Evans Ephrem Drolet, born/adopted ca 1921 Canada, died in Maine 2007
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Evans Ephrem Drolet, born/adopted ca 1921 Canada, died in Maine 2007
 Marilyn_Maxwell_Strout
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Posted: 7 Oct 2007 12:33PM GMT |
Classification: Obituary
Surnames: Drolet, Everitt, Tremblay, Brillant, Covey, Gower, D'Agostino, Gower-Hall
Found in the Maine Sunday Telegram, Portland, Maine 7 Oct 2007
Pls do not email me questions about this obit, I found it in the newspaper and posted it here as a random act of kindness.
TOPSHAM, Maine -- Evans Ephrem Drolet, 86, passed away after a brief illness at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine on Oct. 5, 2007. He was a resident of Topsham, Maine.
Evans was born in Canada on March 27, 1921, to parents unknown and was placed in an orphanage. At the age of two, he was adopted by Rose (Tremblay) Drolet and Thomas Drolet. Although Rose had initially chosen a blue-eyed, blond baby boy at the orphanage, the nuns at the orphanage told her this was not the baby for her and directed her to a crib where she found a quiet, green-eyed boy with a disposition of gold named Ephrem. She took him home, and he fell ill during his first night with her. The orphanage offered to accept him back, but the bond between Rose and her son, whom she named Evans, was already too strong to be broken. At about the age of five, Evans was smuggled into the United States under the skirt of his grandmother.
During World War II, Evans received invitations to fight for Canada and for the United States. He chose to enlist with the United States military and became a United States citizen when he was serving with the U.S. Army Air Force in India. When he returned from the war, he met Yvonne Brillant. The two married on April 17, 1947, and had three wonderful children during their marriage. Evans worked at the Varney Mill until it closed. He then worked at the Bates Manufacturing Mill until he retired at the age of 63.
Evans was predeceased by a sister, Margaret. He is survived by his wife, Yvonne Drolet of Topsham, Maine; his sister Louise Covey of Medina, New York; his daughter Lucy Gower and her husband Donald of Durham, Maine; his daughter Nancy Drolet and her partner Lynn D'Agostino of Freeport, Maine; his son Romain Drolet of Marrero, Louisiana; his grandson Aaron Gower-Hall and his wife Kimberly of Sudbury, Massachusetts; his granddaughter Rose Everitt and her husband Will of Portland, Maine; and his grandson Jesse Drolet and his wife Chera of Mandeville, Louisiana.
One of Evans' greatest wishes was to visit the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Last year, he realized this wish when he traveled to the nation's capitol in the company of his family.
Visiting hours will be held on Monday, Oct. 8, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Demers-Desmond Funeral Home, 34 Cushing St., Brunswick, Maine. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Church, 39 Pleasant St., Brunswick, Maine. Burial will take place at St. John's Cemetery in Brunswick, Maine at a future date. Arrangements are by Demers-Desmond Funeral Home, 34 Cushing St., Brunswick, Maine.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to:
Swinging Bridge Fund
Care of Mr. Roger Caouette
592 Foreside Rd.
Topsham, Maine 04086.
A bench will be installed near the Brunswick-Topsham Swinging Bridge in Evans' honor.
Pls do not email me questions about this obit, I found it in the newspaper and posted it here as a random act of kindness.
TOPSHAM, Maine -- Evans Ephrem Drolet, 86, passed away after a brief illness at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine on Oct. 5, 2007. He was a resident of Topsham, Maine.
Evans was born in Canada on March 27, 1921, to parents unknown and was placed in an orphanage. At the age of two, he was adopted by Rose (Tremblay) Drolet and Thomas Drolet. Although Rose had initially chosen a blue-eyed, blond baby boy at the orphanage, the nuns at the orphanage told her this was not the baby for her and directed her to a crib where she found a quiet, green-eyed boy with a disposition of gold named Ephrem. She took him home, and he fell ill during his first night with her. The orphanage offered to accept him back, but the bond between Rose and her son, whom she named Evans, was already too strong to be broken. At about the age of five, Evans was smuggled into the United States under the skirt of his grandmother.
During World War II, Evans received invitations to fight for Canada and for the United States. He chose to enlist with the United States military and became a United States citizen when he was serving with the U.S. Army Air Force in India. When he returned from the war, he met Yvonne Brillant. The two married on April 17, 1947, and had three wonderful children during their marriage. Evans worked at the Varney Mill until it closed. He then worked at the Bates Manufacturing Mill until he retired at the age of 63.
Evans was predeceased by a sister, Margaret. He is survived by his wife, Yvonne Drolet of Topsham, Maine; his sister Louise Covey of Medina, New York; his daughter Lucy Gower and her husband Donald of Durham, Maine; his daughter Nancy Drolet and her partner Lynn D'Agostino of Freeport, Maine; his son Romain Drolet of Marrero, Louisiana; his grandson Aaron Gower-Hall and his wife Kimberly of Sudbury, Massachusetts; his granddaughter Rose Everitt and her husband Will of Portland, Maine; and his grandson Jesse Drolet and his wife Chera of Mandeville, Louisiana.
One of Evans' greatest wishes was to visit the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Last year, he realized this wish when he traveled to the nation's capitol in the company of his family.
Visiting hours will be held on Monday, Oct. 8, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Demers-Desmond Funeral Home, 34 Cushing St., Brunswick, Maine. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Church, 39 Pleasant St., Brunswick, Maine. Burial will take place at St. John's Cemetery in Brunswick, Maine at a future date. Arrangements are by Demers-Desmond Funeral Home, 34 Cushing St., Brunswick, Maine.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to:
Swinging Bridge Fund
Care of Mr. Roger Caouette
592 Foreside Rd.
Topsham, Maine 04086.
A bench will be installed near the Brunswick-Topsham Swinging Bridge in Evans' honor.