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| 1 |  | A memorial Letter for Julius "Joe" Floro A letter to the Editor of the local Rohnert Park, California newspaper honoring the life of Joseph Floro. Rohnert Park, is in Sonoma County, California. Joe and Therese (Charest) Floro lived there for many years after Joe retired. He moved back to Millville, Massachusetts, with Therese in April 1990, a few months before he died. | |
| 2 |  | Armand and his Three Sons Armand Charest and his three sons at Christmas. Taken at the home of Howard and Pam Charest at Christmas, December 25, 2002. | |
| 3 |  | Armand Charest His last studio portrait, taken in the Spring of 2000 in Costa Mesa, California, where he was living in a senior citizen's center. | |
| 4 |  | Armand Charest and Emilie (Frechette) Charest A photo of Armand Charest and his mother Emilie (Frechette) Charest. This photo appears to have been taken prior to Armand being drafted into the US Army, which makes the date sometime sometime between late 1942 to early 1943. | |
| 5 |  | Armand Charest and Family From left to right, back: Jeffery Charest, Pamela (Charest) [...], Howard Charest, Ronald Charest. Front; Armand Charest. Photo taken at Christmas, December 25, 2002. Armand had suffered a stroke earlier this year and was confined to a wheelchair as result. | |
| 6 |  | Armand Charest and Martha (Charest) Wilkens Wedding Wedding Photo of Armand Charest and Martha Wilkens as they walked down the isle of the chapel | |
| 7 |  | Armand Charest and Noella (Charest) Papangoes Armand Charest and his sister Noella. Noella was a hair dresser who was able to earn her license in the early 1940s because of Armand. While Armand was in the Army he was sending his pay home into a saving account. Noella mentioned to Armand she wanted to become a hairdresser but didn't have the money to attend the school. Armand told her to use his Army money for her school and license. Noella never forgot his kindness and spoke of it often to Armand's children. This photo would have been taken sometime around the later half of the 1990s. | |
| 8 |  | Armand Charest in Uniform. Armand Charest in uniform. Taken at the end of his basic training in Texas, about December 1943. | |
| 9 |  | Armand Charest's DD214 Certificate Discharge document showing Armand Charest's record of service in the US Army during WWII, and honorable discharge. | |
| 10 |  | Army Separation Qualification Record Army Separation Qualification Record of John B. Danese. This is military information in addition to his DD 214 | |
| 11 |  | Assorted Newspaper Clippings on Rita (Danese) Charest Assorted Warwick Pawtuxet Valley newspaper slippings on Rita (Danese) Charest and her award-winning quilt | |
| 12 |  | Assoted Newspaper Clippings on Rita (Danese) Charest Assorted newspaper clippings from the Warwick Pawtuxet Valley Newspaper on Rita (Danese) Charest. 18 July 1968 | |
| 13 |  | Athanase Charest Believed to be a photo of Athanase Charest in 1910-1911, somewhere in Winnipeg Canada. He would have been 24 in this picture, working as a cook in a lumber camp. | |
| 14 |  | Baptismal Certificate of Martha Wilkens Baptismal Certificate of Martha Wilkens. Baptized 4 February 1928 | |
| 15 |  | Believed to be the family of Martha Alwine Reichelt, About 1955 Believed to be the family of Martha Alwine (Wilkens) Reichelt. About 1955, Martha traveled back to Germany in 1955 for the first time since she left in 1923 | |
| 16 |  | Biography of Therese (Hurteau/Flores/Gaunt) Charest A biography of Therese Charest written in the first person by Roger Forbes, nephew of Therese Charest. Provides a rich source of Charest family data researched from family sources and public records. | |
| 17 |  | Birth Certificate for Armand Charest Copy of birth certificate for Armand Charest. Armand's birth name was Joseph Armand Gabriel Charest, but Armand never used his name "Joseph" in any legal document. | |
| 18 |  | Birth Certificate for Ronald Charest Birth Certificate for Ronald Charest (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) | |
