Obituary of Roy LeFort

Roy William LeFort, 82, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 17, 2016. He was the husband of 53 years to Louise Ann (Gove) LeFort. He leaves behind 3 children, sons, Jeffrey William LeFort of Quinebaug, CT, Edward Elliot LeFort and his wife, Judy (Kestigan) LeFort of Charlton, MA, and daughter, Vicki Maria Catherine LeFort of Millbury, MA; 6 grandchildren, Cal, Sarah, Rachel, Ashley, Jeremy LeFort and Clayton Riel. He also leaves behind a sister Eleanor Cronin and 4 deceased sibling, Stanley, Raymond LeFort, Ruthie Kenneway and Barbara Marquis; brother/sister in laws, Ronald and Barbara Vaillancourt and Dorothy Vaillancourt with numerous nieces and nephews. Roy was born on May 25, 1934 in Worcester, MA to the parents of August and Emma (Moser) LeFort. He served in the Air Force, honorable discharged on July 31, 1956. He worked for United Technologies ( Pratt & Whitney) for 31 years. He was Roy was a devoted member of 50 years to St. Stephen's Church in Quinebaug, CT. He was a lecture, CCD teacher and was involved in numerous church activities throughout the years. The LeFort family would like to express their deepest appreciation to the administration and staff of Beaumont Nursing Home in Northbridge, MA for their compassionate care and kindness toward Roy and his family and friends. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday Nov. 26th at 10 AM is St. Stephen's Church corner of Route 131 and 197 in Quinebaug CT. Burial will be private at a later date . Bartel Funeral Home & Chapel 33 Schofield Avenue is directing arrangements