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BERNARD MARTEL
Born: Apr 29, 1923
Date of Passing: Oct 26, 2003
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryBERNARD MARTEL It is with great sadness that we, the family, announce the passing of our husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. With his family by his side, Bernard Martel of Saint-Leon passed away at the age of 80 at the Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Hospital, Sunday October 26, 2003. Bernard laisse pour cherir sa memoire son epouse Odile Martel (nee Rondeau) apres 57 ans de mariage; quatorze enfants: Paulette, Claude (Angie), Roselyne (Roger Duclos), Gilles (Monique), Francine (Peter Vande Graaf), Michel, Suzanne (Claude Remillard), Eugene, Charles (Diane), Monique, Lucie (Serge Gascon), Carole (Bob Saelens), Marina (Gilles Chabbert), Denise; trente-six petits enfants; quatre arriere petits enfants, ses belles soeurs Cecile (feu Gabriel) Labossiere, Analda (feu Antonin) Rondeau, Emma (feu Rene) Rondeau, et de nombreux neveux et nieces. Il est alle rejoindre sa mere Donalda (1944) et son pere Pierre (1967), ses soeurs Denise (1912), Louise (1921), Flore (1967) et ses freres Charles (1922), Gustave (1992) et Rene (1995). Bernard est ne a Saint-Leon le 29 avril 1923, fils de Pierre Martel et Donalda Marion. Il demeura a la ferme jusquen 1990 lorsquil demenagea au village de Saint-Leon. Bernard aimait cultiver la ferme familiale et etait implique jusqua ses derniers jours. Bernard avait un grand sens dhumour et aimait beaucoup taquiner les enfants et meme les adultes. Il avait une relation tres speciale avec ses petits enfants. Bernard aimait se divertir au Casino et au billard, mais son passe-temps prefere etait de jouer aux cartes - une bonne partie de 500!! Prayers will be held at Adams Funeral Home in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, MB on Wednesday October 29, 2003 at 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the Saint-Leon Roman Catholic Church on Thursday October 30, 2003 at 2 p.m., with Father Celestin Malengu Mubaya presiding. Interment will be held in the Saint-Leon cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Manitoba Lung Association, 629 McDermot Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3A 1P6. Adams Funeral Home of Notre Dame de Lourdes, Manitoba in care of arrangements. Phone 248-2201 or 1-888-400-2326. www.afh.ca.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 29, 2003