William ‘Bill’ Roger Van Nieuwenhuyze
N. GROSVENORDALE — William (Bill) Roger Van Nieuwenhuyze, 93, of North Grosvenordale passed away peacefully on Aug. 27, 2025, as he was entering hospice care.
Bill was born Aug. 18, 1932, in Providence, son of Roger Dorlait Van Nieuwenhuyze and Alice (LeBoeuf) Van Nieuwenhuyze Dwyer. He was married to the love of his life, Helen (Belhumeur) on April 28, 1956, and they remained together for 64 years.
He leaves his children Lynn and Louis Davis of N. Grosvenordale/Scottsdale, Linda Van Nieuwenhuyze of N. Grosvenordale/Phoenix, Debra and Joe Petrick of Henniker, N.H., Wendy Van Kirk and Tom Thurlow of Putnam, William S Van Nieuwenhuyze of Meriden, and Jennifer and Gary Gomes of Dudley; 15 grandchildren —Hillary Davis, Alex Davis, Beatrice DeSabatino and Sean Higgins, Andrew DeSabatino and Gina, Chris and Courtney Petrick, William and Colleen Petrick, Joey Petrick, Charlie Petrick, Lindsay Van Kirk and Nathan Graham, Aubrey Van Kirk, Ronald and Taylor Kong, William Van Nieuwenhuyze, Laratee Van Nieuwenhuyze, Kaelin Andersen, and Quinn Andersen and Rebecca Torres. 6 great-grandchildren —Talis Petrick, Nessa Petrick, Lily Petrick, Ryan Petrick, Flora and Penny Graham; his brother Robert (Bob) Van Nieuwenhuyze; brother-in-law Robert Belhumeur and Cathy, sister-in-law Lorraine and Richard Eramo, nieces: Julie and Gerry Galleshaw, Joanne Sykes, Paula and Gary Elsmore, Susan Ferland, nephews: Jim and Shera, David and Linda, and Bobby and Jodie Van Nieuwenhuyze, David Gagne, Michael and Robyn Ferland, his Home Depot family: Michaela, Lee, Pam, Branca, and friends Merrill and Dottie Seney, Mike Tomany, Samantha, Rosemary, Nicole. He was predeceased by his wife Helen Van Nieuwenhuyze; his sister Louise Taupier; parents Roger and Alice, brother-in-law John Taupier, sister-in-law Marilyn Van Nieuwenhuyze, sister-in-law Georgette Ferland, brother-in-law Gene Ferland, and sons-in-law John Van Kirk and Kevin Andersen.
Interment will be private. Donations: Thompson Ecumenical Empowerment Group (TEEG), 15 Thatcher Road. N. Grosvenordale, CT 06255. Gilman and Valade Funeral Homes and Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam.
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