Albert F. Perreault

BERLIN - Albert "Pat" Fred Perreault, of Albertville, Ala., died April 4, 2011. He was born in Williamstown on June 18, 1923, the son of Arthur and Lena (Ross) Perreault. He attended school in Orange, Williamstown, East Barre and Spaulding High School.

He was married to Simonne Houle on Aug. 5, 1950, in St. Monica Catholic Church in Barre.

Maj. Perreault was inducted into the Army on Feb. 11, 1943, and retired from the Army in the grade of major on May 31, 1964. He was in the Pacific theater of operation during World War II and during the Korean Conflict. His duties included assignments at Norwich University, Fort Devens, Mass., Brooklyn, N.Y., North Carolina and Georgia. He received several awards and decorations while in the service.

Upon retirement from the service, he and his family took up residence on Vine Street in Berlin for 18 years. He worked for the state of Vermont for 16 years, most of the years spent in the Department of Employment and Training. Upon retiring from state employment he relocated his family to Albertville, Ala.

Survivors include his wife; one son, Michael Perreault, and his wife, Pamela, of South Barre; and daughters Darice Perreault, of Albertville, and Lisa Fincher and her husband, Adam, of Huntsville, Ala.; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and brothers Arthur Perreault and James Perreault.

He is predeceased by his oldest daughter, Robin Perreault.

Services will be held at St. Williams Catholic Church in Guntersville, Ala., on Friday, April 8, and burial will be at Memory Hill Cemetery in Albertville at a later date.

Donations in his memory may be sent to St. Williams Catholic Church, Gunter Avenue, Guntersville, AL 35976 or to Emergency Relief Fund, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL 35808.