Anthony J. "Tony" Garand

Anthony J. "Tony" Garand, 99, of Fall River, husband of the late Jeannette O. (Ouellette) Garand, died Sunday, October 19, 2014. An Army Staff Sergeant veteran of WW II, he owned and operated the former Tony's Variety Store, County St., in the 1950's and was employed by New England Telephone Co. for 22 years. He was past-president of the St. Vincent de Paul Society and Holy Name Society member of Notre Dame Parish, and a Charlton Memorial Hospital volunteer. He was the father of Jeannine Lapriore of Westport, Phyllis Francoeur of Fall River, Elaine Coulombe of Somerset and the late Maureen Boulanger (husband Robert of Somerset); the grandfather of Steven Lapriore (Claudine), Christine Oliveira (Paul), Jeffrey Francoeur (Karen), Jason Francoeur (Jennifer) Robert Boulanger, Lori Noble (Douglas), David Boulanger, Lisa Boulanger, Owen Coulombe and Nina Coulombe; the great-grandfather of Seth and Paige Lapriore, Sydney and Lindsey Oliveira, Anthony Joseph, Abigail, Brayden and Riley Francoeur and Sabrina and Benjamin Noble. The son of the late Joseph Napoleon and Emilia (Cote) Garand and the brother of the late Delia Valliere, Alice Phenix, Adrienne Cabral, Irene Roy, Bernadette Morrissette and Leo, Albert, Wilfred, Hilaire and Francois Garand, he also leaves many nieces and nephews. His funeral will be held Thursday at 10:00 AM from the AUCLAIR FUNERAL HOME, 690 So. Main St., Fall River, with a funeral mass at St. Bernadette Church at 11:00 AM. Burial, St. Patrick Cemetery, Somerset. Visitation, Wednesday from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. LARGE PARKING AREA and BARRIER-FREE ENTRANCE at the rear of funeral home. Donations may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Society, 1799 Pleasant St., Fall River MA 02723.