George T. LeGrand, Jr., 92, of Allendale Drive, North Haven, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2011 at the Masonic Health Care Center, Wallingford. He was the husband of Agnes Klimaszewski LeGrand. Born in New Haven on March 13, 1919; son of the late Thomas T. LeGrand, Sr. and Elizabeth Maher LeGrand. George served his country faithfully in the U.S. Army during WW II; had worked for Detroit Steel for 35 years and later for Waldbaum’s (A&P). George was a championship golfer having played at Alling Memorial and the former Hamden Memorial Golf Course; was a member of the Hamden Elks Lodge #2222, the American Legion Post #88 of Hamden and the Prihillian Club of North Haven. Father of Nancy LeGrand Battiste and her husband Frank of Wallingford. Grandfather of Marceline Hansen and her husband Robert, and Murray Battiste. Great-grandfather of Blake and Matthew Battiste, Paige and Payton Hansen. Predeceased by a brother Edward F. LeGrand.
Funeral Services will be conducted in the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue Tuesday morning at 10:00. Entombment will follow in the All Saints Mausoleum. The visiting hours will be Monday (TODAY) from 5 to 7 pm.