Everett H. Duchesneau

Everett H. Duchesneau (Red), 88 of 160 Fifth Street, died Tuesday, September 26, 2006 in the Lifecare of Leominster. He was born in Leominster on January 26, 1918, the son of the late J.P. and the late Mabel (Jewett) Duchesneau. Everett served in the United States Navy as a Gunners Mate first class during World War II. He was a member of St. Cecilia´s Church in Leominster and the Leominster Franco-American Club. He was a 2nd generation owner/operator of the Tri-Sum Potato Chip Company in Leominster, a business founded by his father in 1908 and from which he retired in 1999. In his younger years, Everett was an accomplished skater who enjoyed spending time at the Whalom Roller Skating Rink and the Bright Spot. He was a competitive game player, especially when it came to cards and horseshoes, and loved spending time with his family at his camp at Lake Shirley. He leaves his wife of sixty-one years, Jeanne I. (Bilodeau) Duchesneau; two daughters, Priscilla Gates and her husband Richard, Donna Sherman and her husband Daniel; one son, Richard Duchesneau and his wife, Jane all of Leominster; six grandchildren, Jeffrey Duchesneau of Costa Rica, Jennifer Beaulac of Leominster, Kimberly Sherman-Cook of Fitchburg, Kerri Sherman of Leominster, Adrian Gates of Fitchburg and Sylvia Gates of Leominster; and one great grandson, Connor Beaulac, and many nieces and nephews. Two brothers and three sisters predeceased him. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, September 30, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. in St. Cecilia´s Church, 180 Mechanic Street, Leominster. Burial will follow in St. Cecilia´s Cemetery, Leominster. Calling hours will be held Friday, September 29, 2006 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the M.A. Simard & Son Funeral Home, 14 Walker St., Leominster, MA. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Everett's memory to St. Cecilia's Church Restoration Fund, 180 Mechanic St., Leominster, MA 01453. $(document).ready(function(){ });