ALBERT LUDOVIC LE GRAS

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ALBERT LUDOVIC LE GRAS Peacefully and surrounded by family, at Taché Centre, in Winnipeg on April 17, 2007, Mr. Albert Le Gras, previously of St. Claude, Manitoba passed away at the age of 77 years. He leaves to mourn his wife Thérèse (née Mercier); his seven children, Suzanne (Rio), Claude, Jeannine (Gabriel), Robert, Albert Jr. (Tanya), Guy (Eileen), and Diane (Robert); his ten grandchildren, Melanie, Corey, Jason, Jennifer, Christina, Maria, Catherine, Dominic, Julie and Rebecca; and six great-grandchildren, Braedyn, Kaelyn, Marianna, Ava, Angeline and Owen; his three sisters, Henriette (Gabriel) Delaquis, Rolande (Joseph) Pelletier and Elizabeth Le Gras; three brothers, Nicolas (Rita), Fernand (Colette) and André (Ilse); two sisters-in-law, Lucina (Henri) and Ilean (Louis); and numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. He was predeceased by Emile, Henri, Louis, Armand, Rose and Roland Deshautels, Joseph Pelletier, and by his parents, Emile and Marie-Louise Le Gras (née Philippot). Albert was born on November 17, 1929 at St. Claude, Manitoba. He served as the local police constable and game warden for several years, and worked for the local creamery for 44 years, retiring in 2001. Albert loved to have his children and grandchildren come to visit, to play golf with family and friends, and to travel down South with wife Thérèse in their fifth-wheel trailer. Never one to sit still for long, Albert loved to putter around the yard and on his truck. Albert's children will remember fondly going out to bat some balls' in the schoolyard, as well as going camping every summer and the long-distance car trips across Canada. Funeral Mass will be celebrated by Father Célestin Malengu Mubaya in the St. Claude Catholic Church on Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. Interment to follow in the St. Claude Parish Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba, 6 Donald Street, Winnipeg, MB R3L 0K6. Phone (204) 949-2000 or 1-888-473-4636. The family would like to express their sincere thanks to the staff of the St. Claude Hospital and the Taché Nursing Centre for their care and compassion. Adam's Funeral Home of Notre Dame de Lourdes, Manitoba in care of arrangements. Phone 204-248-2201 or 1-888-400-2326. www.afh.ca

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Apr 20, 2007