Omer J. Dufour

Omer J. Dufour WEST BRIDGEWATER Omer J. Dufour, 85 years, of West Bridgewater, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009, after a brief illness. He was the loving husband for 65 years of Lucia M. (Bolduc) Dufour. Born and raised in St. Isodore dAuckland, Quebec, Canada, he was a son of the late Jules and Josephine M. (Martin) Dufour. Omer left Canada as a young man and had been a resident of the Brockton area for 40 years. He started his career as a lumberjack in Canada and made his living as an operating engineer. In his retirement, he worked at LD Plastics in Brockton. Omer was a member of the Local 4 Union and the Knights of Columbus and was an avid sportsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed gardening with his wife but his true love was his family. In addition to his wife, he was the father of 10 children, Marguerite Darling of Turner, Maine, Mariette Thomas of Brockton, Caroline Michel of Prince George, Va., Lina Dufour of Bridgewater, Normand Dufour of Brockton, Regis Dufour of West Roxbury, Anita Harlfinger of North Easton, Bernadette Braden of Hampton, Va., Raymond Dufour of Chesterfield, Va., and the late Yvan Dufour of Meridian, Idaho. He also leaves 29 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. He was the brother of Yvonne Rose, Yvette McElroy and Juliette Boisvert, all of Sherbrooke, Quebec, and the late Fernand, Gerard, Ovila, Aurele and Leo Dufour. Visiting hours will be in the Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont St. (Rte. 123), Brockton, Friday, 4-8 p.m., and Saturday 12-4 p.m. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in St. Ann Church, West Bridgewater, at 10 a.m. Burial to follow in Pine Hill Cemetery, West Bridgewater. For condolences and directions, www.conleyfuneralhome.com.