REYNOLD W.
CROTEAU
Mr. Croteau was
born on 18 September 1928, in Marlborough, New Hampshire, the son of Frank and
Mildren (Dunton) Croteau. He died on 14 December 1987, at Medical City
Hospital, Dallas, Texas.
He served with the US Army during the Korean
conflict and lived in Hacienda Heights, California, where he started his
business of manufacturing aircraft parts. He relocated the R & R Machine
shop around 1980 to Sherman, Texas and retired from the business in
1983.
On 15 June 1962 he married Mary Ann Price in Los Vegas,
Nevada.
He was a member of the Catholic Church.
He is survived by
his wife; sons, Mark Long of Hacienda Heights, Curtis Long of Dallas and Ray
Croteau of Luella, Texas; daughters Sherrie Au of Honolulu, Hawaii, Laura
McGlynn of Luella and Nancy Sue Parmenter of Blachly, Oregon; stepbrother,
Albert Clow of Illinois; stepsister, Edwina Bragg of Florida; an aunt, Pauline
LaRock, who reared him, of New Hampshire; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of
Christian Burial was celebrated by the Reverend Gerald Hughes at St.
Mary's Catholic Church.
Pallbearers were George Ward, John
Hill, Tommy Morse, Chuck Price, Jerry Adams and Dennis Nida.
Funeral
arrangements were entrusted to Waldo Funeral Home,
Sherman.