LEBLANC, EDOAURD - 1913 – 2012 - Edouard LeBlanc, 98 of Foyer Pauline, Bouctouche, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the Stella Maris de Kent Hospital, Sainte-Anne de Kent on Thursday February 23rd, 2012. He was married to Jeanne (Boucher) LeBlanc. Born in Sainte-Marie de Kent on June 23rd, 1913, he was the son of the late Fidèle and the late Délina (Pellerin) LeBlanc. Edouard was a carpenter by trade and had a great passion for flowers. He will be sadly missed by his wife Jeanne, his daughter Murielle LeBlanc (Ovila) of Sainte-Maire de Kent, and granddaughter Sylvie. He also leaves to mourn two sisters; Rosée Nowlan (Albert) of Dieppe and Délina Bastarache of Bouctouche, one brother, Albert of Moncton and two step-brothers; Arthur Nowlan (Rita) of Coats Mills and Jim Nowlan (Irène) of Moncton, and several nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by five brothers; Emile, Edgar, Robert, Joseph and Abel, one step-brother; Johnny and three step-sisters; Liliane, May and Stella.
Visitations will be held at Maillet Funeral Home, 29 rue de l’église, Bouctouche on Sunday, February 26 from 7 to 9 and on Monday from 2 to 3:45 pm. Funeral Mass will be held at the Saint-Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church, Bouctouche on Monday, February 27th, 2012 at 4:00 pm with interment in the Sainte-Marie de Kent RC Cemetery in the spring. In Edouard’s memory donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Funeral arrangements are in the professional care of Maillet Funeral Home, Bouctouche. www.mailletfuneralhome.ca