Obituary
Edward J. Guillemette “Onkwe Tase”, age 97, a longtime resident of Dracut MA, passed away at Lowell General Hospital on Friday, September 2, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Jeannette (Masson) Guillemette until her passing in 1978.
He was born in Dracut on October 6, 1924 and was the son of the late Maxime Guillemette of Yamachiche, Quebec and Antoinette (Noel) Guillemette from the Three Rivers area of Quebec.
As a young man, he worked at the Richardson Farm in Dracut and as a shoemaker locally before proudly joining the United States Army. During World War II, he landed in Normandy and fought across Europe in the infantry.
He was very proud of the time he spent in the service under General S. Patton and forever missed his war buddies that he spent so much time with. He always loved seeing the old tanks and reminiscing of those days, as hard and sad as they were for him.
After returning home from the war, he spent a lot of his life working two to three jobs while at the same time raising his family. He served as a volunteer fireman, dabbled in local archeology, and spent some time working as a detective for the Pinkerton Detective agency.
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Edward J. Guillemette “Onkwe Tase”, age 97, a longtime resident of Dracut MA, passed away at Lowell General Hospital on Friday, September 2, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Jeannette (Masson) Guillemette until her passing in 1978.