Joseph Isidore Alpherie BEAUBIEN

Joseph A. Beaubien , Norfolk -- Joseph Isidore Alpherie Beaubien, 86, passed away Sept. 27, 2005. He was born April 4, 1919, in Woonsocket, R.I., to the late Narcisse and Mattie Barrett Beaubien. Mr. Beaubien served in the Air Force during World War II. He retired from NARF as an aviator mechanic in 1975. He was a parishioner of St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Virginia Beach. He played the trumpet for many years in various bands, enjoyed many years of square-dancing with his wife, was an avid hiker and camper especially in the mountains of Virginia and enjoyed RVing around the country and staying in Florida and Arizona in the winter. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Charlotte; two sons, Nelson and wife Frances and Dennis and wife Mary; daughter, Becky; eight grandchildren, Nichole, Elizabeth and Matthew Beaubien, Graylyn and Jared Griffith and Robert, Richard, and John Beaubien; and six great-grandchildren. The visitation will be held at Altmeyer Funeral Home Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church Friday at 11 a.m. Burial will be held at a later date. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.altmeyer.com.