Joseph (Double) LeBlanc
Lieu de naissance : Glace Bay, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Lieu de décès : Glace Bay, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Date de décès : 25 avril 2009
Joseph LeBlanc, 70, of Glace Bay, passed away Saturday evening, April 25, 2009, at home.
Born in Glace Bay, he was the son of the late Michael and Martha (Peterson) LeBlanc.
Joseph was a member of St. Anthony’s Church, Glace Bay. He was employed with Devco for 27 years retiring from Lingan Colliery. Joseph enjoyed hunting, fishing, dancing and having a beer at the RCL Branch 3, Glace Bay, where he was a member. But mostly, he will be remembered as a very caring and compassionate father who loved his family.
Joseph is survived by his four daughters, Sherry LeBlanc, at home, Judy Antonello (Aaron), Howie Center, Beatrice LeBlanc (Jamie), Surrey, B.C., Janice LeBlanc (Dave), Glace Bay; and one son, Michael LeBlanc (Jessica), Glace Bay. He is also survived by one sister, Catherine (Mrs. Alfred MacDonald), Birch Grove; five grandchildren, Mikey LeBlanc, who was like a son to Joseph, John Edward, Jordon, Emily and Cameron. Joseph will be sadly missed by his best friends, Harold Cole and Joey Gillis.
He was predeceased by his first wife, the former Wanda Kelloway and a son, Joey.
Cremation will take place followed by a visitation Wednesday evening from 6-9 p.m. at the V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 16 Reserve St., Glace Bay. The funeral mass officiated by Rev. Conrad Edwards is Thursday morning at 10 a.m. in St. Anthony’s Church, Glace Bay, followed by interment in the parish cemetery. Reception will take place in the parish hall.
Family flowers only, donations in memory of Joseph may be made to Palliative Care.
Online condolences to the family can be expressed at www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
