(1955-2010) - SAINT-LOUIS-DE-KENT, NB - Adolphe LeBlanc, 78, of St. Ignace passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at the Villa Maria after a lengthy illness, on Sunday, November 28th, 2010. Born in Richibouctou-Village, he was the son of the late Alphonse and the late Eva (Leger) LeBlanc. Adolphe was the founder and president of Maritime Gypsum Product Ltd., Notre-Dame-de-Kent. Adolphe will be sadly missed by his loving wife of 53 years; Yvonne (née Richard) of St. Ignace, his daughter; Marie Paule (Alonzo) Allain of Ste-Marie-de-Kent, his three sons; Roger (Sylvia), Omer and Claude (Joanne) all of Notre-Dame-de-Kent, his six grandchildren; Isabelle, Natalie, Mireille, Nicole, Monica and Eric, his four great grandchildren; Samantha, Jolaine, Thomas and Melissa; his nine brothers and six sisters; Bertha (late Adeodat) Arsenault, Alcide (Alice), Abel (Gemma), Marie (Léandre) Richard, Jeannine (Euclide) Richard, Gérard (Ida), Rhéal (Jeannette), Alphonsine (Vincent) Allain all of Richibouctou-Village, Annette (Willie) Saulnier of Moncton, Léontine of the Manoir St-Jean-Baptiste of Bouctouche, Yvon and Raoul of the Villa Maria, St. Louis, Elias (Feue Geneva), Léo (Andréa) of Richibucto, Zoël (feue Doris) of Shediac, as well as his many nieces and nephews. Other than by his parents, Adolphe is predeceased by an infant daughter.
Resting at Thompson's Memorial Home, St. Louis with visitation on Tuesday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9, and Wednesday from 2 pm until departure for the funeral. A Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 at 4:00 pm at the Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola Roman Catholic Church, Saint Ignace, followed by interment in the parish cemetery. If so desired donations to the Alzheimer's Society would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements in care of Thompson's Funeral Home, Richibucto (523-4252).