Roland CÔTÉ

Roland Côté, of Hearst The funeral service for Hearst area campgrounds entrepreneur Roland Côté of Lac Ste-Thérèse, 62, was held Jan. 12, 2008. He died Jan. 9 at Notre-Dame Hospital following a four-month battle with cancer. Born July 19, 1945 in Mattice, he came to the Hearst area as a youngster. He was since 1993 owner of the family-run Le Ranch du Lac snowmobile-and-camp grounds facilities along the lake’s southwest shore. Predeceased by his brothers Léo, Gérard, Lucien and Joseph Côté and sisters Symone Lessard and Thérèse Vienneau, he leaves his wife Rollande (née Lemay) Côté, daughter Carole (Éric) Baillargeon, and a son Bob (Nancy Leduc) Côté, all of Hearst. Also surviving are his sisters Jeanine (Armand) Samson of Hearst and Laurette (David) Bois of Fort Frances, a brother Raymond (Pierrette) of Lauretteville, Qué., and granddaughters Jessica, Erika and Alexanne. Cremation took place prior to the service directed by Rev. Rémi Lessard at Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption Cathedral. Commemorative donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.