Roland Thibodeau

Roland Thibodeau, 85, of East Hartford, beloved husband for 64 years of Anita (Jandreau) Thibodeau, passed away peacefully on Sunday (June 30, 2013) surrounded by his loving family. Born on July 15, 1927 in St. Francis, ME, he was the son of the late Hillaire and Delina (Landry) Thibodeau. Roland served his country proudly in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and Korea. He was awarded an Army of Occupation Medal and a World War II Victory Medal. He was a skilled carpenter, retiring in 1989. He was a longtime faithful communicant of St. Christopher's Church in East Hartford and a member of the Knights of Columbus. More than anything, however, he was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. In addition to his loving wife Anita, he will be dearly missed by his daughter, Lois Anderson and her husband Scott of Enfield; his son; Alan Thibodeau of East Windsor; two adored granddaughters, Amy Anderson and her significant other Chase Matovich, and Katie Locatelli and her husband Chris both of Enfield; his sisters, Lorraine Levesque and Rose Stokes, both of WA; many brother and sister-in-laws, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his son, Robert Douglas Thibodeau; brothers, Gayland, Leo, Elmer, Clarence and Maynard Thibodeau and sisters, Rita Toussaint, Cecelia Gagne, Mabel Thibodeau, Leonie Thibodeau, Violet Thibodeau and Madeline Thibodeau.

Funeral services will begin on Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the D'Esopo-East Hartford Memorial Chapel, 30 Carter St., East Hartford. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. in St. Christopher's Church, 538 Brewer St., East Hartford. Burial with military honors will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Avon. The family will receive relatives and friends TODAY from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral chapel. For online expressions of sympathy to the family, please visit www.desopo.com.