| 19 | | Birth Certificate for Weifang (Charest) Li Birth certificate for Weifang (Charest) Li, in accordance with international laws and the US State Department, required for her immigration visa (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) | |
| 20 |  | Birth Certificate of Erich Wilkens Birth Certificate of Erich Wilkens. This was apparently a sworn recreation of his birth certificate issued by the City of New York 16 July 1946. Born 29 April 1901 in Blexen, Germany. | |
| 21 |  | Birth Certificate of Martha Alwine Reichelt Birth Certificate of Martha Alwine Reichelt. Born in Stadt Dobrilugk, Germany, January 18, 1984. This document appears to be a replacement birth certificate as it seems to have been issued 31 August 1955. This coincides with a trip Martha took back home to Germany that same year. | |
| 22 |  | Birth Certificate of Martha Charest Birth Certificate of Martha Charest. Born October 20, 1927, at the home of her parents on the lower east side of Manhattan, New York City. | |
| 23 |  | Book Cover: Written and published by Noella Papagno Cover of the book: "Desairology: The Dressing of Decedents Hair." Written by Noella Papagno-Charest, she pioneered the field of Desairology. Noella's brother Armand helped her edit this book prior to publication. | |
| 24 |  | Brief History of Clifton Gaunt Clifton Gaunt was the third husband of Therese Charest. They were together 11 years, until Clifton's passing at age 104. At the time of his passing, Clifton was one of the few remaining American World War I veterans. | |
| 25 |  | Burial Marker for Martha and Erich Wilkens Status: Located; Burial Marker for Martha and Erich Wilkens. This particular section of the cemetery did not allow raised headstones. | |
| 26 |  | Certificate Of Excellence in Tutoring awarded to Armand Charest After Armand's retirement as a tool and die maker, he worked part-time as an English language tutor through Palomar College Tutoring Center. His work continued until about 2002, when Armand suffered a stroke that left him half-paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair, and requiring 24/7 nursing care. This certificate was awarded to Armand at conclusion of the 1998/1999 school year. | |
| 27 |  | Charest Family Gravestone Family burial plot for Ildephonse Charest, Emilie (Frechette) Charest, and Rita (Danese) Charest. Rita had her parents moved from Precious Blood Cemetery to this location in 1992. | |
| 28 |  | Charest Family Gravestone Backside of the gravestone for Ildephonse Charest, Emilie (Frechette) Charest, and Rita (Danese) Charest | |
| 29 |  | Clair (Forand) Charest Funeral Card Funeral card for Clair (Forand) Charest, Woonsocket, Rhode Island | |
| 30 |  | Clair and Leo Forand Portrait of Clair and Leo Forand, married for 62 years on the month Leo passed away | |
| 31 | | College Diploma Awarded To Armand Charest One of Armand's lifelong dream was to earn his Bachelor's degree. On December 23, 1986, at the age of 62, Armand did earn his Bachelor of Arts in English, through California State University, Dominguez Hills. Armand did earn an Associates of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering through Farmingdale Agricultural College in the mid-1960s. Armand was a Tool and Die Maker, and had hopes of getting into engineering work. However, Armand would later complain that holding an Associates actually hurt him in his career; His Associates Degree made him overqualified for some jobs and under-qualified for others. | |
| 32 |  | Confirmation Diploma of Martha (Wilkens) Charest Confirmation Diploma of Martha (Wilkens) Charest. Awarded by the Evangelical Free Church of South Ozone Park, April 27, 1941 | |
