Jeanmaire, Everal L & Mildred S

JEANMAIRE Everal L., of Marshfield, June 9, beloved husband of the late Julie E. (Schmidt) Jeanmaire. Dear father of Mark Jeanmaire of Norton, Tod Jeanmaire of Plymouth and Diane Lawlor of Pembroke. Also survived by 4 grandchildren. Brother of Barbara McGee of Harwich. Private Family Service. Contributions in his name may be made to Cranberry Hos pice, 36 Cordage Park Cir., Plymouth, MA 02360. Veteran U.S. Army, WWII. Arrangements by the MacDonald Funeral Home, 1755 Ocean St., Rte. 139, Marshfield. For online guestbook, www.macdonaldfuneralhome.com
Published in The Patriot Ledger from June 13 to June 14, 2006 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/southofboston-ledger/obituary.aspx?n=everal-l-jeanmaire&pid=18107434#sthash.nayfKH9l.dpuf

His wife, Mildred was born in 1891 in Chicago, Illinois. She died in April of 1986 in Marshfield, Mass. at the age of ninety-one.  They were blessed with two children:

                1. Barbara Jeanmaire
                2. -------- Jeanmaire

Who were Joseph P & Jeannette B Roderick

Joseph P. Roderick, who was more commonly known as “Moose”, was one of the thirteen children of Joseph B & Olivia (Silva) Roderick of 350 Oak Street.  He was born in 1936.  He married Jeannette B King.  She was the daughter of James & Milicent King, born on the seventh of June, 1943.  She died at the age of fifty in 1993.  

Moose worked in the Marshfield DPW, Highway Division and was a very active member in the local Union, Afscme Local 1700 - Council 93.  He was a diabetic, and sadly loved his sweets to the end.  He live almost twenty years after his beloved wife, Jeannette.  He died in 2013, working right up to that time.

Moose and Jeannette were blessed in their union with four children:

1. Dirk Quentin Roderick - (1961 - Living)
2. Joseph P "Jody" Roderick, Jr.
3. Randy Sean Roderick
4. Wendy (Roderick) Davis, wife of Noell Davis.  Her husband is the son of Patrick & Mary Davis of Marshfield, Massachusetts. She was born on the twenty-fourth of November, 1964.

Who were Percy B & Marion Willigar

Percy Bowden Willigar was born on 4 Jul 1914 in Economy, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was the eldest of the six children of Harry w & Pearl Marie (Elliott) Willigar. He resided at 780 Webster Street in Marshfield, Massachusetts in 1993 with his wife, Marion. He was a mechanic in 1963 who was living at 43 Water Street in Quincy, Massachusetts with his wife, the former Marion Calkin. She was born on 9 Jun 1920 in Scituate,Massachusetts the eldest child of five children, daughter of James C and Gertrude C (Prouty) Calkin. Percy died on 12 May 1975 in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Marion died on 27 Jan 1993 in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1935, Marion lived in Scituate, Massachusetts and was a clerk in Quincy by the 1940 census. At that time she was living at 34 Holmes Street in Quincy, Massachusetts.

George O. Gelinas (1906-1975)

George O. Gelinas

(1906 - 1975)

Marshfield Hills Cemetery, Marshfield, MA

Our subject was born George Omar Anthony Gelinas in Boston, Massachusetts on the thirteenth of June, 1906 at 64 Mozart Street. His parents were Omar & Emma E (Gervais) Gelinas. His father was born in Canada and his mother was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts according to the birth record for George.

The 1920 Census shows George at age 13 living with his parents, both of French Canadian descent, and living at 614 Liberty Street in Rockland, Massachusetts.   He was the eldest son and second born of seven children born in this family.  His older sister, Jacqueline M Gelinas, was born about 1904.  At this time they had five younger siblings - Harriet Gelinas (born about 1907),  Harold P. Gelinas (born about 1909), Alice Louise Gelinas (born about 1912), Olra (born about 1915) and Geraldine C. Gelinas (born about 1916).  All these Gelinas children were born in Massachusetts.

