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CONN. BULLETIN-24 JAN 2012 Henry "Puss" Carrier | Visit Guest Book Henry
"Puss" Carrier February 26, 1921 - January 23, 2012 Rogers - Henry
"Puss" Carrier, 90, of Rogers, CT, died Monday at the Westview Health Care in
Dayville. He was born February 26, 1921, in Albert Mines, Quebec, Canada, son of the late
Nazaire and Mary (Collins) Carrier. He was a veteran of WWII serving with the US Army with
the 428th Anti Aircraft Artillery Gun Battery, he received the Good Conduct Medal, Victory
Medal, American Theater Campaign Ribbon and the Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbon
and received an Honorable Discharge March 20, 1946. He was employed at Rogers Corp. in
Rogers for over 34 years, retiring in 1983. He also operated a dairy farm in Rogers which
became the Roger Village Greenhouse; Henry operated the greenhouse until 2001!
. He was a communicant of St. Joseph Church in Dayville and the former St. Ignatius
Church in Rogers. He was a life member of the K of C Dayville- Rogers and the VFW 2650
Danielson. He was retired from the Williamsville Fire! Department after many years of
service. Puss enjoyed playing cards, pitch and whist and enjoyed helping out at bingo and
the fish fry, and loved family gatherings with his nieces and nephews. He leaves his
siblings: Rita Levola of Danielson; Edna Cusson of Danielson; Ella Willard of Putnam;
Joseph Carrier of Putnam; Francis Carrier of Wauregan; many nieces and nephews, including
Ella Grimshaw with whom he had made his home for the last eight years.. He was predeceased
by siblings: Agnes Carrier; Yvonne Allen; Theresa Bachand; Albert Carrier; Rose Egan and
Napoleon Carrier. The Funeral will be Thursday at 9:00 AM from the Gagnon and Costello
Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds Street, Danielson, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at
10:00 AM in St Joseph Chur!
ch, 350 Hartford Pike, Dayville. Calling Hours Wednesday from 6:00 to
8:00 PM at the Funeral Home. Burial in Holy Cross Cemetery in Danielson with Military
Honors. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Day Kimball H! ospital Diabetes
Program, PO Box 632, Putnam, CT 06260. To sha! re a mem ory "Light a Candle" at
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