Obituary for Leo Fontaine
C’est avec le cœur lourd que nous annonçons le décès de Léo; parti paisiblement dans son sommeil après un courageux combat contre le cancer, le jeudi 15 décembre 2022 à l’Hôpital St Boniface.
Léo laisse dans le deuil son épouse Diane (née Lussier), ses enfants Roxanne (Dallas Paul), Stéphane (Jillian) et Marc (Jennifer); ses petits-enfants Benoît, Joël, Tristen James, Daxton, Jordan, Bailey, Mac et Kennedy.
Léo was predeceased by his parents André and Eveline (née Lagassé). Also left to mourn his passing are his siblings, Laurette (Eugène Leblanc), Denise (Don VanWalleghem), Lena (Marcel Champagne), Marcel (Betty), Gisèle (Gerald Stoesz), Henri (Kathryn), Pauline (Don Beavis), his in-laws, Claude and Pauline Lussier, Ginette Lussier and Russ Hardy as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Léo aimait beaucoup les sports soit à regarder ou à y participer; ses préférés étant le hockey et le golf. Léo made many friends through his sports; enjoying the antics of his hockey teammates of “Charlie’s Angels” but his proudest hockey season was playing alongside his grandsons. Léo was definitely the oldest on the team bragging he kept up with those young players… if only for a minute. During the summer, his favourite pastime was feeling the freedom of the road and enjoying the scenery on his motorcycle.
The family wishes to thank his childhood friend Gerry Bibeau for the weekly phone calls encouraging him and making him laugh. We also wish to thank the Palliative Care team at home and at the St Boniface Hospital for the care and compassion they showed him and us.
Respecting Léo’s wishes, cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will be held on December 29, 2022 at 11 am at E. J. Coutu & Co, 680 Archibald St.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Léo’s memory to Manitoba Down Syndrome Society or Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Winnipeg.
To view the video recording of the service you may click on the Photos & Video link and click on "watch webcast", or you may also copy/paste this link into your browser to watch the service recording:
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/8DGfIpK_ZxGPs-eYAtOmS1Ip8BRn1_ogs152J9CC8fPpvGVQjv2dggWf3oHzBIbO.X1mMw99GMHfhHQS7?startTime=1672333129000
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Léo laisse dans le deuil son épouse Diane (née Lussier), ses enfants Roxanne (Dallas Paul), Stéphane (Jillian) et Marc (Jennifer); ses petits-enfants Benoît, Joël, Tristen James, Daxton, Jordan, Bailey, Mac et Kennedy.
Léo was predeceased by his parents André and Eveline (née Lagassé). Also left to mourn his passing are his siblings, Laurette (Eugène Leblanc), Denise (Don VanWalleghem), Lena (Marcel Champagne), Marcel (Betty), Gisèle (Gerald Stoesz), Henri (Kathryn), Pauline (Don Beavis), his in-laws, Claude and Pauline Lussier, Ginette Lussier and Russ Hardy as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Léo aimait beaucoup les sports soit à regarder ou à y participer; ses préférés étant le hockey et le golf. Léo made many friends through his sports; enjoying the antics of his hockey teammates of “Charlie’s Angels” but his proudest hockey season was playing alongside his grandsons. Léo was definitely the oldest on the team bragging he kept up with those young players… if only for a minute. During the summer, his favourite pastime was feeling the freedom of the road and enjoying the scenery on his motorcycle.
The family wishes to thank his childhood friend Gerry Bibeau for the weekly phone calls encouraging him and making him laugh. We also wish to thank the Palliative Care team at home and at the St Boniface Hospital for the care and compassion they showed him and us.
Respecting Léo’s wishes, cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will be held on December 29, 2022 at 11 am at E. J. Coutu & Co, 680 Archibald St.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Léo’s memory to Manitoba Down Syndrome Society or Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Winnipeg.
To view the video recording of the service you may click on the Photos & Video link and click on "watch webcast", or you may also copy/paste this link into your browser to watch the service recording:
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/8DGfIpK_ZxGPs-eYAtOmS1Ip8BRn1_ogs152J9CC8fPpvGVQjv2dggWf3oHzBIbO.X1mMw99GMHfhHQS7?startTime=1672333129000
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