Paul J. Jobin

He was born in Keene, NH on July 14, 1927, the son of Joseph and Alma (Dubois) Jobin.

He grew up in Keene, attended St. Joseph Regional School and was a graduate of Keene High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stonehill College and a Master of Arts degree from Boston College. Following high school, he enlisted in the US Navy and served as a Seaman Second Class and was honorably discharged in 1948.

Paul later became a teacher at Stevens High School in Claremont where he served for thirty years. He taught Humanities and foreign languages including Latin and French. He was the chairman of the foreign language department at Stevens.

He was a communicant at St. Mary’s Church in Claremont while a resident there and was the founding member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Mary’s. While a resident in Keene he was a communicant at St. Bernard’s Church.

He is survived by three brothers; Bruno Jobin and his wife Beryl, Raymond Jobin and his wife Dorothy and Denis Jobin and his wife Pauline all of Keene, NH a sister, Claire Castagna of Keene, a sister-in-law, Lillian Jobin of Nashua, NH; many nieces, nephews, grand nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, his wife, Katherine (Ellis) Jobin, sister and brother in-law Lucienne and Arthur DeBonville; brothers and sisters-in-law, Gerard and Vera Jobin; Leo and Madeline Jobin, Robert Jobin and brother-in-law Beato “Bill” Castagna.

A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday, December 12, 2016 at St. Bernard’s Church, 185 Main Street, Keene, NH at 11:00 a.m. The Very Rev. A. Stephen Marcoux, pastor will be the celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Main Street, Keene. Family and friends are invited to call at the Foley Funeral Home, (www.foleyfuneralhome.com) 49 Court Street, Keene on Sunday afternoon, December 11, 2016 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. In place of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, c/o Parish of the Holy Spirit, 161 Main Street, Keene, NH 03431.