The death occurred peacefully, with his family by his side, at the Prince County Hospital on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, of Leonce Bernard, at the age of 69.
He was the son of the late Antonin and Emma (Cormier) Bernard. He was a devoted husband to Florence Bernard of Wellington and loving father to Michel (Giselle) Bernard, Pierre (Lynda) Bernard, Francine (Rick) Poirier and Charles (Lyanne) Bernard. Leonce is survived by brothers and sisters, Freda (Isidore) Gallant, Adrien (Claire) Bernard, Soeur Hermine Bernard, Amand (Marie) Bernard, Maria Bernard, Ronald Bernard and Leona Bernard. Grandchildren, Samuel, Patrick, Megan, Emily, Damien, Renelle and Felix. He is also survived by in-laws, Exina Richard, Wilfred (Leonie) Gallant, Glorice (Marguerite) Gallant, Dorina (Lionel) Arsenault, Geralda Gallant, Antoine Richard, Cecile (Cliff) Bernard, and numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by brother, Ernest; sister, Soeur Marie-Leonce; and brother-in-law, Robert Richard.
Resting at the Evangeline Co-op Funeral Home in Urbainville until Monday, April 1, then to the Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Church where funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Interment in the church receiving vault. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Saturday from 2-4 p.m. and on Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Members of the Wellington Legion Branch #17 will hold a Service of Remembrance at the funeral home on Sunday evening at 6:45 p.m.
Memorial donations made in his memory to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Evangeline Co-op Funeral Home Building Fund would be appreciated.

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