Montreal, Canada – Ronald J. La Plume, 60, died Thursday, December 11 in Montreal.
Born in Gardner, MA Ronald was the son of the late Henry and Adlora (St. Germain) La Plume. He leaves behind four brothers John G. La Plume of Oxford, Claude La Plume of Leicester, Gary A. and Patrick D. La Plume both of Shrewsbury; a sister Linda M. Goodrow of Spencer; several nieces and nephews, grand nieces and nephews.
He was an army veteran and served during the Vietnam era, attended Assumption College, owned and operated an international personal recruitment office. He was fluent in many languages, enjoyed writing, history and was an avid outdoorsman.
The funeral will be held on Wednesday, December 17 from the Alfred Roy & Sons Funeral Home (www.RoyFuneral.com) 12 Hammond St. with a mass at 10 AM in Holy Name of Jesus Church 53 Illinois St., Worcester. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester. Calling hours are Tuesday, December 16 from 5 to 8 pm in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Holy Name of Jesus Church, 51 Illinois Street, Worcester, MA 01610.