Normand C. Cleaveland, 80
Dateline: Rehoboth, MA
Normand C. Cleaveland, 80, of Rehoboth, passed away on Tuesday October 19, 2010 at home. He was the beloved husband of Patricia L. (Parcher) Cleaveland.
Born in Providence, RI on February 26, 1930, he was a son of the late Normand C. and Ruth (Fearning) Cleaveland.
Raised and educated in Newton , Normand graduated in 1948 from Newton High School and in 1952 from Brown University. After serving in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict, Normand continued his education and was a 1957 graduate of Cornell School of Hotel Administration.
Mr. Cleaveland was a retired Director of Food Service at Brown University in Providence where he worked for 30 years prior to retiring in 1995. He, along with his wife were also the owners and operators of the former Hells Blazes in Middleboro.
A lifetime member of NACUFS, he had made his home in Rehoboth for the past 42 years and had formerly resided in Providence and also in Middleboro.
In addition to his beloved wife of 58 years, he is survived by his devoted children Jeffrey S. Cleaveland of Appleton, Maine, David C. Cleaveland of Wiscasset, Maine and Ruth Cleaveland Chandler of Lexington, Virginia. He was the brother of the late Henry Cleaveland, the brother in law of the late Barbara Nelson and is also survived by 6 grandchildren, 2 Nieces and 2 Nephews.
Services were private . Those wishing may remember Mr. Cleaveland with a donation in his memory to the Community Visiting Nurse Agency Hospice 10 Emory St. Attleboro, MA 02703.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Norton Memorial Funeral Home 19 Clapp St. Norton.
For additional information please visit www.nortonmemorial.com