Donald George Giguere

M, #9704, b. Aug 24, 1918, d. Apr 24, 1979
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
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Father*Wilfred Anson Giguere b. May 31, 1894, d. Aug 10, 1975
Mother*Mildred Estrella Hurd b. Apr 7, 1896, d. Nov 9, 1944

Family

Eva Burda b. Sep 21, 1921, d. Aug 17, 2021
Child

Chronological Events

Birth*Aug 24, 1918 Donald George Giguere was born on Aug 24, 1918 at Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States.1,2 
 He was the son of Wilfred Anson Giguere and Mildred Estrella Hurd
Milit-Beg*Aug 2, 1941 Donald George Giguere began military service on Aug 2, 1941 at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.3 
Marriage*Aug 17, 1946 He married Eva Burda on Aug 17, 1946 at Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.2 
Death*Apr 24, 1979 Donald George Giguere died on Apr 24, 1979, at age 60 at Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.1 
ObituaryApr 26, 1979  OBITUARY: MERIDEN - Donald G. Giguere, 60, of 23 Shore Drive, husband of Eva Burda Giguere, died Tuesday evening at the Hospital of St. Raphael in New Haven following a lengthy illness.

Born in Claremont, N.H., he was the son of the laste Wilfred A. and Mildred Hurd Giguere. He was educated in New Hampshire and moved to Meriden 40 years ago.

He was a veteran of World War II, having served with the U.S. Army 82nd Airbourne Division as a paratrooper. He saw action in Anzio and Sicily, Italy as well as Holland, Africa and Belguim, He fought in the famous Battle of the Bulge in France. Giguere was a supervisor for Girnell Sprinkler Co. of Providence, R.I., for 30 years. For the past nine years he was the supervisor for Southington Sprinkler Company and was a parishioner of St. Stanislaus Church.

Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Francis (Joan) Rusczek of Meriden; a son, Thomas D. Giguere of Mansfield; a grandchild; a sister Mrs. Rudolph (Geraldine) Savaria of California; two brothers, Wilfred A. Giguere of Rhode Island and Malcolm W. Giguere of Meriden; his stepmother, Gertrude B. Giguere of Meridan; and several nieces and nephews.

A military funeral will be held Friday at 8:15 a.m. from John J. Ferry & Sons Funeral Home, 88 E. Main Streetand at 9 at St. Stanislaus Church. Burial will be at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.

Publish in The Morning Record and Journal, Meriden, Ct., Thursday, April 26, 1979.4
 
Burial*Apr 27, 1979 He was buried on Apr 27, 1979 at Saint Stanislaus Cemetery, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 281009299.5 

Military *

 

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

 

Citations

  1. [S51] Social Security Death Index (SSDI) (1935-2014),.
  2. [S721] Personal Knowledge - Giguere, Malcolm.
  3. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com.
  4. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  5. [S80] Gravestones, online at findagrave.com.

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