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Paul R. Stanton, WWII vet
Paul R. Stanton, 97, formerly of Woodstock, died March 6, 2022, at home in Preston.
Born to Frank B. and Mabel (Dempsey) Stanton, he graduated from Putnam High School in 1942. Drafted after his first semester in college, he was a WWII Army Mortar Gunner for K Company, 377th Regiment, 95th Division, serving in France, Holland, and Germany. After assisting with the defeat of the Germans, his unit provided food and aid to Polish work-camp survivors. He then returned to the U.S. with orders to be trained for deployment to Japan, but the war ended and he was honorably discharged. Using the GI bill, Paul graduated from UConn with a degree in engineering.
He became reacquainted with a former Putnam High classmate, Marjorie Seely. They married in 1956 and settled in Woodstock. Paul spent most of his career as a mechanical engineer at Belding Heminway Thread in Putnam. He also worked as an engineer for the State of CT.
Books, family activities, golf, bridge, chess, and volunteering kept him busy. If an invitation to travel arose, he gladly accepted. His volunteer work included Woodstock Academy Trustees, Community Health & Home Care, Woodstock Housing Authority, the CT Society of Professional Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Woodstock Hill Congregational Church, of which he was a member for more than 60 years.
Paul was a descendant of Thomas Stanton of Stonington and a member of the Stanton Society. His interest in genealogy also took him to Ireland, where he met some distant Irish cousins.
Paul was devoted to Marjorie, who died in 2005. In more recent years, he lived at Creamery Brook Village in Brooklyn, and then spent his final months living with his son and daughter-in-law in Preston.
Paul was predeceased by his parents, wife, brother Frank Stanton, and sister Mary Palmer. He leaves daughters Pat (Brian) Taylor, Elaine (John) Polhemus, Meg (Wayne) Sawyer, son Matthew (Wendy) Stanton, grandchildren Ashley Taylor, Erik Taylor, Kate Polhemus, Karis (Quincy) Berglund, and Kristen Sawyer; nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life will be held in May. Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam.
Lucille L. Hebert
ARCADIA, Fla. — Lucille L. (Auger) Hebert, 84, of Southwest County Rd. Arcadia and Thompson, died March 9, 2022, at her home in Florida.
She was the wife of Roland F. Hebert.
Born in 1937 in Webster, she was the daughter of the late Rudolph and Rose (Raymond) Auger.
Mrs. Hebert worked for many years as a secretary at American Optical prior to becoming the assistant manager at Sherwin-Williams in Putnam and Sturbridge.
Mrs. Hebert enjoyed traveling, watching NASCAR rooting for her favorite driver Rusty Wallace, and cheering on the Boston Red Sox.
Lucille had a true passion for Florida and was a proud member of the Red Hat Society.
She leaves her husband, Roland Hebert; her children, Linda Valade (Joseph) and Lorie Bonnette (Corey), all of Woodstock; her grandchildren, Troy Valade, Chelsea French, Vanessa Pescheta, Eric Boucher, Kendra Bonnette, and Miranda Bonnette; and her great-grandchildren, Adrien Valade, Alida Pescheta, Elijah Pescheta, Mirabella Bonnette, Felicity Sweetland, and Joshua Sweetland.
She was predeceased by her daughter Lorna Boucher and an infant son Richard Hebert.
A Memorial Service is being planned for July.
Valade Funeral Home and Crematory, 23 Main St., N. Grosvenordale.
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