LeBLANC, CYRUS - 1918 - 2013 - Cyrus LeBlanc, 94, of Bouctouche Bay, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at the Stella Maris de Kent Hospital, Sainte-Anne de Kent on Tuesday, February 12th, 2013. He was married to the late Marie-Thérèse (Baÿ) LeBlanc (1991). Born in Rexton, he was the son of the late Joseph and the late Elodie (Gallant) LeBlanc. Cyrus was a veteran of WWII, and served with the 22nd Maisonneuve regiment overseas from 1939 to 1945. He will be sadly missed by his four children; Marie-Jeanne Babin (Brian) of Rexton, Maria LeBlanc (Paul-Emile) of Shediac, Jean-Paul (Jacinte) of Richiboucto and Guy (Lucille) of Sainte-Marie de Kent, nine grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, a son-in-law Albert Richard and several nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by one daughter; Rose-Marie (2006), three sisters; Emma, Amanda and Emilia, and five brothers; Ovila, Théodore, Richard, Edgar and Antoine Edmond.
Visitations will be held at Maillet Funeral Home, 29 rue de l’église, Bouctouche on Thursday, February 14th, 2013 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 and on Friday from 9 to 10:45 am. Funeral Mass will be held at the Saint-Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church, Bouctouche on Friday, February 15th, 2013 at 11:00 am with interment in the parish cemetery in the spring. In Cyrus’s memory donations can be made to the Children’s Wish Foundation. Funeral arrangements are in the professional care of Maillet Funeral Home, Bouctouche. www.mailletfuneralhome.ca