Alice FORTIER

Alice Veilleux , of Hearst Date of Death: July 18th, 2006 The funeral service for Hearst resident Alice (née Fortier) Veilleux, 89, was held July 21, 2006. She died July 18 at Notre-Dame Hospital following a battle with cancer. Born Sept. 23, 1916 in Ste-Justine, Dorchester, Quebec, she came to the Hallébourg area in 1936 and later to Hearst. A member of the Club soleil des aîné-e-s seniors club, she was a warm-hearted and gentle person who enjoyed playing bingo and cards. She was predeceased by her son Conrad of Hearst in 1977, husband Émile Veilleux in 1983, son-in-law Luc Veilleux of Hearst in a 1987 accident, and two sisters and two brothers. She leaves daughters Micheline (Richard) Mattiussi of Brantford, Denise (Gabriel) Bordeleau of Ottawa, and Suzanne (Joe) Carisse of Callander, and sons Lionel (Parvin) of Ottawa, Joe (Rosline) of North Bay, and Jean-Louis (Marielle) Veilleux of Nanaimo, B.C. Also surviving are her sisters Blanche Brochu, Diane Boutin and Monique Shoppoff, all of Hearst, Gemma (Laval) Poliquin of North Bay, and Laurette Audet of Ottawa, a brother Jean-Paul (Jackie) Fortier of Ottawa, and 18 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren. Rev. Sébastien Groleau directed the morning service at Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption Cathedral. Interment followed at Monsignor Pierre Grenier Cemetery. Commemorative donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and Canadian Cancer Society.