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Franklin Daigle, 87


BECKET, Mass. — Franklin R. Daigle, 87, of Sherwood Forest in Becket, died Sunday, December 4, 2016, at his home. 



He was born in Daigle, Maine, on January 27, 1929, the son of Wilfred and Laura Michaud Daigle and was educated in the Maine Schools. He had worked at the Chandler-Evans Machine Shop in West Hartford for 40 years retiring in the 1990s. 



He and his late wife, the former Claire Weinz, whom he married December 4, 1954, moved to Becket in 1981 where they resided on a part time basis, and relocated there permanently in 1993 following their retirement. His wife died on February 25, 2014.



He was a member of the Federated Church in Becket and a member of the Masonic Lodge of Masons in Connecticut.



Mr. Daigle leaves two brothers, Joseph Daigle and his wife Barbara of Schenectady, N.Y., and Raymond Daigle and his wife Lena of Suffield, Conn.; and three sisters: Cora Maxim and her husband Ron of Ocala, Fla., Mae Burns of Bristol, Conn., and Phyllis Taberner and her husband Ernest of Duxbury, Mass. 



He was predeceased by his brothers Lincoln and his wife Marie, Louis and his wife Jeannine, and his brother-in-law, Barry Weinz.



Funeral notice: A funeral service for Franklin Daigle will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2016, at 10 a.m. at the Becket Federated Church with the Rev. Kevin Smail, Pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the spring at the North Becket cemetery. There will no visiting hours. 



Those wishing may make donations to the Becket Federated Church or Hospice Care in the Berkshires in care of the Kelly Funeral Home at 3 Main Street, Lee, MA 01238.




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