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- Elcide Al Brouillard
Coldwater Township
Michigan
Age 82, died Thursday, April 20, 2000, at home. He was born November 30, 1917, in Chippewa Falls, the son of John and Alvina (Blanchard) Brouillard.
Mr. Brouillard retired after working many years as a security guard at the Community Health Center in Coldwater and spending most of his life in the field of law enforcement. He owned and operated the former Texaco Station in Coldwater along with several other private businesses. Al also helped in the construction of the Thule, Greenland, airstrip.
Mr. Brouillard lived in the Branch County area since 1953, coming here from Wisconsin. He was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church, the Moose Lodge of Coldwater and was past president of the Coldwater Eagles. He coached a Wisconsin minor league baseball team to a championship win and was a skilled marksman. Al belonged to the Euchre Club at the Eagles, and was an avid Tiger baseball fan. He loved hunting, fishing and fixing small engines. He also sang and played many instruments. He married Mary Dressel on February 28, 1938 in Wisconsin; she survives.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, a sister and a grandson. Survivors include his wife, Mary; sons, Gerald L. and Chuck Brouillard, both of Coldwater; daughters, Genivive Jenny Smoker, Lake George, Indiana; Lois (Larry) Wolff, Hanover Horton; Jeanette Shaw, Coldwater; 11 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter.
Visitation will be Monday, April 24, 2000, from 2-7 p.m. with a Rosary Service at 7 p.m. at Dutcher Funeral Home, Coldwater. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 11 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Coldwater with the Reverend Fr. Brian Stanley officiating. Burial will be in Batavia Cemetery; Batavia Township. A memorial fund has been established for Eagle Memorial Fund.
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1917 - 2000 (82 years)
