Ferdinand Bricault^[1]

Abt 1919 - Bef 2010  (~ 91 years)

• Name	Ferdinand Bricault
  Born	Abt 1919	Saginaw, Michigan
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 30 May 2010  [2]
  Person ID	I298935	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Raymond H. Bricault,   d. Bef 30 May 2010
  Mother	Anna Zito,   d. Bef 30 May 2010
  Family ID	F116994	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Beverly I. Craig,   d. 1992
  Married	15 Feb 1956
  Family ID	F116998	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1919 - Saginaw, Michigan  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, Cadillac News (MI), 2 Jun 2010. Raymond Henry Bricault Jr. obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, The Saginaw News (MI), 19 Oct 2008. Bricault , Ferdinand T. Cedar Springs, Michigan age 89, passed onto eternal life on Saturday, October 18, 2008 in Grand Rapids. Ferd was born August 22, 1919 in Saginaw, MI the son of Raymond and Anna (Zito) Bricault . He graduated from Mt. Carmel Catholic School in Saginaw in 1937, and worked for A&P Stores as a meat cutter after school hours. He worked for Saginaw Steering Gear at the outbreak of WWII making 50 caliber machine guns. Ferd joined the U.S. Navy on August 13, 1942 and became an Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class. He worked on SBD-3 Douglas Dauntless Dive Bombers and was stationed on board two different aircraft carriers; USS Monterey and the USS San Jacinto at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He was married to Beverly I. Craig in Flint, MI on February 15, 1956. They lived in Saginaw and in 1960 moved to Grand Rapids. He worked for and had retired from Monumental Life Insurance Company as a salesman and office manager. He was preceded in death by his wife Beverly in 1992; his parents; four brothers, William, Jerome, Eugene, and Robert; one sister, Loraine Owens. Surviving are three children, Terry (Gert) Herron, Michael (Cindy) Bricault , Kathryn (Allen) Bricault -Peckham; two stepsons, Thomas Hughes and Edwin Hughes; seven grandchildren, Michael Jr., Lisa, Brittany, Noel, Robbie, Patricia, Melissa; 12 great grandchildren; one sister, Lucille (Ben) Camaro; three brothers, Ray, Richard (Helen), David; many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Bliss-Witters & Pike Funeral Home, Cedar Springs, www.blisswitterspike.com. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday 11:00 at Mary Queen of Apostles, Sand Lake. Rev. Fr. Joseph W. Kenshol celebrant. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, Flint. Memorial contributions may be made to the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.