Ernest Perron

OXFORD / SOUTH YARMOUTH – Ernest E. Perron, 82, of Seaview Avenue, South Yarmouth and formerly of Oxford, died Saturday, August 25, 2007, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Gwen L. (Gero) Perron of South Yarmouth; three children, Robert A. Perron and his wife Judith of Sturbridge, Margaret A. Greene and her husband Stephen of New Ipswich, NH, and Elizabeth J. Lowry and her husband Stephen of Melbourne, FL; nine grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. He was born and raised in Fitchburg, the son of the late Henry C. and Agnes M. (Ferguson) Perron, and lived in Oxford for 20 years and New Hampshire for 20 years, before moving to South Yarmouth 10 years ago. He graduated with honors from Fitchburg High School in 1943. Mr. Perron was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Perron was a purchasing and production control manager for PVA/EPVA in Wilton, NH, for 13 years, retiring in 1990. He worked in the greeting card business at various companies for over 40 years. In his retirement, he worked for H & R Block in Auburn and New Hampshire. Mr. Perron was an avid gardener and a loyal Red Sox fan for many years. In his spare time, he enjoyed genealogy and bird-watching. A funeral will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, August 31, 2007, from Paradis Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oxford, followed by a Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Roch's Church, 332 Main St., Oxford. Military burial will follow at St. Roch's Cemetery, Oxford, with the Oxford Memorial Honor Guard participating. There are no calling hours.