James P. Matteau

10/22/2004

James P. Matteau, 91, of Old Cemetery Road, Westminster, Vt., died Friday at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. He was the father of Lorene Burke of Pittsfield. Born in Manchester, N.H., on Dec. 8, 1912, son of Adam and Josephine Grenier Matteau, he attended St. Anne's School in Webster. He moved to Westminster from Webster in 1992. Mr. Matteau was employed as a tool and die maker on the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos, N.M., during World War II. He also worked for American Optical Co. in Southbridge, and for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft for 28 years in East Hartford, Conn., retiring in 1979. He was a communicant of St. Charles' Church in Bellows Falls, Vt., a former member of the Webster Elks Lodge and a life member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 1619 in Bellows Falls. He was a Red Sox fan and enjoyed model rocketry and fabricating custom acrylic items. His wife, the former Pauline M. Ryan, whom he married Sept. 2, 1940, in Webster, died Jan. 21, 2002. Besides his daughter, he leaves two sons, James Matteau of Westminster and Larry Matteau of Vershire, Vt.; two other daughters, Ellen Jacobson of Westwood and Denise Matteau of Brenham, Texas; a sister, Florence Fierro of Webster; 11 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandson. FUNERAL NOTICE -- Calling hours for James P. Matteau, who died Oct. 22, 2004, will be Wednesday, Oct. 27, from 5 to 7 at FENTON & HENNESSEY FUNERAL HOME, Bellows Falls, Vt. A memorial service will take place at Sacred Heart Church in Webster on Saturday, Oct. 30, at 11, with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Contributions in Mr. Matteau's memory may be made to the St. Anne Student Aid Fund, Box 818, Webster, MA 01570, or the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department, Westminster, VT 05158.

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James Matteau left three daughters, not just one. I am his youngest daughter, Denise, and I have an older sister Ellen (Ellen Jacobson), who is close in age to Renee (Lorene). Certain people have tried to erase other relatives from our family. James Matteau (Sr) was a loving father who loved all his children and who kept a blind eye to the viciousness of his eldest toward his younger children. He was a forgiving and wonderful father.
from: Denise Matteau	on: 06-06-2011