Harold A. DAOUST

LUNENBURG -- Harold A. Daoust, 86, of 203 West Townsend Road, died Monday, Feb. 7, in the Highlands, Fitchburg, after a short illness. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Sept. 14, 1918, the son of the late Leo and Rose (Lashua) Daoust and had lived in Lunenburg since 1952. In the 1950’s, Mr. Daoust started working as a stationary fireman at the former Crocker-Burbank and James River Paper Company, over the years he received his 3rd class engineering license and retired as a stationary engineer in 1980. He was a member of the Rollstone Congregational Church in Fitchburg. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His hobbies also included gardening, farming, art and bird feeding.Mr. Daoust leaves his loving and devoted wife of 65 years, Ruth E. (McAskill) Daoust of Lunenburg; three sons, John H. “Jack” Daoust and his wife, Angela, of Leominster, Glen M. Daoust and his wife, Maureen, of Ashburnham, and Richard A. Daoust and his wife, Monica, of Yardley, Pa.; a daughter, Cheryl A. Colecchi and her husband, Stephen, of Alexandria, Va.; 18 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a half brother, Bernard Glenny of Leominster. DAOUST -- On Feb. 7, Harold A. Daoust, 86, of Lunenburg. The funeral will be held Saturday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m. in Rollstone Congregational Church, 199 Main St., Fitchburg. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster. Calling hours are Friday, Feb. 11, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Sawyer-Miller-Masciarelli Funeral Home of Lunenburg, 763 Massachusetts Ave. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Rollstone Congregational Church Steeple Fund, 199 Main St., Fitchburg, MA 01420; or the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701. See www.masciarellifamilyfuneralhomes.net. Published in the Sentinel & Enterprise on 2/9/2005.