Roland Vincent BRASSARD

Roland Vincent Brassard, 86, of Enfield, beloved husband of 52 years to Rose (Delore) Brassard entered into Eternal Life on Sunday, (December 4, 2005) at Johnson Memorial Hospital, Stafford Springs. He was born on May 8, 1919 in Holyoke, MA, son of the late Alfred C. and Anna (Schilling) Brassard he had resided in Enfield for the past 51 years and in Springfield, MA prior to coming to Enfield. Roland served his country honorably with the U.S. Navy in Okinawa during World War II, he also served with the National Guard in Massachusetts as a young man. Prior to his retirement in Sept. 1981 Roland was employed for 28 years with Hamilton Standard and before that he worked at the Springfield Armory where he met his beloved wife, Rose. He was a lifetime member of the AMVETS Post #18, Enfield, a past member of the Windsor Marksmen's Association, also a member of the NRA, besides hunting and fishing Roland enjoyed model building and was a member of St. Patrick's in the Thompsonville section of Enfield. Besides his loving wife, Rose, Roland is survived by a son, George C. Brassard and his wife, Betty of Enfield; and a daughter, Nancyann Brassard of Wethersfield; his two beloved grandchildren, George R. Brassard, and Melissa A. Faneuff and husband, William; three great grandchildren, Adam Brassard, John and Tanner Guzie; also step grandchildren, David, Marcella and Victoria Rancourt; and several step great grandchildren; along with two sisters-in-law, Josephine Rinaldi of Enfield, and Katherine Delore of E. Longmeadow, MA; a brother-in-law, Samuel Delore and his wife, Dorothy of Springfield, MA; and many nieces and nephews. Roland was predeceased by a brother, Everist Brassard; and a sister, Marion Stursa. Funeral services in celebration of Roland's life will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 9 a.m. from Browne Memorial Funeral Chapels, 43 Shaker Rd., Enfield followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Patrick's Church, Enfield. Interment with military honors will take place in St. Patrick's King St. Cemetery. Roland's family will receive relatives and friends on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 4-8 p.m. at Browne Memorial Funeral Chapels. The family has requested memorial donations in his name be made to St. Patrick's Church, 64 Pearl St., Enfield, CT 06082. For memorial tributes, guestbook and directions: www. brownefuneralhome.com. Published in the Hartford Courant on 12/5/2005.