LUNENBURG - Roland A. Sigouin, 83, of Pond Hill Road, died at his home Monday evening, May 16, 2016 after a long illness. He was surrounded by his family.
Mr. Sigouin was born in Stratford, NH, on July 27, 1932 the son of Armand and Beatrice (Dupont) Sigouin.
Roland served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He earned the Korean Service medal, the Bronze Service Star, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service medal and the Sharp Shooter medal. He was a member of the VFW in Berlin.
During his lifetime he held many jobs at foundries, paper mills, and sawmills. He worked at Lawrence Sand & Gravel, Fairbanks Scale, Simpson Paper, Carroll Concrete, Campbell Stationery and for the Colby family. Roland enjoyed hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, visiting the coast of Maine, and tending his flower and vegetable gardens. He also enjoyed his bird feeders, especially watching the hummingbirds.
He was a former Communicant of St. Leo's Church in Lunenburg and was presently a Communicant of All Saints Church in Lancaster.
Surviving family members include two sons, Andre L. Sigouin and wife Shirley of Lunenburg, Michael J. Sigouin and companion Mary McCarty of Luneburg; a daughter Diane McLain and husband Larry of Lunenburg; three sisters, Jeanne Girouard of Whitefield, Pauline Bilodeau and Lorette Labbe both of Lunenburg; 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife Rose-Anne Yvette (Bilodeau) Sigouin in 1999.
At Roland's request there are no visiting hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday morning at 11:00 at All Saints Church, Lancaster. Reverend Matthew Mason, pastor, will officiate. Burial with military honors will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Lancaster.