Norman J. Marquis

Prospect-Norman Marquis, age 82, husband of the late Hilda M. (Thibeault) Marquis, passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 27, 2018 at Glendale Health Center.

Mr. Marquis was born in Sinclair, Maine on December 24, 1935 in, son of the late Fred and Melina (Collins) Marquis.  He was a longtime resident of Prospect and retired from Fafnir Bearing in New Britain after many years of service.  Norman was a communicant of St. Anthony’s Church.

Norman is survived by his children, Lisa Bolton Roselle and her husband Brian of Prospect and Leroy Marquis and his wife Lynn of Naugatuck: his two grandchildren, Emily and Kyle Bolton; his great grandson, Kaiden Santiago.  He is also survived by Hector and Theresa Gagnon, Lou and Marie Mae Pelletier, Mary Ann Cyr, Ronald Cyr, Jeannine Paradis and Harold and Solange Thibeault, along with many nieces, nephews, and cousins.  He has several late siblings who each hold a special place in his heart.

He was  loving, charming, and would always greet you with a big smile and a hug/kiss.  He loved to fish, play pool, dance to country music, and loved his western TV shows.  He lived a simple, good life, similar to how he grew up on the farm.

His funeral will be held on Tuesday April 3, 2018 at 9 a.m. from the Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald-Zembruski Funeral Home, 240 North Main Street, Naugatuck, to St. Anthony’s Church, 4 Union City Road, Prospect, for a Mass of Christian  Burial at 10 a.m.   Burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday evening from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home.  To send an on-line condolence, please visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com

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