His wife of 61 years, Irene Alice (St. George) LeClaire, predeceased him on August 18, 2011, as well as a brother, Raymond A. LeClaire of Dayville, CT on November 24, 2017.
Norman was born in Abbington, CT on October 15, 1929 to the late Alphonse and Marie Reine (Joly) LeClaire. He grew up in Danielson, CT and graduated from Killingly High School, where he met Irene. Norman and Irene were married on May 27th, 1950. Norman enlisted in the U.S. Army on Sept. 5, 1950 where he proudly served during the Korean War and achieved the rank of Sergeant First Class.
After serving in the Army, Norman worked in the grocery industry in the Worcester, MA area, then as store manager for the former Key store in Milford, MA and Mammoth Mart stores in Worcester and Acton, MA. Norman then work as a manager and residential oil salesman for Coan Oil in Milford, MA for many years before he and Irene retired to the Cape. During their many years of marriage, Norman and Irene enjoyed traveling the islands of the Caribbean.
Norman loved the beaches of Cape Cod, the mountains of Maine, the Boston Red Sox, and the works of Frederic Remington. He had a charming and outgoing personality that endeared him to many. His children and grandchildren will fondly remember his love of Snickers bars and Fresca soda.
Norman is survived by his and Irene’s children; sons Mark LeClaire and his wife Mary of Worcester, and David LeClaire and his wife BettyAnn of Parrish, Florida, daughters Lisa McGovern and her husband Daniel of Spencer, and Nancy Walsh and her husband Michael of Uxbridge, his siblings: Pauline Carter of Danielson, Jeanette Haskel of Jewett City, Madeline Dore of Moosup, and Helen Normandie of Danielson, eight grandchildren; Matthew LeClaire, and Michelle Amorelli, Ahren and Ryan LeClaire, Melissa Dunn and Sean McGovern, and Connor and Taylor Walsh, seven great grandchildren: Lorelei, Jacob, and Nora LeClaire, Miah Amorelli, Morgan and Hannah LeClaire, and Emma Dunn, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Home, 40 MacArthur Boulevard, Bourne, MA. Calling hours prior to service 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Burial will immediately follow at the Massachusetts National Cemetery, where he will join Irene. The family request that flowers be omitted. Donations may be made in Norman’s name to Army Emergency Relief at www.aerhq.org.
