BOURQUE, AURELE - 1916 - 2012 - Aurele Bourque, 95, of Auberge du Soleil, Dieppe and formerly of Moncton and Shediac, NB, passed away, on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012, at the Moncton Hospital. Born in Alexandrina, NB, he was the son of the late Adelard and the late Suzanne (née: Landry) Bourque. Aurele was an electrician with No. 5 Canadian Forces Base, Moncton for 7 years, then with the Canadian National Railways, retiring in 1979 with 28 years of service in Campbellton and Moncton. He was a veteran of the Second World War, stationed in Rivers, Manitoba and served overseas with the Royal Canadian Air Force, 2nd Tacticle Regiment from 1944 to 1945. He attended the Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Shediac, member of Shediac Branch No. 33 and Moncton Branch No. 6 Royal Canadian Legion, Shediac Club D’Age d’Or, Candle Pin Bowling and Shediac Lawn Bowling Associations. He is survived by one daughter, Jeannette (Yvon) Babin of Moncton; two sons: Robert (Diane) of Riverview and George of Moncton; two sisters: Rita Cormier-Estabrooks of Moncton and Thérèse Roy of Dieppe; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Irene (née: Cormier) in 1980; one infant daughter, Marie-Ann; three sisters: Stella, Lina and Laura and also by three brothers: Guillaume, Edgar and Raymond.
Visitation will be held from the Chartersville Funeral Home, 363 Amirault Street, Dieppe, NB (857-1901) on Friday from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 pm. Funeral service will be celebrated from the Chartersville Funeral Home Chapel, Dieppe, NB on Saturday, February 18th, 2012 at 10: 30 am. Interment at Notre-Dame-du-Calvaire Cemetery, Dieppe, NB. Donations to Friends of the Moncton Hospital would be appreciated by the family. The family wish to thank the management and staff of Auberge du Soleil; Drs. Thomas Frenette and Isabelle Larouche as well as the Palliative Care Unit of the Moncton Hospital. www.chartersville.com