Antonio FILLION

Antonio Fillion , of Hearst Death: May 14th, 2004 The funeral service for Hearst resident Antonio Fillion, 77, of Ninth St. was held May 18, 2004. He died May 14 in Hearst. Born Oct. 5, 1926 in Mattice, he had been active with Mattice minor hockey and enjoyed sports, baseball, tennis and hockey, golf, bowling and coaching. He leaves his wife Thérèse Fillion of Hearst, daughters Linda (Alan Pope), Lorraine, Diane (Kevin) Murphy, Denise, Pauline and Yolaine (Bruno Thomas) Fillion, and sons Marcel (Nicole Roy), Maurice (Diane Barrette) and Gilles Fillion. Also surviving are his sisters Marianne Paquette, Germaine (Benny) Bégin, Hélène Kerr, Emilienne Dion, and a brother Léon Fillion, as well as 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Rev. Rémi Lessard directed the service at Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Cathedral. Interment is to follow at Monsignor Grenier Cemetery. Funeral director was the Salon Lafrance Funeral Home. Commemorative donations may be made to the Parkinson Society of Canada. Published on May 19th, 2004