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Norbert Louis Savard Veteran
January 19, 2018

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WEBSTER - Norbert Louis Savard, Jr., was called home on Friday, January 19, 2018, surrounded by his loving family at Overlook Rehab Facility in Charlton. He was born on September 21, 1946 in Pawtucket, RI and grew up in North Attleboro, MA, the son of Norbert Louis Savard, Sr., and Ruth Elena Jarvis. He leaves his beloved wife of 25 years, Caryl P. (Wayman) Savard; his adored children, Wendy Keith and her husband, Philip of Edgewater, FL, and Norbert Roger Savard and his wife Dawn of Lake Mary, FL.; his much-loved grandchildren, Trishia Craig and her husband Stephen, Zachary Sheehan and his wife Rebecca, Norbert Roger Savard, Jr., and Megan Alyssa Savard; his precious great grandchildren, Charlotte and Owen Craig, and Declan and Braxton Sheehan; his brothers, Robert McGill and his wife Barbara of Cranston, RI, Arthur Savard of Texas, and Victor Savard of Michigan; and a sister, Cheryl Pecor of Connecticut. He also leaves nephews Michael and Robert McGill, Kevin and Anthony Forcier, Arthur J. Savard, Jr. and niece Julie (Savard) Brown; and great-nieces and great-nephews.

Norbert was a Huey Crew Chief serving in the Army 82nd Airborne, stationed in Korea during the Vietnam War. He was always proud of serving his country and would strike up conversations with other military veterans he met.

He attended North Attleboro High School and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Johnson & Wales University.

He was a 32nd degree Mason and Past Master of Webster Lodge, a Past Worthy Patron of Clara Barton Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star and a Past President and 20-year member of the Webster-Dudley Rotary Club. He belonged to the United Church of Christ, Federated.

Norbert retired from A. Duie Pyle Co. in November, 2016. He owned and operated Video Tyme in Webster for over 20 years. He previously worked at Key Container in Rhode Island as a dispatcher. As a teenager, he worked summers with several carnivals along the east coast. He also worked on his family’s chicken farm while growing up in North Attleboro.

Norbert loved spending time with family and friends including holidays, special gatherings and visiting with those dear to him: Susan and Bill, Carleton and Joyce, Gregg and Mary, John, Charles, Tammy and Scott, Melissa and Biren, Bill and Jackie, Brynn, Sofia and Olivia, Veda, the Marshall family and Mike and Wilma. He was always volunteering in many community events and fundraisers, puttering around in the yard, canoeing with his dog Toby and most recently, enjoying the fire pit with his new dog, Eddie. He loved being Santa’s stand-in for the Webster Dudley Business Alliance’s Annual Webster Tree Lighting event each year.

He was a kind, loving and thoughtful man who would reach out to others in need in a quiet, thoughtful way, with the pleasure of helping others his reward. If you would like to honor Norbert, do an act of kindness for someone in his name.

The family would like to thank Dana Farber, Brigham & Women’s Oncology and Palliative Care Team and Overlook’s Acute Rehabilitation Facility for their support and compassion.

His family will be honoring him with a Celebration of Life service at the United Church of Christ, Federated, 4 Church Street, Webster on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 10:00 AM. The Webster Lodge of Masons will perform their ritual during the service, and the Webster-Dudley Veterans Council will perform military honors. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either Dr. James Cleary’s Research Foundation, c/o Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 560 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 or to the Masonic Home, 88 Masonic Home Road, Charlton, MA 0l507. Arrangements are under the direction of Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, 340 School St., Webster.

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Scanlon Funeral Service
38 East Main Street
Webster, MA 01570
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