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West Shore, Alburgh / Williston, VT Bernard Yves
Dupuis, deceased, June 12 2010, at the Vermont Respite House in Williston. He was born
in St., Jean Quebec, Canada on, October 3, 1922, the son of the late George
and Derilda (Boucher) Dupuis. He attended parochial schools and college in St.
Jean and Montreal. He mastered construction principles in Montreal and was
employed by his father a contractor in the Quebec Province. On October
4, 1947, he married Pauline Desiree Lamothe. They resided in Bedford and
Iberville, Quebec, St. Albans, VT and Southington, CT before retiring to
Alburgh. Bernard was responsible for numerous large
construction projects during his career. He had a great love and a
professional art in woodworking and constructed several very early model sail
boats many of a 16th Century design as well as various other types
of furniture. He served as Construction Superintendant for Bartlett, Brainard
& Eacott in West Hartford, CT for almost thirty years and during that
time supervised construction projects at churches, schools and business
establishments including, Hartford Hospital, Institute of Living, Christ
Church Cathedral among others. He was a 55 year member of Local 43 United
Brotherhood of Carpenters of America. Bernard is
survived by his wife, Pauline (Polly) of Alburgh; his son, Jacques B. Dupuis
of West Swanton; his daughter, Diane and her husband Dr. Robert N. Magnuson
of Colorado Springs and his granddaughter, Kristin. He is also survived by
relatives in Vermont, Canada and Connecticut. A Funeral
Service will be held Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at 2 p.m. from The Kidder
Memorial Home, 89 Grand Ave. Swanton, (802-868-3331). Father Lawrence P. Ridgley
will officiate. The Rite of Committal and Interment will follow at the Dupuis
family lot in Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Albans City. Friends may call at
the funeral home on Wednesday afternoon from 1 p.m. until the hour of the
service. To offer private online condolences
please visit: www.kiddermemorialhome.com A notice of Funeral Held will be
posted at the above funeral home website following the funeral. |
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