Bridget (McEachern) LeBlanc
Born In: Reserve Mines
Passed in: New Waterford
Passed on: March 15th, 2014
Bridget (McEachern) LeBlanc, 92, of LeDrew Street, New Waterford, and formerly of Reserve Mines, died peacefully on Saturday, March 15, 2014, at the New Waterford Hospital.
Born in Reserve Mines, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Catherine ‘Katie’ (Finnell) McEachern.
Bridget was a woman of strong faith. She was a member of the 3rd Order Lay Carmelite Community of St. Elijah, a CWL member and attended daily mass on a regular basis.
Bridget worked at the Tasty Treat, Heather Tavern (kitchen) and the New England Baptist Hospital in Roxbury, Massachusetts as a nurse’s aid. She was deeply loved by her family and friends and will be sadly missed by all.
Bridget is survived by one son, Joe (Karen), Windsor, Ontario; four daughters, Maureen Finlayson, Scotchtown, Yvonne McQueen, River Ryan, Ann Marie McDonald (Earl), Moncton, Karen Clements-Bedi (Amarjit), Moncton; one brother, John Angus McEachern, New Waterford; 14 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and three great - great grandchildren.
Also surviving are a sister-in-law, Hattie Chiasson, New Victoria, many nieces, nephews and a special cousin, Rev. Reginald Currie, East Bay.
Bridget was predeceased by her husband, Henry LeBlanc of Cheticamp in 1992, siblings, Roddie, Robert ‘Bobby’, Walter ‘Brother’, Roy, Mary Fraser, Catherine ‘Ca’ MacDonald, Nora ‘Nonie’ Deveaux, son-in-law, John Finlayson, two grandchildren, Stephanie Finlayson and Michael Clements.
Visitation will be held on Monday from 5-8 p.m. in the V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 380 Smith St., New Waterford. The funeral mass concelebrated by Rev. Ray Huntley and Rev. Reginald Currie will be Tuesday, 10 a.m. in St. Leonard Church. Interment in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. A reception will follow in St. Leonard Parish Hall, Convent Street.
In lieu of flowers, mass offering would be appreciated.
Online condolences to the family can be expressed at www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
Special thanks to Dr. Farrell, Dr. Peter Littlejohn and 2nd Floor staff at the New Waterford Hospital for their care and compassion.
