Mass of Christian burial 10 a.m., at St. Blaise Church, 1158 So. Main St., Bellingham.
Interment will follow in St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery.
Visiting hours are today, Dec. 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. Relatives and friends invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Rene B. Clerc to: Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, c/o St. Blaise Church, 1158 So. Main St., Bellingham, MA 02019, would be appreciated.
Published in the Milford Daily News on 12/15/2008
Beloved husband of Rosebelle (Beaulieu) Clerc, he was born in Wrentham in September 1926, son of the late Emile and Fannie (Taft) Clerc. He was the loving father of Sandra Harper and her husband, Raymond, of Bellingham, Joanne Ferland of Holiday, Fla., and the late Jacqueline Griffen, Rosemary Clerc and Margaret Clerc. He also leaves his nine grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. He was the brother of Marguerite Cavanaugh of Las Vegas, Muriel Remillard of South Hiram, Maine, and the late Lillian Poirier, Mary DaCosta, George Clerc and Emile Clerc.
Mr. Clerc was a World War II, U.S. Navy veteran, attaining the rank of seaman second class and received the World War II Victory Medal and the American Theatre Medal. In early years, he worked in textiles and then built houses from the Cape to Maine and the Islands. He later opened his own restaurant in Wrentham, and also worked at Southwood and Norwood Caritas Hospitals. He was devoted to his family and friends and will be greatly missed.
The funeral will be held Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 9 a.m., at Cartiers Funeral Home, 151 So. Main St. (Rte. 126), Bellingham, with a Mass of Christian burial 10 a.m., at St. Blaise Church, 1158 So. Main St., Bellingham.
Interment will follow in St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery.
Visiting hours are today, Dec. 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. Relatives and friends invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Rene B. Clerc to: Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, c/o St. Blaise Church, 1158 So. Main St., Bellingham, MA 02019, would be appreciated.
Published in the Milford Daily News on 12/15/2008
BELLINGHAM Rene B. Clerc, 82, of Bellingham, passed away Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, at Landmark Medical Center, after a long illness.
Beloved husband of Rosebelle (Beaulieu) Clerc, he was born in Wrentham in September 1926, son of the late Emile and Fannie (Taft) Clerc. He was the loving father of Sandra Harper and her husband, Raymond, of Bellingham, Joanne Ferland of Holiday, Fla., and the late Jacqueline Griffen, Rosemary Clerc and Margaret Clerc. He also leaves his nine grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. He was the brother of Marguerite Cavanaugh of Las Vegas, Muriel Remillard of South Hiram, Maine, and the late Lillian Poirier, Mary DaCosta, George Clerc and Emile Clerc.
Mr. Clerc was a World War II, U.S. Navy veteran, attaining the rank of seaman second class and received the World War II Victory Medal and the American Theatre Medal. In early years, he worked in textiles and then built houses from the Cape to Maine and the Islands. He later opened his own restaurant in Wrentham, and also worked at Southwood and Norwood Caritas Hospitals. He was devoted to his family and friends and will be greatly missed.
The funeral will be held Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 9 a.m., at Cartiers Funeral Home, 151 So. Main St. (Rte. 126), Bellingham, with a Mass of Christian burial 10 a.m., at St. Blaise Church, 1158 So. Main St., Bellingham.
Interment will follow in St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery.
Visiting hours are today, Dec. 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. Relatives and friends invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Rene B. Clerc to: Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, c/o St. Blaise Church, 1158 So. Main St., Bellingham, MA 02019, would be appreciated.
Published in the Milford Daily News on 12/15/2008
Beloved husband of Rosebelle (Beaulieu) Clerc, he was born in Wrentham in September 1926, son of the late Emile and Fannie (Taft) Clerc. He was the loving father of Sandra Harper and her husband, Raymond, of Bellingham, Joanne Ferland of Holiday, Fla., and the late Jacqueline Griffen, Rosemary Clerc and Margaret Clerc. He also leaves his nine grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. He was the brother of Marguerite Cavanaugh of Las Vegas, Muriel Remillard of South Hiram, Maine, and the late Lillian Poirier, Mary DaCosta, George Clerc and Emile Clerc.
Mr. Clerc was a World War II, U.S. Navy veteran, attaining the rank of seaman second class and received the World War II Victory Medal and the American Theatre Medal. In early years, he worked in textiles and then built houses from the Cape to Maine and the Islands. He later opened his own restaurant in Wrentham, and also worked at Southwood and Norwood Caritas Hospitals. He was devoted to his family and friends and will be greatly missed.
The funeral will be held Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 9 a.m., at Cartiers Funeral Home, 151 So. Main St. (Rte. 126), Bellingham, with a Mass of Christian burial 10 a.m., at St. Blaise Church, 1158 So. Main St., Bellingham.
Interment will follow in St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery.
Visiting hours are today, Dec. 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. Relatives and friends invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Rene B. Clerc to: Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, c/o St. Blaise Church, 1158 So. Main St., Bellingham, MA 02019, would be appreciated.
Published in the Milford Daily News on 12/15/2008
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