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Roméo Blanchard

1947-2018

Roméo Blanchard

POINTE-SAPIN, NB – Romeo Blanchard 71, of Pointe-Sapin passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Center, Moncton.  Born in Fontaine, he was the son of the late Nazaire Blanchard and Domine (Doucet) Blanchard of Saint-Louis.  Before retiring, Romeo was a fisherman.  He loved fishing, hunting, playing cards, bowling, darts and music.

Romeo will be sadly missed by his wife Baselice (Landry) Blanchard of Pointe-Sapin; one daughter, Eva Richard (Gaetan) of Dieppe; two sons, Elmo Blanchard (Nancy) of St. Charles and Bernard Blanchard (Rachel) of Pointe-Sapin; his mother, Domine Blanchard of St. Louis; as well as by his seven grandchildren, Jonathan, Denis, Julie, Mario, Sébastien, Alysha and Yanik.

He is also survived by seven sisters, Edmée Belliveau (Yvon) of Dieppe, Corinne Pellerin (Donald) of Bathurst, Dora Blanchard of St. Louis, Marie Blanchard (Allison) of St. Louis, Pauline Boucher (Noé) of Ste. Anne de Kent, Alphonsine Blanchard of Moncton and Stella Proulx (Stéphane) of Oromocto; eight brothers, Antoine (Aline) of Aldouane, Henri (Aline) of Ottawa, ON, Benoit of St. Louis, Norbert (Jeannine) of Dieppe, Clarence (Berthe) of Kouchibouguac, Joseph (Odette) of Kouchibouguac, Eric (Brian) of St. Ignace, Robert (Martine) of Aldouane; and many nieces and nephews.

Besides his father, he was predeceased by two infant sisters, Eva and Eva.

 

The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to Romeo’s brother Norbert who graciously donated a kidney to Romeo, extending his life by 32 years. The family would also like to thank the staff of the 4C and 4F floors at the Dr.-Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre for the excellent care provided to Romeo.

 

Visitation will be held at Thompson Memorial Home, Saint-Louis-de-Kent on Sunday from 2-4 & 7-9 pm and Monday from 2:00 pm until departure for the funeral.  A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 4:00 pm, St. Louis des Français Roman Catholic Church, Saint-Louis-de-Kent.  Donations in Romeo’s memory may be made to the Kidney Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society. 

Arrangements are in the professional care of Thompson’s Funeral Home, Richibucto (523-4252).

Service Date
Monday, April 30, 2018
Service Time
4:00pm
Service Location
Saint-Louis-des-Français Roman Catholic Church, Saint-Louis-de-Kent

Visitation
Sunday, April 29th, 2018
Visitation Time
2-4 & 7-9pm, Monday, 2:00pm until departure
Visitation Location
Thompson's Memorial Home, Saint-Louis-de-Kent

Requested Charity
Kindney Foundation or Canadian Cancer Society