Friday, September 12, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Goodbye Grandpa
My grandfather passed away last week. My aunt made a dedicated site to him: http://www.paulcorrette.com/
CORRETTE, Paul L. Paul L. Corrette, 94, beloved husband of the late Betsey H. Corrette, a 54-year resident of Bloomfield, passed away peacefully Friday, (August 15, 2008) in Derwood, MD, surrounded by his family. Paul was born April 25, 1914 in Lebanon, NH, son of Alphonse and Marie (Jette) Corrette. After graduating from Keene Normal School (Keene State College) in 1936, Paul taught industrial arts in Barre, VT, relocated to Hartford in 1942 and moved to Bloomfield in 1954. His career as a manufacturing engineer with Johnson Gage, Hartford Special and Emhart Manufacturing Company lasted 36 years. Paul, an impressive musician, played the clarinet and saxophone in several local bands and orchestras. Always busy, Paul's retirement years were spent collecting and restoring antique radios, operating his ham radio (he belonged to the American Radio Relay League, ARRL), traveling with his wife, Betsey, gardening, cheering for his beloved Red Sox and the UConn Women's basketball team, and joining friends for coffee at the Town and Country Restaurant. Paul is survived by his four children; Jane Koda (Paul) of Derwood, MD; Raymond Corrette (Linda) of Old Saybrook, Kathryn McGiffen of Riverside, CA; and Paula Corrette-Fay (Gary) of Tucson, AZ, as well as, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Besides his wife of 53 years, Paul was predeceased by his infant daughter Louise Liane, a great granddaughter, and eight brothers and sisters. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Wednesday, August 20, 10 a.m., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 26 Wintonbury Ave., Bloomfield. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield. His family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 19, from 6-8 p.m. at the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Ave., Windsor. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Radio Relay League, either at their website, www.arrl.org or by mailing to: 225 Main Street, Newington CT 06111-1494, or a charity of your choice. For online condolences please visit www. carmonfuneralhome.com.
Guest Book for
Paul L. Corrette
Page 1 of 2
August 22, 2008
Our deepest sympathy are with you, Ray and Linda. Although we have never met your dad, we feel we knew him through you. Wish we could have heard him play the sax and clarinet.
We are sure your dad will be missed, but never forgotten.
Love, Doris and Ed
Doris and Ed Stevens (Lady Lake, FL)
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August 22, 2008
Dear Ray & Linda: I'm so sorry for your loss. It's very hard to lose a parent, no matter what age they are. Ray, from what I read in his obituary, you Dad had a very full and interesting life. I noticed he was born the day before me. We Taurus people know how to live and love life!
My prayers are with you.
MaryLee & John Rydzewski (Cheshire, CT)
August 21, 2008
Dear Ray, Jane, Paula and Kathy and Linda and Nicholas, and families -
I was so sorry to hear of your loss. It's hard to think the wonderful gentleman we all knew, and who shared a backyard fence with us from 1955 to 1970 - that he is gone. He lived a wonderful life - with a loving family.
Our sympathies to you, from
Karen & Larry Blinderman
and the Federman Family (Ruth, Murray and David of Mayfair Court, Bloomfield)
Karen (Federman) Blinderman (West Springfield, MA)
August 20, 2008
Paula & Family
I am very sorry for your loss - please know my thoughts are with you during this difficult time.
Linda
Linda Feldman (Glastonbury, CT)
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August 20, 2008
Dear Kathy and Family,
My prayers and thoughts are with you. Your Dad was quite a talented man. I see you follow in his footsteps.
Love to you and Yours,
Deborah
Deborah Montana (Riverside, CA)
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August 19, 2008
Dear Ray, Linda and Nick,
So very sorry to hear about your loss. I'm sure you will cherish many happy memories that his legacy leaves. He is probably having a cup of coffee with his beloved wife Betsey right now!!!
Carita Rozie (East Hartford, CT)
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August 19, 2008
Carita Rozie (East Hartford, CT)
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August 19, 2008
Dear Paula & Family,
My deepest sympathies to your family at this time, keep the memories of your dad in your heart forever. Take comfort knowing he will always be smiling down upon you.