Now we fast-forward forty years to 1930 where the census now shows George O married to a lady named Gertrude.  They are renting at 40 Forest Avenue in Brockton, Massachusetts.  They have no children at this time and are both twenty-three years old. George is working as an assistant manager in an insurance company, and his wife is at home.

According to the 1940 census record, George and Gertrude were renting at 48 Morris Street, in Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut.   They had four children by now - George Omar Jr, b 1931;  Gereth S, b. 1934;  Gail, b. 1937 and Gerard, b. 1939.

His oldest of their children, George Omar Gelinas Jr., was born on the twentieth of May 1931 in Connecticut.  He married at least three times, unknown about his first, however he married (2) about 1969, to Deborah --- in Connecticut.  They were divorced in 1981 in New Haven, Connecticut.  He married (3) Jeanne Elizabeth Holmes on the twenty-sixth day of October, 2001 in Collier County, Florida.  Records indicate he did have at least one son by a first wife, George O Gelinas III.  His son was born on the sixteenth of April 1958 in Connecticut.

Their second oldest, Gereth S was born on the tenth of October 1934 and raised in Manchester, Connecticut. He went on to become an insurance agent.  He married a lady by the name of Irene ---.

We have learned a little on George’s life, his parents, his wife, and their four children. He died in Boston, Massachusetts on the fifteen of November 1975.  His last residence was in Manchester, Connecticut at age sixty-nine with his wife, WInni. Leaving one question - what was George doing in Marshfield?  What is his connection to our town that led him to be interred in Marshfield Hills cemetery?   Perhaps someone knows the details missing and can fill in the blanks.

References

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Florida Department of Health. Florida Marriage Index, 1927-2001. Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida.

John Ricardo Roderick (1926 - 2016)

In Loving Memory He Returns To His Beloved Wife, Bev's side - We Miss You!!

Roderick, John R. "Johnny", Retired Chief Marshfield Police Department, passed away peacefully at the age of 89 on February 14, 2016. Husband of the late Beverly Ann (Swanson) Roderick. Loving father of Christa Roderick, Sandra Beals, and Donna Beals all of Marshfield. Son of the late Joseph and Olivia (Silva) Roderick. Dear brother of Kenneth (Carolyn) Roderick of Marshfield, Janet Roderick of Marshfield, the late Elizabeth, Rosemarie, Peggy, Frederick, Evelyn, Juliet “JuJu”, Joseph “Moose”, Robert, Delores and Donald “Wayne”. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, friends, and his beloved dog Lucky.

John was born on April 9, 1926, in Midland, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest of the 13 children of Joseph and Olivia Roderick. John was raised in Marshfield Massachusetts and graduated from Marshfield High School in 1944. In High School, he played football, baseball, and basketball, and was team captain for all three sports. John was also Vice President of his class. After graduation, John entered the United States Army and served in World War II. 

In 1958, John joined the Marshfield Police Department. He was an Intermittent Officer for two years before becoming a full-time Officer in 1960. John was promoted to the position of Sergeant in 1964 . He became the first Police Captain for Marshfield in 1973. In 1977, John became the Chief of Police, a position he would hold until his retirement in 1980. John served a total of 22 years on the Marshfield Police Department. 

In 1974, he received an Award of Heroism for attempting to save a man from a burning home.

Not long after his retirement from the police, John took a position in the Security Department of South Shore Bank in Quincy, MA. He retired in 1991. For many years during this time, John was also the head of Security for the Marshfield Fair. He held that position for over 20 years until August of 2001.

John was always a family man. He married his love, Beverly, on February 11, 1973. Daughter Christa was born later that year, joining the family along with her older sisters, Sandy, and Donna (“Chickie”). Johnny and Bev were happily married for 28 years, until Bev passed away on December 24, 2001. 

