Bernard Oliver Plouffe (1916 - 2003)

Born 30 Apr 1916 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 2003 at age 86 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Name: Bernard Oliver Plouffe. Also Known As: Bernard B. Plouffe. ^[1] Also Known As: Bernard Ploufe. ^[2]

Born 30 APR 1916. Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. ^[3]

Census: 1920 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. ^[4] 1930 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. ^[4] 1940 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. ^[2]

Occupation: Operational Planner. FROM 1933 TO 1977. ^[5] Note: He was employed as an operational planner at GE in the power transformer division for 43 1/2 years, retiring in 1977. Welder (Electrical Industry). 1940 ^[2] GE Tank Shop Employee. BEF 1945. ^[6] Wage-rate Processor. 1952 ^[7]

Residence FROM 1935 TO 1965. Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. ^{[2] [8]}

Military Service: WW II - US Navy Veteran. FROM FEB 1945 TO JAN 1946. ^[5] Note: A Navy veteran of World War II, he served from February 1945 until January 1946. Seaman second class at regimental headquarters, Treasure Island, California, serving as a yeoman. He had his training at Sampson, NY and was sent to Shoemaker, CA, prior to his transfer to Treasure Island.

Died 11 JAN 2003. Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. ^[9]

Buried 14 JAN 2003. Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. ^[5] Note: The funeral for Bernard O. Plouffe was conducted at WELLINGTON FUNERAL HOME in Pittsfield by the Rev. Dr. Peter Boehringer, pastor of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Burial followed in Pittsfield Cemetery.

Note: Dec. 3, 1946 2.19 PM - Pittsfield, MA: Fire at two-family house at 398 Newell Street, owned and occupied on first floor by Margaret Dusio;. on second floor by Bernard B. Plouffe. Fire started by blowtorch being used by plumbers, extinguished in cellar before arrival of department. Booster line used to put out flames which reached partitions. ^[1] 1948: Bernard O. Plouffe of 398 Newell Street has been appointed chairman of the fourth annual city-wide Halloween committee which will celebrate that holiday. under the co-sponsorship of The Berkshire Evening Eagle and the Parks and Recreation Department. Mr. Plouffe will make arrangement for the parade and for the special parties and dances which will be part of the celebration Jackson J. Perry, superviser of. Parks and Recreation, made the appointment. One of the organizers of the Lakewood Civic Association, Mr. Plouffe is also president of the Hibbard Parent-Teacher Association. During World War II he served in the Navy. He is married and has two children. ^[10] Bernard Plouffe Named Head of Lakewood Group. Bernard O. Plouffe was elected president of the Lakewood Civic Association at a meeting on Dec 4, 1950. He succeeded to Raymond Ducharme. ^[11] Bernard was a 1936 graduate of Pittsfield High School. He was a member of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church and the General Electric Athletic Association. He was a former member of the former Hibbard Elementary School PTA and the former Lakewood Civic Association. He also served as first chief of the former civil defense auxiliary firemen. He enjoyed playing golf, fishing and hunting. When he died, besides his wife, he left a son, Frederick A. Plouffe of Pittsfield; seven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. ^[5]

Marriage Husband Bernard Oliver Plouffe. Wife Norma Amelia Chiorgno. Child: Allan L. Plouffe. Child: Frederick Arthur Plouffe. Marriage 19 FEB 1938. ^[12] Note: Bernard Plouffe and his wife, the former Norma A. Chiorgno, would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Feb. 19, 2003.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: #S5607
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Source: #S7764
3. ↑ Source: #S8679
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Source: #S47
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Source: #S3431
6. ↑ Source: #S3432
7. ↑ Source: #S3434
8. ↑ Source: #S3430
9. ↑ Source: #S7525
10. ↑ Source: #S5621
11. ↑ Source: #S2776
12. ↑ Source: #S3431

• Source: S2776 Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, MA, December 6, 1958 (www.newspaperarchive.com)
• Source: S32 SSDI (ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com)
• Source: S3429 Berkshire Evening Eagle, Pittsfield, MA, May 12, 1943 (Ancestry.com)
• Source: S3430 Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, MA, August 31, 1965 (www.newspaperarchive.com)
• Source: S3431 Internet (www.berkshireeagle.com)
• Source: S3432 Berkshire Evening Eagle, Pittsfield, MA, June 26, 1945 (Ancestry.com)
• Source: S3433 Berkshire Evening Eagle, Pittsfield, MA, November 5, 1949 (Ancestry.com)
• Source: S3434 Berkshire Evening Eagle, Pittsfield, MA, August 11, 1952 (Ancestry.com)
• Source: S47 Internet (www.ancestry.com: Census Data)
• Source: S5607 Berkshire County Eagle, Pittsfield, MA, December 4, 1946 (www.newspaperarchive.com)
• Source: S5621 Berkshire Evening Eagle, Pittsfield, MA, September 30, 1948 (www.newspaperarchive.com)
• Source: S5720 North Adams Transcript, North Adams, MA, November 27, 1962 (www.newspaperarchive.com)
• Source: S7525 Internet (www.familysearch.org) Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003
• Source: S7764 Internet (www.familysearch.org) United States Census, 1940
• Source: S8679 Internet (www.familysearch.org) Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920