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Cyrus 'Cyr' Cormier

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Cyrus 'Cyr' Cormier

Birth
Saint-Léonard-Parent, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada
Death
15 Oct 1971 (aged 67)
Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.0566359, Longitude: -70.7855769
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Cyrus Cormier, christened 'Louis Alphonse Cy- rus', was born July 17, 1904, in St-Léonard- Parent, the first child and eldest son of Ubalde and Ida Cormier. Known as 'Cyr' to his family and friends, he was a longtime resident of Van Buren, Maine, where in 1926 he was married to Welanna Vaillancourt.

Employed by the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad for many years, Cyr retired in 1969, at which time he and his wife moved to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was a communicant at St. James Church in Portsmouth and a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Railroad Engi- neers.

Cyr Cormier passed away at age sixty-seven at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover after a short illness. He was survived by his wife of forty-five years, Welanna F. (Vaillan- court) Cormier of 46 Elwyn Road; four daugh- ters, Mrs. Edmay (Cormier) Roy of New Britain, Connecticut, Mrs. Mildred (Cormier) Conway of Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Nathaly (Cormier) Vallimont of Portsmouth, and Mrs. Ethel (Cormier) Rees of Otis Air Force Base in Massachusetts; six grandchildren; a brother, Albert Cormier of St- Léonard, New Brunswick, Canada; and six sis- ters, Annie (Cormier) Lebel of Van Buren, Me., Bertha (Cormier) Michaud and Germaine (Cor- mier) Dubé, both of New Britain, Connecticut, and Annette (Cormier) Rioux, Aline (Cormier) Corneau, and Rita (Cormier) Rioux, all of New Brunswick.

Visiting hours were held on Sunday and Mon- day from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 at the Farrell Fu- neral Home in Portsmouth. Funeral services took place on Tuesday with a Mass of Christi- an Burial at Saint James Church at 9am, fol- lowed by interment at Calvary Cemetery.

CYR CORMIER's FAMILY

His Wife:
Welanna F. (Vaillancourt) Cormier
born January 1, 1908, a daughter of
François and Celanise (Émond) Vaillancourt
married November 23, 1926
Saint Bruno's Church
Van Buren, Maine

Their 4 Children:
· Edmay (Cormier) Roy
· Mildred (Cormier) Conway
· Nathaly (Cormier) Vallimont
· Ethel (Cormier) Rees

His Parents:
Ubalde S. Cormier 1883-1964 [age 81]
and Élida L. 'Ida' (Thibodeau) Cormier
1884-1957 [age 72]
married August 17, 1903
Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue
St-Léonard-Parent, Madawaska, N.B., Canada

His 12 Siblings:
· Wilfred J. 'Wilbrod' Cormier 1905-
[deceased; date and place of burial unknown]
· Léonard A. Cormier 1908-1908 [age 3 days]
· Léanne A. 'Lilianne' (Cormier) Ouellet
1910-1940 [age 30]
· Annie E. (Cormier) Lebel 1911-1987 [age 76]
[place of burial unknown]
· Alfréda A. Cormier
1913-1913 [age 4 months]
· Alice M. Cormier 1916-1929 [age 13]
· Annette (Cormier) Rioux 1918-
[deceased; date and place of burial unknown]
· Aline L. (Cormier) Corneau 1920-
[deceased; date and place of burial unknown]
· Bertha R. (Cormier) Michaud
1922-2007 [age 85]
· Albert Cormier 1924-
[deceased; date and place of burial unknown]
· Rita M. (Cormier) Rioux
1927-1979 [age 52]
· Germaine (Cormier) Dubé

His Grandparents:
· Sévérin X. Cormier 1852-1930 [age 78]
and Léocadie (Martin) Cormier
1853-1947 [age 93]
· Damase Thibodeau 1848-1929 [age 80]
and Suzanne (Bellefleur) Thibodeau
1858-1921 [age 64]

CEMETERY INFORMATION

Type of Marker: unknown
Cyrus Cormier, christened 'Louis Alphonse Cy- rus', was born July 17, 1904, in St-Léonard- Parent, the first child and eldest son of Ubalde and Ida Cormier. Known as 'Cyr' to his family and friends, he was a longtime resident of Van Buren, Maine, where in 1926 he was married to Welanna Vaillancourt.

Employed by the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad for many years, Cyr retired in 1969, at which time he and his wife moved to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was a communicant at St. James Church in Portsmouth and a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Railroad Engi- neers.

Cyr Cormier passed away at age sixty-seven at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover after a short illness. He was survived by his wife of forty-five years, Welanna F. (Vaillan- court) Cormier of 46 Elwyn Road; four daugh- ters, Mrs. Edmay (Cormier) Roy of New Britain, Connecticut, Mrs. Mildred (Cormier) Conway of Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Nathaly (Cormier) Vallimont of Portsmouth, and Mrs. Ethel (Cormier) Rees of Otis Air Force Base in Massachusetts; six grandchildren; a brother, Albert Cormier of St- Léonard, New Brunswick, Canada; and six sis- ters, Annie (Cormier) Lebel of Van Buren, Me., Bertha (Cormier) Michaud and Germaine (Cor- mier) Dubé, both of New Britain, Connecticut, and Annette (Cormier) Rioux, Aline (Cormier) Corneau, and Rita (Cormier) Rioux, all of New Brunswick.

Visiting hours were held on Sunday and Mon- day from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 at the Farrell Fu- neral Home in Portsmouth. Funeral services took place on Tuesday with a Mass of Christi- an Burial at Saint James Church at 9am, fol- lowed by interment at Calvary Cemetery.

CYR CORMIER's FAMILY

His Wife:
Welanna F. (Vaillancourt) Cormier
born January 1, 1908, a daughter of
François and Celanise (Émond) Vaillancourt
married November 23, 1926
Saint Bruno's Church
Van Buren, Maine

Their 4 Children:
· Edmay (Cormier) Roy
· Mildred (Cormier) Conway
· Nathaly (Cormier) Vallimont
· Ethel (Cormier) Rees

His Parents:
Ubalde S. Cormier 1883-1964 [age 81]
and Élida L. 'Ida' (Thibodeau) Cormier
1884-1957 [age 72]
married August 17, 1903
Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue
St-Léonard-Parent, Madawaska, N.B., Canada

His 12 Siblings:
· Wilfred J. 'Wilbrod' Cormier 1905-
[deceased; date and place of burial unknown]
· Léonard A. Cormier 1908-1908 [age 3 days]
· Léanne A. 'Lilianne' (Cormier) Ouellet
1910-1940 [age 30]
· Annie E. (Cormier) Lebel 1911-1987 [age 76]
[place of burial unknown]
· Alfréda A. Cormier
1913-1913 [age 4 months]
· Alice M. Cormier 1916-1929 [age 13]
· Annette (Cormier) Rioux 1918-
[deceased; date and place of burial unknown]
· Aline L. (Cormier) Corneau 1920-
[deceased; date and place of burial unknown]
· Bertha R. (Cormier) Michaud
1922-2007 [age 85]
· Albert Cormier 1924-
[deceased; date and place of burial unknown]
· Rita M. (Cormier) Rioux
1927-1979 [age 52]
· Germaine (Cormier) Dubé

His Grandparents:
· Sévérin X. Cormier 1852-1930 [age 78]
and Léocadie (Martin) Cormier
1853-1947 [age 93]
· Damase Thibodeau 1848-1929 [age 80]
and Suzanne (Bellefleur) Thibodeau
1858-1921 [age 64]

CEMETERY INFORMATION

Type of Marker: unknown


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