Cdr. Claude L. SAVOIE
BARRE CITY - Claude L. Savoie, 82, of Currier Street passed away on Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, at the Berlin Health & Rehabilitation Center in Berlin.
Born in Barre City on May 1, 1934, he was the son of the late Ena and Juliette (Roy) Savoie.
Claude attended Barre City schools. After his schooling, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving his country proudly during the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1954.
After his honorable discharge he was employed as a Foreman for Whitney Chain Co. in Hartford, Connecticut. He returned to Barre in 1960 where he started his own business as a woodworker.
On Nov. 15, 1958 he married Joan Woodin in St. Augustine Catholic Church in Hartford, Connecticut.
Claude was a member of the American Legion, Post #10 of Barre, where he served a term as commander. He was also a member of the Barre Canadian Club.
Claude was well known for driving around Barre and meeting his friends at various establishments for coffee.
He loved his family, especially his three granddaughters.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years of marriage, Joan Savoie of Barre; two sons, Stephen Savoie of Barre; Kenneth Savoie and his wife, Nicole, also of Barre; daughter-in-law, Susy Savoie of South Barre; three grandchildren, Sydney Savoie of Barre, and Abby Savoie and Ally Savoie, both of South Barre. He is also survived by four sisters, Colette Carbonneau, Lorraine Cahall and Monica Zorzi, all of Barre; Mercedes Riley of Boston, Massachusetts, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A Mass of Christian burial and celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, at 10 a.m. in St. Monica Catholic Church, 79 Summer St., Barre.
Family and friends may call at the Pruneau-Polli Funeral Home in Barre on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, from 5 to 7 p.m. Extra parking is available in St. Monica parking lot.
A later burial will take place at the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph Center, Vermont.
Contributions, in Claude's memory, may be made to the Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice, 600 Granger Road, Barre, VT. 05641.
Arrangements are in the care of the Pruneau-Polli Funeral Home.
Published in Times Argus on Oct. 6, 2016
