Wilfred Charles Cyr Jr.

Wilfred Charles Cyr, Jr. 100 years young, passed away after a short illness at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester New Hampshire on Sunday, May 11, 2025. Wilfred was born on June 9, 1924 in Waterville, Maine to Wilfred C. Cyr and Melvina M. Cyr. Wilfred attended St. Francis de Sales parochial school where he learned to play hockey with the brothers with the nuns of the school as cheerleaders. Wilfred was the youngest child of six. The eldest was his sister Lilian, then his brother Guy, then his sister Germaine Poulin, his sister Theresa Lacroix and his brother Bob. At Waterville High School he played baseball and hockey. He received his letter “W” for hockey. He was chosen to be the starting left fielder for the team for his senior year but was drafted by the Army during World War II as a junior in high school at the age of eighteen. He served as a private first-class during World War II in Europe from March 17th, 1943 and was honorably discharged on December 20th, 1945. He served as part of the 776th...