Edward J. LACHAPELLE

WARREN— Edward J. Lachapelle, 73, of 15 Yankee Drummer Dr., was stricken ill and died in his home on Sunday, September 18, 2005. He leaves his loving wife of 30 years, Rose Alma D. (Greene) Lachapelle; 3 sisters: Ferol A. Hagstrom and Nancy L. Felton, both of Millbury, and Edith M. Anderson of Colchester, CT; nephews and nieces. A sister, Frances M. Vigeant of Millbury, died in 2002. He was born in Worcester on January 1, 1932, son of the late Dominic and Flossie (Green) Lachapelle, was raised in Millbury, and later lived in Douglas before moving to Warren in 1979. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War, and he served in Korea where he was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal. Mr. Lachapelle was Shop Foreman for 40 years at Buck Brothers tool manufacturing company, Millbury, before retiring in 1987. He was a member of the Millbury Federated Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and being with his family. A private funeral service was held in Turgeon Funeral Home, Millbury. The Rev. J. Clifford Davis, Jr., pastor of the Millbury Federated Church, officiated. There were no calling hours.