Paul J Ouellette

Haverhill: Paul J. Ouellette, 92, a longtime resident of Haverhill, died Sunday, January 24, 2016, surrounded by his family, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House.

Born in Amesbury, son of the late Omer and Blanche (Tremblay) Ouellette, he moved to Haverhill where he was raised and educated. He attended Saint Joseph Grammar School and Haverhill High School. A U.S. Army veteran of W.W.II, Mr. Ouellette served as a Private First Class and was a recipient of The Good Conduct Medal, The American Theatre Campaign Ribbon, The World War Two Victory Medal, and The European, African, Middle Eastern Theatre Campaign Ribbon.

Employed as a machine operator for most of his career at Western Electric Co. and AT& T Technologies from where he retired, he had also previously worked at Sylvania and at Spaulding Reproductions in Georgetown and Ham Lumber of Haverhill.

A longtime member of All Saints Parish and the former Saint Joseph Parish, where he was formerly active in the Holy Name Society he was a member of the VFW, and The Telephone Pioneers of America. He enjoyed gardening, wood working, golf, and playing the banjo as a member of The Strummers, a local musical group that entertained in local nursing homes.

He will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his wife of sixty-five years, Marion L. (Cardran) Ouellette, three daughters and sons-in-law, Karen L. and Robert Boyle of Stoneham, Claire A. and Alfred Nadeau of Dracut and Ruth A. Fierro of North Reading and Robert Fierro of Surprise, AZ, a sister Therese Calantonio and her husband Richard of Danville, NH, a brother Robert Ouellette and his wife Mary Frances of Atlantic Beach, FL, four grandchildren, Aaron Nadeau and Jonathan Nadeau of Dracut, Caitlyn Boyle of New Jersey, and Leanne Fierro of No. Reading, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his two brothers Gerard and Raymond Ouellette.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Life Celebration to be held on Thursday, January 28, 2016 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Route 121A, Plaistow, NH. His funeral will be held on Friday at 9 a.m. from the funeral home with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in All Saints Church, 120 Bellevue Avenue, Haverhill. Burial will follow in Saint Joseph Cemetery. To send a message of condolence to the family or to find directions to our home, please visit www.brooksidechapelfh.com