WEBSTER – Alberic Bernard Chauvin, 91, of Beacon Park, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at home with his family at his side.
He leaves his wife of almost 64 years, Rhea T. (Gelineau) Chauvin; 4 children, Georgiana L. Przybylek and her husband Francis of Hiram, GA, Bernard W. Chauvin and his wife Nancy of Dudley, Philip P. Chauvin and his wife Diana of Webster, and Theresa A. Martin and her husband Brian of Candia, NH; 7 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; and nephews and nieces.
He was born in North Grosvenordale, CT, the youngest of the 8 children of Alberic and Anna (Gauthier) Chauvin. He was raised in Webster and lived in Dudley from 1970 to 2000, when he moved back to Webster.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Asiatic Pacific Theater.
Mr. Chauvin was first a self-employed garage owner and then a mechanic at Jolly’s Esso on East Main Street. He was a machinist at Command Aircraft in Moosup, CT retiring in 1982. In his retirement, he was a school bus driver for Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School in Charlton for 12 years.
He was a former member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church for 50 years, and then a member of Saint Anthony of Padua Church in Dudley since 1970.
In his youth, he was an eagle scout and later scoutmaster of Troop #171 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church.
The funeral will be held Saturday, July 23, at 10:00 AM in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 16 East Main Street (please meet at the church). The Webster-Dudley Veterans Council will perform military honors after the Mass. Burial will be private. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to either Overlook Hospice, 88 Masonic Home Road, Charlton, MA 0l507, or to the Webster-Dudley Veterans Council, Veterans Way, Webster, MA 01570. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Scanlon Funeral Service, 38 East Main Street, Webster.