He was born and raised in Sanford on April 4, 1927, one of six children of Rosa and Romeo Chabot. He was a hard-working man that started work at a young age on the family dairy farm and delivering papers. As soon as he was of age, he volunteered to serve our country in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Upon returning from the service, he finished high school and attended the Pennsylvania Institute School of Trades to become a commercial bricklayer. This work brought him to Philadelphia; New York; Hartford, Connecticut; Portland, Maine; and parts of Canada to construct office buildings and hospitals.
Once he retired from work he became an avid golfer. He very much enjoyed his time playing at the Sanford Country Club on the Seniors League. Fern was also very strong in his Catholic faith, attending St. Ignatius and later Holy Family Parish.
In 1968, Fern was briefly married to Pauline Grondin Clark and had his only child, Rebecca (Engle), who survives him along with her husband, David, their children, Rachel and Alexandra, and grandson, Silas. Also surviving are: his brother, Valde Chabot; sisters, Cecile Shea, Teresa Angers and Mariette Rossignol; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by both parents and younger brother, George Chabot.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at St. Therese of Lisieux Parish, Holy Family Church, Sanford. Burial with military honors will follow at the Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Springvale.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, 580 Main St., Springvale.
Condolences may be expressed at www.blackfuneralhomes.com.
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