Ruth Irene Bachand

1915 - 2002  (87 years)

• Name	Ruth Irene Bachand  [1, 2]
  Birth	17 Jun 1915	Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	8 Sep 2002	..., Montgomery, Pennsylvania   [2]
  Person ID	I77165	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Alfred Oliver Bachand,   b. 16 Aug 1882, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont d. 13 Sep 1950, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Annie Laura Day,   b. 10 Jan 1883, Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine d. 4 Mar 1946, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1905  [1, 4]
  Family ID	F35729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George H. Loescher,   b. 23 Apr 1904, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 19 Feb 1993, ..., Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1947  [2]
  Children	1. George A. Loescher   2. Keith E. Loescher   3. Lee E. Loescher
  Family ID	F102057	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg, MA) September 12, 2002 ROYERSFORD, Pa. -- Ruth Irene (Bachand) Loescher, 87, formerly of 179 East Princeton Road, Princeton, Mass., and Fitchburg, Mass., died Sunday, Sept. 8, in Montgomery County Geriatric and Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 17, 1915, in Leominster, Mass., the daughter of Alfred and Annie (Day) Bachand, and had lived many years in Fitchburg before moving to Princeton in the early 1970s. She moved to Pennsylvania five years ago. Along with her husband, Mrs. Loescher raised and bred Siberian huskies. Over a period of 20 years they traveled to many dog shows, where their huskies won many trophies. She was a member of the Siberian Husky Club of America and a former member of the Holy Family League of Charity in Fitchburg. Many years ago, Mrs. Loescher worked at the former F.W. Woolworth Co. department store and Bay State Curtain Co., both in Fitchburg. She leaves two sons, George A. Loescher of Aurora, Colo., and Keith E. Loescher of Swarthmore, with whom she lived; a daughter, Lee E. Fournier of Lunenburg, Mass.; a sister, Dorothy Weymouth of East Haven, Vt.; two grandsons, nephews and nieces. Her husband of 56 years, George H. Loescher, died on Feb. 19, 1993. She was also predeceased by a brother, Alden C. Bachand, on April 28, 1992; and two sisters, Myrtle L. Loescher on Sept. 29, 1995, and Flora Parker.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22750] Descendants of William Hascall and Hannah Butler, (provided by Richard K. Hascall to the Haskell Family Association). [S63776] Obituary, Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg, MA), Ruth Irene Loescher, (September 12, 2002). [S29858] 1920 census, Massachusetts, Worcester county. [S39709] 1930 census, Massachusetts, Middlesex county.