George Henry La Prade, Jr.

My Dad enjoyed motorcycle riding when he was young. He would often ride to Nova Scotia with Ernie Burgeson Sr. to visit family and friends. He worked in construction for many years as well as the Cranberry Industry. I think the story I've been told that sticks out the most is the one about Dad working at the Grain Mill when he was young. He would put a bag of grain on each shoulder and then a third in his TEETH and carry them up stairs. Well I always wondered if that story was "stretched" a little bit until the day I ran into one of his childhood friends and we got talking. That story came up and his eyes got wide and he said, " That's a true story, I saw it with my own eyes!" By the way, those grain bags weighed 100 lbs each! Too bad I didn't inherit those strong teeth. : )

George LaPrade Jr. The Enterprise 10/18/2011 George "Jake" LaPrade Jr., 82, died unexpectedly in his sleep Saturday at the Park Place Nursing Home in Hyde Park. Jake was born in Bridgewater, May 2, 1929. He attended school and was a lifelong resident in the town of Bridgewater. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and worked in construction and helped build the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Brockton. He also worked in the cranberry industry and owned his own business. He was an avid gardener and was well-known around town for his butter and sugar corn. He enjoyed motorcycle riding and was a pilot. He loved to fly both in a Piper Cub and later in life, model planes. A lover of animals, he had many pets. Jake built his own home next to the one he grew up in on Auburn Street with the help of his father and brother. He was the loving father of Mrs. Joseph (Marion) Rosenfield of Bridgewater and Joanne Farnham of Bridgewater and Quincy. He was the son of the late George H. Sr. and Clara M. (Pfrang) LaPrade of Bridgewater; brother to Mrs. William (Elsie) Wood of Halifax and the late Mrs. Florindo (Christine) Balboni of West Bridgewater, Bernice Robbins of Carver and Richard C. LaPrade Sr. of Bridgewater. Fondly remembered as Grandpa Jake by his grandchildren, Joseph III, Andrew, Joshua, Crystal Rosenfield and Richard Farnham, all of Bridgewater. He was great-Grandpa Jake to Dustin and Marissa Rosenfield; and uncle to many nieces and nephews. Funeral at the Prophett-Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 98 Bedford St., Bridgewater, Thursday, Oct. 20, at 10 a.m., followed by a burial at Mt. Prospect Cemetery, Bridgewater. Friends and family are invited to a visitation period Wednesday evening from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Jake to the Standish Humane Society, P.O. Box 634, Duxbury, MA 02331. For directions and online guest book, visit www.ccgfuneralhome.com. Prophett-Chapman Cole & Gleason 508-697-4332