Ralph A. Royea1

M, #30510, b. Jun 24, 1923, d. Sep 25, 1975
Pedigree
Father*Carl Allen Royea b. Feb 18, 1895, d. Jun 23, 1968
Mother*Myrtle Mary Little2 b. Apr 27, 1900, d. May 1, 1952

Family

Irene Lucille Smith b. Jan 21, 1930, d. Nov 2, 2022
Child

Chronological Events

Birth*Jun 24, 1923 Ralph A. Royea was born on Jun 24, 1923 at Sutton, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada.1 
 He was the son of Carl Allen Royea and Myrtle Mary Little.2 
Marriage*circa 1948 Ralph A. Royea married Irene Lucille Smith, daughter of Bernard Clarence Smith and Vera F. Wilcomb, circa 1948 at New Hampshire, United States.1 
Death*Sep 25, 1975 Ralph A. Royea died on Sep 25, 1975, at age 52 at Northwestern Medical Center (formerly Kerbs Memorial Hospital), Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, from pulmonary embolism.2 
ObituarySep 26, 1975  OBITUARY: ENOSBURG CENTER – Ralph A. Royea, 52, died unexpectedly Thursday afternoon, September 25, 1975, at a St. Albans hospital as the result of a fall last Friday, Sept. 18, 1975.

He operated the Green Mountain Tree Surgeon Co. of Enosburg. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a former resident of Salem, Ohio, and a member of the Eagles in Salem.

He was born in Sutton, Que., June 24, 1923, the son of Carl and Myrtle (Little) Royea.

He leaves his wife, Irene (Smith) Royea; four sons, Richard of Johnson, N.Y., Ralph Jr. and David of Salem and Michael of Enosburg Center; a stepson, Larry Wilkins of Champlain, N.Y; five daughters, Mrs. Edward (Debra) Kibler of Enosburg Falls, Mrs. Donna Roberts, Miss Karen Royea, Miss Lori Royea and Miss Cheryl Royea of Enosburg Center; four brothers, Arnold of Fairfield, Gerald of East Enosburg, Eric of St. Albans and Robert of Suffolk, Va; one sister, Mrs. Harrison (Madeline) King of Richford; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be held Saturday, September 27, 1975 at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Enosburg Falls with the Rev. Raymond Mason officiating. Interment will follow in the family lot in the North Fairfield Cemetery. Friends may call at the Spears Funeral Home, 14 Orchard St., Enosburg Falls, Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.

Published in The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont) Friday 26 September 1975.3
 
Burial*Sep 27, 1975 He was buried on Sep 27, 1975 at North Fairfield-Herrick Cemetery, Fairfield, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 15752974.4 

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 - Death Cert, Obits, Books, Photos.
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  4. [S80] Gravestones - Death Cert Proof, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #79 & 293.

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