Debbie (Pellet) Salustro (Clearwater, FL)
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August 18, 2008
Paula and Family,
We were very sorry to read about your father's death. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Donna and Dennis (Fillmore) Hubbs (Bloomfield, CT)
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August 18, 2008
A long life and a good life is quite possibly a reward for having a good heart.
Donna Nielsen Albee
Donna Albee (Sebring, FL)
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August 18, 2008
Hi Jane, Raymond, Kathy, Paula and Loved Ones,
My Deepest Condolences to All.
Treasure the Happy Memories of your Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather in your Hearts Forever!
Keep Laughing and Smiling!
God Bless Uncle Paul in Heaven with Aunt Betsey!
Joan Corrette- Golec (Bloomfield,, CT)
Posted at: 8/21/2008 3:10:24 PM
By: Amy Roy King
Email Address: amyrk926@yahoo.com
I am so sorry for the loss of (Uncle) Paul. You are all in our thoughts and prayers, especially during this difficult time. Uncle Paul was such a wonderful, sweet man!
Amy Roy King and family
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Posted at: 8/20/2008 9:16:54 AM
By: raimie weber
Email Address: rhweber@snet.net
mr.c. always welcomed with a smile! i had the pleasure to have been given a tour of his prized collection of radios, with a wonderful oral history of each one! i am one of many who is priviledged to have known him!
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Posted at: 8/18/2008 3:12:41 PM
By: Keith Corrette
Email Address: keithcorrette@comcast.net
A wonderful man and Uncle who inspired the music in my life! My early memories of him are of a kind and gentle man who always had time to talk with the kids in the family... and I remembering him playing the saxophone and clarinet. Thanks Uncle Paul!
CORRETTE, Paul L. Paul L. Corrette, 94, beloved husband of the late Betsey H. Corrette, a 54-year resident of Bloomfield, passed away peacefully Friday, (August 15, 2008) in Derwood, MD, surrounded by his family. Paul was born April 25, 1914 in Lebanon, NH, son of Alphonse and Marie (Jette) Corrette. After graduating from Keene Normal School (Keene State College) in 1936, Paul taught industrial arts in Barre, VT, relocated to Hartford in 1942 and moved to Bloomfield in 1954. His career as a manufacturing engineer with Johnson Gage, Hartford Special and Emhart Manufacturing Company lasted 36 years. Paul, an impressive musician, played the clarinet and saxophone in several local bands and orchestras. Always busy, Paul's retirement years were spent collecting and restoring antique radios, operating his ham radio (he belonged to the American Radio Relay League, ARRL), traveling with his wife, Betsey, gardening, cheering for his beloved Red Sox and the UConn Women's basketball team, and joining friends for coffee at the Town and Country Restaurant. Paul is survived by his four children; Jane Koda (Paul) of Derwood, MD; Raymond Corrette (Linda) of Old Saybrook, Kathryn McGiffen of Riverside, CA; and Paula Corrette-Fay (Gary) of Tucson, AZ, as well as, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Besides his wife of 53 years, Paul was predeceased by his infant daughter Louise Liane, a great granddaughter, and eight brothers and sisters. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Wednesday, August 20, 10 a.m., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 26 Wintonbury Ave., Bloomfield. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield. His family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 19, from 6-8 p.m. at the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Ave., Windsor. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Radio Relay League, either at their website, www.arrl.org or by mailing to: 225 Main Street, Newington CT 06111-1494, or a charity of your choice. For online condolences please visit www. carmonfuneralhome.com.
Guest Book for
Paul L. Corrette
Page 1 of 2
August 22, 2008
Our deepest sympathy are with you, Ray and Linda. Although we have never met your dad, we feel we knew him through you. Wish we could have heard him play the sax and clarinet.
We are sure your dad will be missed, but never forgotten.
Love, Doris and Ed
Doris and Ed Stevens (Lady Lake, FL)
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August 22, 2008
Dear Ray & Linda: I'm so sorry for your loss. It's very hard to lose a parent, no matter what age they are. Ray, from what I read in his obituary, you Dad had a very full and interesting life. I noticed he was born the day before me. We Taurus people know how to live and love life!