| 33 |  | Confirmation Flyer for Ronald Charest Confirmation flyer from St Luke's Lutheran Church, Farmingdale, Long Island, for the confirmation service that included Ronald Charest. St. Luke's Lutheran Church was the family church during the time they lived in Farmingdale. Armand (father) was Catholic and typically went to early Catholic service less than one mile away from St Luke's, then met the rest of the family for service at St Luke's. St Luke's also provided children's Sunday School classes and all the Charest children attended Sunday School prior to church service each Sunday. 2 May 1971 | |
| 34 |  | Death Certificate of Armand Charest Death Certificate of Armand Charest. Armand died February 3, 2004 | |
| 35 |  | Death Certificate of Erich Wilkens Death Certificate of Erich Wilkens. Erich died of an apparent heart attack while sitting in his recliner chair, in the main room of his cottage after dinner. He had cared for his farm animals and worked in his garden that day, and went into his cottage for dinner. He was found several hours later by a neighbor coming over for a visit. | |
| 36 |  | Death Certificate of John B. Danese Death certificate of John B. Danese. John died of heart failure on 10 Jun 1975. | |
| 37 |  | Death Certificate of Martha Alwine (Reichelt) Wilkens Death Certificate of Martha (Reichelt) Wilkens. Martha was killed crossing a street in Woodbridge, Virginia while her and her husband Eric were driving down to Florida on a spring vacation. Martha was struck by a car going at high speed and reportedly died instantly. Her body was brought back to Long Island, New York, and she was laid to rest at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale. Martha's name is misidentified on her death certificate. Instead of "Martha Alwine Wilkens," her name is listed as "Martha Herta Wilkens, which was the name of her daughter." | |
| 38 |  | Denis Hurteau Photo of Denis Hurteau | |
| 39 |  | Denis Hurteau, High School Graduation This is Denis Hurteau's graduation photo from Serra High school, Rhode Island. | |
| 40 |  | Denise and Jeanne Forand Denise and Jeanne Forand, "The Twins." Photo taken in 1977 | |
| 41 |  | Denise Forand and Wife Alexandria Craft Denise Forand and Wife Alexandria Nelson. Alexandria goes by "Sandy" | |
| 42 |  | Denise Forand, Jeanne Forand, Clair Forand The twin sisters Denise and Jeanne Forand, with their Mother Clair. Photo taken April 4, 2015. At the time Clair was living in a Senior Citizens center. | |
| 43 |  | Desairology_ Hair Care for the Deceased Noella trained as a cosmologist and later pioneered the field of "Desairology:" the practice of arranging the hair for the deceased prior to viewing by families and loved ones. Noella wrote a book on this topic, and later developed a training program which offered continuing education credits. This video is a professionally-produced video of Noella explaining the field of Desairology. This video currently resides on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ck1PEvh5UM | |
| 44 |  | Discharge Certificate for Louis George Charest Honorable discharge certificate from the US Coast Guard. During WWII, all Merchant Mariners were inducted into the US Coast Guard for military service, transporting troops and supplies. | |
| 45 |  | Eloria (Charest) Lussier 1945 Photo of Eloria Lussier, wife of Louis George Charest. Date on back of photo enscribed 1945. Shown in her Red Cross uniform. | |
| 46 |  | Eloria Houle - Lussier Wallet Photo A wallet-sized photo of Eloria Houle-Lussier apparently given to Louis George Charest. On the back of this photo is a date January 5, 1950 | |
| 47 |  | Eloria Houle - Lussier Wallet Photo A wallet-size photo of Eloria Houle - Lussier. Undated, but appears to be in late 1940s - early 1950s | |
| 48 |  | Emilie Frechette Emilie Frechette as a young woman. Photo possibly taken around the time of her marriage to Ildephonse Charest | |
| 49 |  | Erich Wilkens, 1976 This picture was taken of Erich about 1976, at his home in Burlingham, New York. At the time he was retired and kept busy running a "hobby farm," caring for a milk cow, several sheep and a ram, eighty chickens, and a small flock of ducks, along with two vegetable gardens. | |
| 50 |  | Eulogy for Frank Watson Frank watson's eulogy, written by his wife Pauline (Watson) Herteau |