Obituary of Peter E. St. Onge, Jr.

Peter E. St. Onge, Jr., 95, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at his stepdaughter’s home in Pinnacle, NC. He was born on December 19, 1923 in Putnam, CT, son of the late Peter E. St. Onge, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Schools) St. Onge. Peter was a proud World War II Veteran, who served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 till 1946. Peter received a WW II Victory Medal, an Honorable Service Lapel Button WW II, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one bronze service star and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars. Peter spent most of his military years in the Philippines.

Peter is survived by his loving wife Doris (Trogdon) St. Onge; his stepdaughter Barbara (David) Tilley; his brothers Robert (Theresa Sypek) St. Onge and Ronald (Connie) St. Onge; his brothers-in-law Clay (Karin) Trogdon and Ray Trogdon; his grandchildren and great grandchildren also several nieces and nephews. Peter was predeceased by his first wife Frances Dupont; his brothers William St. Onge, Charles St. Onge, Armand St. Onge and Arthur St. Onge; his sisters Edna Brown and Jeannette Pierro. Calling Hours are Monday, August 5, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM with a Funeral Service at 11:00 AM at Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds Street, Danielson, CT. Burial will follow in South Killingly Cemetery, South Killingly, CT. Gagnon and Costello is in charge of handling the arrangements. Share a memory at gagnonandcostellofh.com