John had many hobbies that he enjoyed. One of his greatest joys was his yard and keeping it in beautiful shape. On any given day, you would have seen him outside with a rake in hand. He also golfed for many years and was an avid fan of local sports, especially Marshfield High School football. John was also an animal lover and has been “daddy” to many beloved pets over the years.

Johnny was a wonderful father, husband, brother, uncle, and friend over the years and a beloved member of the Roderick family.

Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, February 18, 2016, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the MacDonald Funeral Home, 1755 Ocean Street (Rte 139) Marshfield. Funeral from the funeral home Friday, February 19th at 8:00 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Christine’s Church 1295 Main St Marshfield at 9:00 a.m. Interment will be in Marshfield Hills Cemetery.

Memorial donations in John’s memory may be made to the NVNA and Hospice, by mail to 120 Longwater Drive, Norwell, MA. 02061 or online by visiting their website www.nvna.org. You may also find the link by clicking the tab at the top of this page Resources/Helpful Links/Memorials & Charities.

Beverly Ann “Bev” (Swanson) Beals-Roderick

(4 Aug ,1931 - 24 Dec 2001)

She preferred to be called by her nickname “Bev” if you knew her, and was someone who strangers would come up to and just start telling their story to.  I think because she would just listen to them without judgement. Bev was born on the fourth of August, 1931 in the Providence Lying-In Hospital in East Providence, Rhode Island. She was the daughter of Victor Roland and Myrtle Adeline (Luther) Swanson of Seekonk, Massachusetts.  Seekonk was Bev’s hometown.  She was an only child and always wanted a sibling so badly that she decided when she had children of her own, she would make sure they had another sibling.  She had two children by her first marriage to Bruce Beals on the 11 January, 1954.  The eldest being the founder of this blog, Donna Lee “Chickie” Beals, and her sister, Sandra Ann “Sandy” Beals.  They divorced in 1971-2.

    She married her second husband, John Ricardo Roderick, who was friends with her first husband on the 11 February, 1973 in Scituate, Massachusetts. She had one daughter by this marriage, Christa Lynn Roderick.

    She saw all three daughters through high school and watched her youngest graduate from college and her other daughters attend college.  Unfortunately she passed before her other daughters actually graduated from college.

Sadly, none of her children have married yet or had given her grandchildren. She would have loved that experience.  She would have made a grand grandmother.  Her eldest became part of a bulletin board group called South Shore Secrets in the mid-eighties to mid-nineties and organized outings for members to meet face to face.  Bev played an active role in this group, and though the members were around her daughter’s age and younger, she was young at heart and fit right in.  She enjoyed that experience.

One thing I admire most is she always knew just how to reach each of her children, who by the way were all of different personalities and interests.  Bev, my mom, was an exceptional lady who will always live in my heart forever in memories of those times and is missed.  I am who I am because of her and very proud of it.  She always wanted to know more about her dad, her childrens’ granddad, and unfortunately I never was able to find out until after her passing. In her memory and love, I am hoping to bring that line together so future generations will know where they came from and who their related to.  God willing I can accomplish it.

She had blacked out after seeing her eldest daughter off to work one Sunday morning, and everything seemed well.  When her daughter got home, her second daughter said ‘Mom is in the hospital and told what happened.”  She was in and out of the hospital after that, and finally transported to Boston Medical Center where they found a blockage in her heart.  She was operated on successfully, but the operation took longer than expected as they found she had an aneurysm - thank God they got in the nick of time. `
      It was not her heart that worried her however, it was the fact that she had glaucoma and could not see and that frightened her. She would say of all your senses, sight is the most important.  She survived and lived another five or six years. It was the year of the awful attack at the Twin Towers in New York when thousands of lives were lost.  She witnessed that with the rest of us, and later that year she was sitting at the kitchen table after chasing us all to bed so she could read Stephen King's novel that she fell sleep at the table and fell off the chair breaking her hip. She managed to get through Thanksgiving 2001 with us, but unfortunately got an infection and passed on the morning before Christmas of 2001.  God bless mom!  Thank you for all the great memories you left behind.