Obituary of Joseph Blanchette

Joseph “Larry” Blanchette 1924-2016 Joseph (Larry) Blanchette, died March 9, 2016 at Davis Place. He finally wore out. Larry leaves his wife, Aline (Johnson) Blanchette, also of Davis Place. After his retirement from Electric Boat, Larry worked as a crossing guard for Putnam Elementary School. Larry's passion was his music. He attended countless jazz festivals and enjoyed listening to his reel-to-reel and record collections. Larry was also helping his daughter Fran research the Blanchette geneology and was excited to have recently reconnected with a long lost cousin. In addition to his wife, Larry leaves his two daughters, Anne (Jim) Milliard of Dayville, Fran (Donn) Pittman of MT. Pleasant, SC, his two granddaughters, Carolyn (Richard) Blackmar of Putnam and Catherine (Robert) Bazinet of Pomfret. Larry took great pride in his four great grandchildren, Asa, Morgan, Lauren and Iris and enjoyed seeing them play hockey, basketball, run track and compete in horse shows. He was even interviewed by two of the great grandchildren as part of a WWII school presentation. Larry was a proud WWII veteran. In 2011, he was able to take part in an Honor Flight to the WWII Memorial in Washington DC with his granddaughter Carrie. If you would like to honor Larry's memory, please consider doing something nice for the veterans. A Calling Hour will be Friday, March 25, 2016 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM at Smith and Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove Street, Putnam, with a Memorial Service at 11:00 AM, followed by Military Honors. Share a memory at www.smithandwalkerfh.com