At the Campbellton Regional Hospital on Tuesday January 18, 2011 at the age of 79 after a long battle against cancer has passed away Mr. Alonzo Diotte. He will be sadly missed by his wife Helen of 54 years, daughter Lynn (Jocelyn Landry), his grand-daughters Manon (Marc-André Ouellette) and Natalie (Dave Shalala) from Fredericton, NB, great grandchildren Olivia and Jasmine (Ouellette) and Myles (Shalala), his sisters Sylvia (late Roland) Durette from Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Clarisse (late Claude) Landry from Toronto ON, his brother Johnny (Christina) from New Richmond, QC, sisters-in-law Della Parker Bujold, Laurette (Robert) Durette, Annette (Dave) Allingham, Jackie (late Rod) Legacy, Raymonde (late Cyrille) Benoit and Jerry (late Fred) Benoit, his brothers-in-law Arthur (Jackie) Benoit, all from Campbellton and Antonio DesRosiers (late Simone) from Montreal QC. Also by many nieces, nephews and friends. He was predeceased by his parents John and Bertha Diotte.
The funeral mass was held on Saturday January 22nd, 2011 in Our Lady of Snows Church, Campbellton and officiated by Father Claude Benoit assisted by Father Wilfred Benoit with burial in the parish cemetery later in the spring. Pallbearers were Jean-Guy Bernard, Scott Legacy, Derrick Deware, Ed Benoit, Marc-André Ouellette and Dave Shalala. Funeral arrangements were in the care of Maher's Funeral Home, Campbellton. Please join us in remembering Mr. Alonzo Diotte by visiting our Memorial at www.maherfuneralhomes.com Through this site, we invite you to share your thoughts and fond memories with our family.