TITLE:    Norman F.G. Lemay, Obituary, Feb. 20, 2001

SUBMITTERS:  The Coos County Democrat EST. 1838 LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE  
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Norman F.G. Lemay 

CANAAN, Vt. - Norman F.G. Lemay died on Feb. 20, 2001, in the
Coös County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown. 

Born in Fitchburg, Mass., on March 10, 1922, he was the son of
Simeon and Marion (Marchand) Lemay. He attended school in Lowell,
Mass. In 1942, he enlisted in the Navy after the surprise attack on Pearl
Harbor. During the war he served as an armed guard and gunner on a
Merchant Marine vessel. While in the military Mr. Lemay started
cutting hair, a profession he would continue for 55 years. 

In 1947, he married Hilda M. Gaudet. The couple lived in Lowell and
Lawrence, Mass., where Mr. Lemay worked in local barbershops. In
1968, he purchased a barbershop from Felix Lachance in Canaan,
where he would cut hair until his recent retirement. In addition to
running the barbershop he sold Christmas trees for many years. He also
worked at the Ethan Allen furniture factory in Beecher Falls, Vt. and
served as the custodian for Canaan schools for a time. Mr. Lemay was
a member of Post 47, The American Legion, Canaan; the Barbers
Association of Lawrence, Mass.; and the Lake Wallace Association. He
enjoyed woodworking, swimming, boating, water skiing, and bowling. 

Family members include his wife of 53 years, Hilda M. Lemay; three
sons, Donald Lemay of East Hampstead, Russell Lemay of Raymond,
and Leonard Lemay of Norton, Vt.; four daughters, Norma Jubinville
of Bushkill, Pa., Barbara Lemay of Raymond, Susan Stanley of
Londonderry, and Beth Kenney of Stewartstown; 21 grandchildren, and
a sister, Yvonne Arlequeeuw of Lawrence, Mass. 

The funeral was held in Assumption Church, Canaan, Vt. Memorial
donations may be made to Coös County Nursing Hospital, in care of
Sue Collins, P.O. Box 10, West Stewartstown; or the American Lung
Association. 


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