Reginald Benoit
Lieu de naissance : Forces Armées Américaines, États-Unis
Lieu de décès : Stephenville, Terre-Neuve, Canada
Date de décès : 6 février 2009
Reginald Benoit, a longtime resident of Reading, passed away at the Kindred Hospital in Peabody, after a lengthy illness on Friday evening, Feb. 6, 2009. He was 82 years of age.
Born in Stephenville, Nfld., he was the son of the late John E. and Mary (Chaisson) Benoit and was the husband of the late Mary (MacDonald) Benoit, who died in 1998.
Mr. Benoit had lived in Stirling, N.S., prior to coming to Reading in 1963. He had been employed at the General Tire in Woburn prior to his retirement. Most recently, Reginald had worked as a school crossing guard for the Town of Reading at the corner of West Willow and Summer Street.
“Reg†as he was known to family and friends, was a longtime member of the Heather Lodge #124 AF & AM in Framboise, Nova Scotia. He also loved cars, and took great pride in his vehicles throughout the years.
Mr. Benoit is survived by one daughter, Regina Saunders and her husband Norman of Wilmington; one son, Glenn Benoit of Reading and two grandchildren, Jonathan and Kristin. He is also survived by several brothers and sisters in Newfoundland; his niece, Margaret McLeod of Inverness, N.S.; his nephew, Earl MacLean of N.Y. and many other nieces and nephews in Newfoundland.
Visiting hours will be at the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home, 25 Sanborn St. (corner of Woburn Street), Reading on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 from 4-7:30 p.m. followed by a funeral service at 7:30 p.m. Relatives and friends invited to attend. Burial will take place in Canada at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the SMD Charity Fund, Attn: Hospital Equipment Loan Program, 142 Pleasant St., Malden, MA 02148.
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