Hoosick Falls – Freddie Bouplon, 71, passed away peacefully at his home after being diagnosed with mesothelioma in May of 2014. Nothing was more important to him than his wife, Barbara Ann (Powers) Bouplon. They celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on July 3, 2014, with their children and grandchildren, at Hedges Lake.
Born on December 14, 1943, in Hoosick Falls, NY, Freddie was the son of the late Edward A. and Mary Alice (Winegard) Bouplon. He was a proud member of the St. Mary’s Academy Class of 1962. He joined the United States Marine Corps on August 31, 1962, and served for 3½ years, Semper Fi. Freddie was a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America 370, now local 291. He retired in 2000. Freddie was involved in raising AKC German Shepherds for a number of years. He was the boy’s basketball coach at St. Mary’s Academy in the 1970s. He worked part time as a police officer for the Hoosick Falls Police Department and was involved in the Pioneer Fish & Game Club, Boy Scout Troops #65 and #63, a member of the VFW, and he was an avid fan of girl’s softball, Diet Pepsi and the Beach Boys.
Freddie was a devoted husband, father, grandfather (Pa), brother and friend. In addition to his loving wife Barbara, Freddie leaves behind daughters, Mary and husband Paul Haynes, Jr., Emily and Eliza Bouplon and Hannah and husband Eric Reinhard, and a son, Edward and wife Lauren Bouplon. Pa loved his grandchildren, Jessica and Lucy K. Haynes and Elin, Ryker, Lars, Tristan and Haley Reinhard. Freddie also leaves behind his brother, Edward and wife Kitty Bouplon, his sister, Susan Bouplon, and several nieces and nephews. Freddie has left this world to join his sister Marie, whose husband was Jim Nealon, and his parents, Edward and Mary.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Saturday, January 31, at 11 am from the Immaculate Conception Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Military Honors will follow the Mass at Wood Park. Relatives and friends may call at the Church on Saturday from 9 am until the start of the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to either the Karen and Molly McGovern Memorial Fund or the SVMC Renal Dialysis Annual Picnic through the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, New York, 12090, which is handling the arrangements.
Freddie’s family would like to extend their sincere gratitude to his “Angels” at the SVMC Renal Dialysis Unit in Bennington, VT, for taking such good care of him these past three years and to Elizabeth Hanlon, his hospice nurse, for making him comfortable these past few months.