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BROCHU, EUGENE JOSEPH, 83
BROCHU, EUGENE JOSEPH, 83, of Wildwood, Fla., formerly of Hardwick and Stowe, died peacefully December 20 at The Villages Regional Hospital in Florida, following a long illness. He was born in Hardwick, Feb. 7, 1928, the son of the late Davila and Elodie (Patoine) Brochu. He was one of 14 children. Eugene was a lifelong resident of Vermont until he retired in 2004 and moved to Florida. He was a member of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church in Wildwood, Fla., St. Norbert's Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus, Brownson Council 1568, both in Hardwick. Mr. Brochu will be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather. Devoted to his faith, he will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Forty-five years ago, he and his wife started the Brochu family reunions, held every year in July. Survivors include his wife, Virginia "Ginny," and their three children: Alan and his fiancée, Diane Corbett, Patrick and his wife, Lisa, and Diane Desautels and her husband, Roger; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; surviving siblings include: Gerard, Denise, Pauline, John, Jacques and Gisele. He is also survived by his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Kathleen (Drown) Gaboriault and Alcide and a brother-in-law, Harold Drown. He was predeceased by his siblings Yvette, Louis, Paul, Edward, Lucy, Michael and Bertha; and a granddaughter, Kiley. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday, July 6, 2012, at 1pm at St. Norbert's Church in Hardwick. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery in Hardwick.
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