Alphée Saulnier, 78 of Sainte-Marie de Kent, passed away on Saturday, May 15th, 2010 at the Dr. Georges L Dumont Hospital, Moncton. He was married to Rose-Marie (LeBlanc) Saulnier. Born in Bouctouche on May 19th, 1931, he was the son of the late Joseph and the late Ida (LeBlanc) Saulnier. He will be sadly missed by his wife Rose-Marie; his six children, Elda Minnick (Robert) of Bradford, ON. Annette Caissie (Vincent) of Riverview, Janine Gauvin (Léo-Paul) of Saint-Antoine, Paul (Joanne) of Notre-Dame, Léo (Jeannine) of Celista, BC, and Gary (Eleonore) of Sainte-Marie de Kent, his eight grandchildren and one great grandson Cody. Also to mourn him, his seven sisters, Laura Cormier (Aurèle) of Saint-Antoine, Jeannine Thébeau (Leon) of Irishtown, Irène Cormier of Moncton, Stella LeBlanc (Roger) of Sainte-Marie de Kent, Maria LeBlanc (Yvon), Diane Cormier (Normand) both of Bouctouche, Madeleine LeBlanc of Bradford, ON; five brothers, Gerard (Benita), Gerald (Annette), Laurie (Andréa) all of Bouctouche, Joe (Berthe) of McKees Mill, Ronnie (Kathy) of Arizona and several nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by two sons in infancy, one grandson Cody, two sisters, Marie, Elda, and four brothers, Willie, Joseph, Arthur and Jean-Paul.
At the request of the family there will be no visitation at the funeral home. Funeral Mass will be held at the Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel Roman Catholic Church, Sainte-Marie de Kent on Wednesday May 19th, 2010 at 7:00 pm. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
In Alphée's memory donations can be made to the Dr Georges L Dumont Hospital Foundation.
Funeral arrangements are in the professional care of Maillet Funeral Home, Bouctouche www.mailletfuneralhome.ca