Victor Grant Shepardson

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1920, Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He is recorded, age 8, while living with his parents.
• Census: 1930, Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded, age 18, while living with his parents. He is listed as a laborer on the State Roads.
• Residence: 1935, Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1936, Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1940, Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a truck driver in road construction.; : 28; Address:
  Lincoln Road
• Military: say 1943; Victor served in the Massachusetts State Guard during World War II.
• Residence: 1994, Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Address:
  Blakle Corner Road
• Obituary: 24 Feb 1996; Victor G. Shepardson, 84, of 50 Blake Corner Road, a longtime press operator, selectman and civic leader, died yesterday in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 40 years, Betty J. (McAdams) Shepardson; two daughters, Helen M. Rochon of Winchendon and Pauline J. Plotkin of Athol; two sisters, Velma Bryant and Adenia Keenan, both of Barre; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. He was born in Phillipston, son of Detroit G. and Neva M. (Baker) Shepardson. He served in the Massachusetts State Guard during World War II. Mr. Shepardson was a press operator at Gardner Tool & Stamping Co. in Gardner, where he worked for 30 years. He retired in 1983. He began his career as a woodworker at Mason & Parker in South Royalston and later worked for the Phillipston Highway Department. He also worked on construction of the Birch Hill Dam in Royalston. He later worked at Collier-Keyworth Co. and O.W. Seibert Co., both in Gardner. After that, he owned and operated the only school bus in Phillipston from 1947-52. Mr. Shepardson was a co-founder of the Phillipston Fire Department and was instrumental in construction of the original fire station. He was also a call firefighter. He served for 12 years on the Board of Selectmen and also served on the Building Committee for the Phillipston Center School. He was a member of the Cancer Support Group at Athol Memorial Hospital for 13 years and was one of the group's original members. He was an avid gardener. 24 February 1996 - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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Buried:
Keenan (s251) states he was buried in the Lower Cemetery, Phillipston, Massachusetts.

Victor married Rachael Elsie Mantyhargie on 21 Jun 1936 in Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Rachael (daughter of John Mantyhargie and Elsie Kivikankare) was born on 16 Aug 1913 in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Aug 1996. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Victor married Elizabeth J. "Betty" McAdams on 01 Jul 1955 in Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Elizabeth was born about 1914. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1940, Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 3; Address:
  Lincoln Road
• Graduation: 1958, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She graduated from Fitchburg State Teachers College.
• Residence: 1996, Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Obituary: 18 Dec 2019; BALDWINVILLE- Helen Rochon of Baldwinville, died Monday, December 16, at Alliance Health of Baldwinville. During all her years, Helen’s prime motivation was to be the best mother and homemaker that she could be; and she was just that. She was always a supporter of every activity that her children were involved in and that was true even into old age. Her children and later her church were her clear objectives for living and yet she made room for her dear friends. She will be missed by all of her family and friends as she moves into a better place. Married on November 22, 1958, to Rolland Rochon, they raised four children: Deborah, Paul, Glenn and Daniel. They are now Debby Knott and husband Bill of Laurel, MD. ; Their sons, Evan Knott and wife, Lauren, Brady Knott and wife, Meagan and great grandson, Henry. Paul and his wife, Barbara of Wrentham, MA and their daughters, Kori Bucci and husband Jeremy, and Jill Deveu and her husband, Frank. Sons Glenn and Daniel live in Worcester, MA. She also leaves her beloved sister, Pauline and husband, Dick. They have two sons, Gregory and partner, Lisa, and Erik and wife, Heather and 2 nephews, Tyler and Gavin and niece, Alisa. A sole surviving aunt, Elma Pont, thirteen years her senior of Miami was one of her favorites. Her stepmother, Betty Davidson of Phillipston also survives her. Helen graduated from Fitchburg State Teachers College in 1958. She taught grade 2 at Ellen Bigelow School in Athol for one year until her family came along. For a couple of years afterward she tutored privately. She was a devoted member of the Gardner Seventh Day Adventist Church since 1978 and held varied jobs within the church system. Dementia crippled her starting in 2014, which severely limited her, until she had to enter the nursing home at the Alliance Health system of Baldwinville MA in November of 2018. She will be sorely missed by all. The funeral will be held Friday, December 20, at 11:00 A.M. at the Gardner Seventh Day Adventist Church, 100 Colony Road, Westminster. Burial will be private. Mack Family Funeral Homes, Lamoureux-Smith & Poliks Chapel, 105 Central St., Gardner, is assisting the family with arrangements.

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[Clan of Lucy, Tribe of Hannah]

Helen married Rolland F. Rochon [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pauline married Roger E. Ruchford [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pauline married Richard M. Plotkin [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Deborah married William M. "Bill" Knott [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Barbara. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Nori. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Erik married Heather Kimball [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lauren. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Meagan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jeremy Bucci. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Frank Deveu. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]