Fernand PERRON

After a five month illness, Fernand Perron of Earlton died August 13, 2005 at the Englehart and District Hospital. He was born in Earlton on September 30, 1921 to Télesphore and Régina Perron. Mr. Perron, a member of St-Jean Baptiste Church, married Gabrielle Gagnon in New Liskeard on October 19, 1948. He worked for Ontario Northland Railway and was a very generous, outgoing and kind person who loved everyone. He is survived by his wife Gabrielle Gagnon; children Annette (René Rivard) of Timmins, Lise (Renald Hamelin) of Notre-Dame-du-Nord, Quebec, Jocelyne (Pierre Maltais) of Oakville and Claudette (Gaetan) of Guigues; grandchildren Stephane and Marco Perron and their mother Joanne St-Georges, Claude, Serge and Nancy Rivard, Josie, Martin and Daniel Hamelin, David, Stéphanie and Jean-Francois Barrett and their father Cyrille Barrette, and Julie Maltais; four great-grandchildren; siblings Lucien, Marcel, Rollande, Gilberte, Jeannette, Thérèse and Cécile; brothers- and sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews and many friends. Mr. Perron was predeceased by his sons Jean-Paul and Ronald. The funeral was arranged by McDonald Funeral Home in Englehart with the service conducted August 16 at St. Jean Baptiste Church. Father Gilles Leblanc officiated. Pallbearers were Stéphane Perron, Marc Perron, Claude Rivard, Serge Rivard, Martin Hamelin and David Barrett. Burial is at the Earlton Cemetery. Relatives and friends attending the service came from Oakville, Barrie, Welland, Sorel-Tracy, Montreal, Burlington, North Bay, St. Sauveur, Ottawa, Sudbury, Timmins, Sault Ste. Marie, Ville Marie, Notre-Dame-du-Nord and Guigues. In memory contributions to the CAT Scan Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Il est entré dans le Royaume de Dieu et à retrouvé ses fils Jean-Paul et Ronald.