ENOSBURG FALLS - Joseph F. Dulude, age 93, passed away Monday morning October 13, 2014 at Our Lady of the Meadows in Richford.
He was born June 9, 1921 in St. Alexandre, Quebec Canada the son of the late Joseph & Yvonne (Jalbert) Dulude.
Joe entered the United States Army in 1942 serving during WWII until receiving his honorable discharge 1945. He then married Kathryn Longe on September 1, 1951. He held jobs as a trucker and a foundry worker before opening Duludes Sunoco in Enosburg Falls which he operated for 17 years. He then did carpentry work, retiring in 1996. He also enjoyed wood working and bowling.
Joe was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, American Legion Post # 42 of Enosburg Falls and the DAV.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Kathryn Dulude of Enosburg Falls; his brother, Clement Dulude and his wife Annette of East Hartford, CT; several nieces and nephews and their families including, Kelli (Kennison) Howard. Besides his parents, Joe was predeceased by his brothers, Andrew, Girard Jerry , and Marcel Dulude; his sisters, Cecile Larose, Marie Dulude, Theresa Dulude Raymond, and Jeannine Dulude Johnston.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 2:00 PM at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 222 Missisquoi Street, Enosburg Falls with Rev. Roger Charbonneau officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in St. John the Baptist Cemetery. There will be no visiting hours.
For those who wish, contributions in Joes memory may be made to the Enosburgh Ambulance Service, 83 Sampsonville Road, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 or to the American Heart Association, Vermont Affiliate, 110 Main Street, Suite 203
Burlington, VT, 05401.