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Allen Robert "Bob" Conrod, 76, of Bristol, husband of
Shirley (Duprey) Conrod, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at Bristol
Hospital. Bob was born in Bristol Aug. 18,1932, a son of the late
Clarence and Margaret (Finn) Conrod. He resided in Bristol all his life
and was employed by the city of Bristol's engineering department for 39
years, before retiring in 1993.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War serving
as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division, 508th Regimental
Combat Team.
He was a member of St Gregory Church, where he served
as an usher and as treasurer of the Holy Name Society for many years. He
contributed to Bristol athletics by umpiring at the Edgewood Little
League as well as running the Page Park ski program during the 1970s and
1980s. In his retirement he enjoyed spending time with family and
friends and watching his favorite sports teams (the UConn Huskies and
the Boston Red Sox). In addition to his loving wife, Bob is survived by
two sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas R. and Allen R. Conrod
Felicia Conrod of Newtown and Jeffrey A. and Stephanie
Conrod of Orange, Mass.; a daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Michael
St. Ours of Bristol; three brothers, Ernest and Irving Conrod, both of
Bristol and Alfred Conrod of Southington; a sister, Iris Conrod of
Bristol; five grandchildren, Timothy Conrod, Gwendolyn and Astrid Conrod
and Joseph and Amanda Conrod; his mother-inlaw, Gilberta Duprey of
Bristol and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two
brothers, Clarence "Honey" Conrod and John Conrod and two sisters, Doris
"Dolly" Lessard and Rose Conrod. Funeral services will be held Saturday,
Dec. 6, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. from Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave.,
Bristol to St. Gregory Church, Bristol for a Mass of Christian Burial at
11:30 a.m. Burial with military honors will follow in St. Joseph
Cemetery, Bristol. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home
today between 4 and 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be
made to Bristol Hospital Home Care/Hospice PO Box 977, Bristol, CT
06011-0977.
(The Bristol Press, Bristol, CT, 5 Dec 2008, Page
8 - courtesy of Tedd Cocker) |
