Emanuel LEBLANC

A memorial service for Hearst resident Emanuel Joseph Leblanc, 75, of Place St- Paul's Court were held Dec. 14, 2001. He died Dec. 7 in Hearst. Born Feb. 21, 1926 in St-Cyprien, Rivière du Loup, Quebec, he came to the Hearst area in 1956. A longtime mill sawyer at Lecours Lumber until 1990, he enjoyed visiting friends at Notre-Dame Hospital. Predeceased by sons Martin in 1998 and Jean Pierre, this past August, he leaves his wife Jacqueline (née Levesque) LeBlanc of Hearst, sons Brian of Thunder Bay, Daniel (Marie) of Hearst, Mario (Sylvie) of CFB Borden, and Jacques of Ottawa. Also surviving are sisters Laurianne Bégin of Lots-Renversés, Mireille St-Onge of St-Jacques, New Brunswick, and Jeanne D'Arc LeBlanc of Baie Comeau, Quebec, brothers Lionel of Ottawa, Donald of Windsor and Julien of Baie Comeau, as well as 10 grandchildren and a great granddaughter. Cremation was done at Hillcrest Crematorium in Matheson.