John E. Lesure, 76
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' John E. Lesure, 76, of Marshburn Drive, Bronson, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died Aug. 11, 2009, in Florida.
Born in North Adams on Dec. 30, 1932, son of William E. Lesure Sr. and Alice Kegresse Lesure, he was a graduate of Drury High School. He lived in Northfield, Vt., for many years before moving to the Bronson area in 1991.
Mr. Lesure was a member of the Vermont Funeral Directors Association.
He was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Chiefland, Fla. In Northfield, he was a member of Sorrell Maynard American Legion Post 63, a past member of the School Board and a past president of both the Rotary Club and the Northfield Country Club. He also was a member of AARP.
He leaves a brother, Richard Lesure, Adams; nieces and nephews, grandnieces and -nephews and great-grandnieces and -nephews.
He was predeceased by two brothers, Russell H. Lesure and William E. Lesure Jr.
FUNERAL NOTICE â€' A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Mr. Lesure will be celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in North Adams. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery.
There will be no calling hours. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the William E. and Alice B. Lesure Scholarship Fund for Drury High School in care of Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, Central Chapels, 74 Marshall St., North Adams, MA 01247.