Roger Deveau
Lieu de naissance : Cheticamp, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Lieu de décès : SYDNEY, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Date de décès : 26 avril 2011
Roger Daniel Deveau, 70 of Cheticamp, died Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at the An Cala Palliative Care Unit, Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney.
Born in Cheticamp, he was the son of the late Henry and Marie Therese (Cormier) Deveau.
Roger was a member of International Brotherhood of Boilermakers local for 48 years (as a welder and instructor). He was co-owner of the former Industrial Welding Ltd. Roger was also a founding member of Cabot Trail Arena and a NIRCA board member.
His hobbies included golfing, hockey, hunting, fourwheeling and motorcycling. He was well liked among his co-workers, friends and family.
Roger will be sadly missed by his best friend and brother, Raymond.
Roger is survived by his wife, Hughena (MacKinnon) Deveau; children, Lise (Bruno) Gaudent, Cheticamp, Maurice (Julie) Deveau, Chatham, Ont., Michelle (Jules) Chiasson, Cheticamp, Roger ‘JR’ Deveau, Sydney; grandchildren, Jeannot, Mario Chiasson; stepchildren, Jimmy (Monica) Jeffers, Sydney, Mary Noelle Skelly, Toronto, Sandy Jeffers, Sydney; step-grandchildren, Amanda, Ashley, Amy, James, Alexander, Brianna, Kaitlyn; one brother, Raymond (Beatrice) Deveau, Cheticamp; three sisters, Patricia Chiasson, Jeanne (Arthur) Williams, both of Mississauga, Ont. and Diane Deveau, Toronto.
He was predeceased by one stepson, Bobby Jeffers.
Visistation will be held at Cheticamp Funeral Home today (Thursday) 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.. Funeral mass will be celebrated Friday, 10:30 a.m. at St. Peter’s Church, Cheticamp, Fr. Peter LeBllanc officiating. Interment in the parish cemetery.
Donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society, Palliative Care Unit of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital or a charity of your choice.
