Albert Bertram BROUILETTE
Obituary

The Springfield Union
Springfield, Mass., Tuesday, October 9, 1962

EASTHAMPTON

A. B. Brouilette, 75, One of First Taxi, Bus Drivers

"EASTHAMPTON - Albert B. Brouilette, 75, of 17 School St., one of the town's first taxi and school bus drivers, died Sunday of a heart condition at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Born in Brighton, Ill., January 16, 1887 a son of Timothy and Phoebe (Moreau) Brouilette, he came to Easthampton with his parents at an early age."

"Prior to his retirement in 1956, he had operated school bus routes for 45 years and had also operated buses taking local workers to nearby tobacco fields and processing plants."

"He was a member of Easthampton Grange No. 27, Hampshire County Pomona Grange No. 8, Massachusetts State Grange, the Easthampton Farmers Club, and was the oldest living member of the Norwich Lake Association, having been a member for 50 years and having spent 53 years as a summer resident at the lake where he was outranked by only one resident."

"He was married to the former Edith Bader of this town on Nov. 24, 1908. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1958."

"Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, C. Bader Brouilette of South Burlington, Vt., and R. Douglas Brouilette of Melbourne, Fla.; a daughter, Mrs. Edmund B. Mitchell of Easthampton; two brothers, John of Florida and William of Easthampton; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Williams of Greenfield, Mrs. Emily Gosselin of Tucson, Ariz., and Mrs. Amelia Simson of Hartford, Conn.; also six grandchildren."

"The funeral will be held at the Edmund B. Mitchell funeral home on Center St. on Wednesday at 2 p. m. with burial in Brookside Cemetery. Rev. Robert K. Sweet, Jr., pastor of Providence Methodist Church will officiate. Calling hours are today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m."



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