Rena M. (Joyal) Brideau (1922 - 2011)

Born 23 Dec 1922 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Wife of Leon Louis Gionet — married 1943 (to 1944) in Mass

Wife of Francis Brideau — married 1946 (to 1984) in Leominster, Mass

Died 25 Apr 2011 at age 88 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Birth: Dec. 23, 1922 Massachusetts, USA Death: Apr. 25, 2011 Leominster Worcester County Massachusetts, USA

Family links: Parents: Joseph Victor Joyal (1877 - 1960) Mathilda M Guilbeault Joyal (1880 - 1961)

Spouses: First Husband: Private Leon L. Gionet reported Killed in Action in Liacotico, Italy on 13 July 1944. He served in the United States Army as an Infantryman. He resided at 108 Third Street in Leominster with his wife prior to entering the service. He is buried in Shirley, Massachusetts. He is survived by his widow Rena M. Brideau. He was awarded the Combat Infantry badge, the Purple Heart Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Leon Louis Gionet (1920 - 1944)

Second marrage: Francis L Brideau (1920 - 1984)

Siblings: Marie Alphoma Joyal (1905 - 1905)* Maria Beatrice Joyal (1907 - 1907)* Joseph Armanzor Joyal (1909 - 1909)* Raymond J Joyal (1911 - 1990)* Marie Elsima Bella Joyal (1912 - 1915)* Baby Boy Joyal (1913 - 1913)* Rita L. Joyal Abbott (1919 - 1991)* Rena M Joyal Brideau (1922 - 2011)

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Burial: Saint Cecilias Cemetery Leominster Worcester County Massachusetts, USA

Created by: schwazi Record added: Apr 12, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 127827798

Obituary

Rena M. (Joyal) Brideau, 88, of Leominster, passed away Monday, April 25, 2011, at Life Care Center of Leominster after short illness. Rena was born in 1922, the daughter of Joseph & Matilda Joyal. She was a lifelong resident of Leominster. Her husband Leon Gionet, a member of the 351st Infantry, who was killed in Italy in 1944, predeceased her. Her second husband, Francis Brideau, passed away in 1984. She is survived by her step-daughter, Fran Oyler of West Palm Beach, Fla., her grandchildren, Leslie Anne Oyler-Shapiro of California, Michelle Rene Oyler-Kirschner and Bradley James Fransic Oyler of Florida; her great-grandchildren, Alexandra, Preston, Emily and Ashley Kirschner of Florida; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by Yvonne Laddin, Antoinette LeClerc, Irene Belmore, Raymond Joyal and Rita Abbott.

Sources

• Leominster Champion- April 2011 weekly paper Obituaries

http://www.leominsterchamp.com/news/2011-05-06/Obituaries/RENA_M_JOYAL_BRIDEAU_88_Was_lifelong_resident_of_L.html

• https://www.leominster-ma.gov/depts/programs/veterans/memorial/wwii.asp
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127827798
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75310081

Leominster Champion- April 2011 weekly paper Obituaries

• http://www.leominsterchamp.com/news/2011-05-06/Obituaries/RENA_M_JOYAL_BRIDEAU_88_Was_lifelong_resident_of_L.html

"Les Descendants de Francois Gionet" by Alexandre Jean Gionet 1984 Acknowledgments