My prayers are with you.
MaryLee & John Rydzewski (Cheshire, CT)
August 21, 2008
Dear Ray, Jane, Paula and Kathy and Linda and Nicholas, and families -
I was so sorry to hear of your loss. It's hard to think the wonderful gentleman we all knew, and who shared a backyard fence with us from 1955 to 1970 - that he is gone. He lived a wonderful life - with a loving family.
Our sympathies to you, from
Karen & Larry Blinderman
and the Federman Family (Ruth, Murray and David of Mayfair Court, Bloomfield)
Karen (Federman) Blinderman (West Springfield, MA)
August 20, 2008
Paula & Family
I am very sorry for your loss - please know my thoughts are with you during this difficult time.
Linda
Linda Feldman (Glastonbury, CT)
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August 20, 2008
Dear Kathy and Family,
My prayers and thoughts are with you. Your Dad was quite a talented man. I see you follow in his footsteps.
Love to you and Yours,
Deborah
Deborah Montana (Riverside, CA)
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August 19, 2008
Dear Ray, Linda and Nick,
So very sorry to hear about your loss. I'm sure you will cherish many happy memories that his legacy leaves. He is probably having a cup of coffee with his beloved wife Betsey right now!!!
Carita Rozie (East Hartford, CT)
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August 19, 2008
Carita Rozie (East Hartford, CT)
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August 19, 2008
Dear Paula & Family,
My deepest sympathies to your family at this time, keep the memories of your dad in your heart forever. Take comfort knowing he will always be smiling down upon you.
Debbie (Pellet) Salustro (Clearwater, FL)
Contact me
August 18, 2008
Paula and Family,
We were very sorry to read about your father's death. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Donna and Dennis (Fillmore) Hubbs (Bloomfield, CT)
Contact me
August 18, 2008
A long life and a good life is quite possibly a reward for having a good heart.
Donna Nielsen Albee
Donna Albee (Sebring, FL)
Contact me
August 18, 2008
Hi Jane, Raymond, Kathy, Paula and Loved Ones,
My Deepest Condolences to All.
Treasure the Happy Memories of your Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather in your Hearts Forever!
Keep Laughing and Smiling!
God Bless Uncle Paul in Heaven with Aunt Betsey!
Joan Corrette- Golec (Bloomfield,, CT)
Posted at: 8/21/2008 3:10:24 PM
By: Amy Roy King
Email Address: amyrk926@yahoo.com
I am so sorry for the loss of (Uncle) Paul. You are all in our thoughts and prayers, especially during this difficult time. Uncle Paul was such a wonderful, sweet man!
Amy Roy King and family
Sign guestbook for this listing
Posted at: 8/20/2008 9:16:54 AM
By: raimie weber
Email Address: rhweber@snet.net
mr.c. always welcomed with a smile! i had the pleasure to have been given a tour of his prized collection of radios, with a wonderful oral history of each one! i am one of many who is priviledged to have known him!
Sign guestbook for this listing
Posted at: 8/18/2008 3:12:41 PM
By: Keith Corrette
Email Address: keithcorrette@comcast.net
A wonderful man and Uncle who inspired the music in my life! My early memories of him are of a kind and gentle man who always had time to talk with the kids in the family... and I remembering him playing the saxophone and clarinet. Thanks Uncle Paul!
Sunday, August 3, 2008
50th Wedding book, part 1
When my grandparents were first married, they didn't have a big party. They waited for their golden anniversary for a big party. For the big day, an album was made. I have started the scanning of that album, and here are the first images:
Here we go!
Hello
I created this blog to share family photos from my paternal grandparents house. Back in April, 2008, my grandpa, Paul Corrette, was moved into an assisted living facility, and his three daughters and myself got together to close up the house and sell it. When it came time to split the family archive, we each got a portion. My own father, Ray Corrette was out to sea at the time, so I was there in his stead. You can catch up on his and my mom's life in a blog of their own, maintained here: http://users.rcn.com/raylinsea/. Anyhow, I have started the scanning process, and will be posting the photos for all to see over the next few months.
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