Normand H. LeBlanc 1937 - 2009 Bouctouche - Normand H. LeBlanc (Norm), 71, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday, May 18 at the Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Bouctouche on August 15th, 1937, he was the son of the late Hector and Elise (Doucet) LeBlanc. Normand owned and operated 'Le restaurant la Sagouine' (formerly Norm's take-out) along with his wife for 35 years. Normand was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother who will be sadly missed by his wife of 44 years (May 21st), Fernande (Arsenault) LeBlanc and his four daughters who loved him very much: Mariette LeBlanc (Claude), Monique LeBlanc and Jocelyne LeBlanc (Jason) of Bouctouche, and Gisèle LeBlanc-Melanson (Stéphane) of Cocagne. He will also be greatly and sadly missed by his grandchildren who were his pride and joy: Monette (Ghislain), Gabrielle (Bernard), Katelyn, Alyssa, Danika, Madisson and Maya. Normand would have been a great-grandfather to the first boy in the family in July 2009. He is also survived by six sisters: Viola Richard (late Jean-Eude), Doris Champagne (late Marcel), Bernadette Cormier (Raoul), Antoinette Maillet and Hectorine Takala (Clyde) all of Mass. and Hugette LeBlanc (Elmo) of Bouctouche; four brothers: Bernandin (Lorraine) and Sylvio of Mass., Antoine (Jolène) of Bouctouche and Jean-Claude of Moncton. Besides his parents, Normand was predeceased by an infant sister, one brother, Aldéric (ti-boy) and two nieces, Linda and Lisa. As requested by family, there will be no visitation. Funeral service will take place at the St-Jean-Baptiste Roman Catholic Church in Bouctouche on Friday, May 22 at 11 am. The family would like to thank the staff from the Oncology Centre at the Dr.Georges-L.-Dumont Hospital as well as Dr. Witlock for their services throughout the 11 years Normand was receiving treatments, also thank you to Dr. Denise Gallant and the staff at the Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital in Ste-Anne-de-Kent for their wonderful services the past few months. The Family would also like to thank Marie Juliette, Père Mercier and Père Léopaul LeBlanc. In lieu of flowers, as per Normand's wishes, donations to the Leon Richard Oncology Centre or the Palliative Care Unit at the Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital would be greatly appreciated by the family. Condolences in the guest book are welcomed at: www.funerairepassagefuneral.ca Funeral arrangement under the professional care of Coopérative Funéraire Passage Funeral Co-operative, 3754, Route 134, Shediac Bridge, NB E4R 1T3 Tel: (506) 532-1050 Toll free: 1-888-532-1050