Gerard Caissie
1946-2018
Gerard Caissie, 72, of Saint-Antoine, passed away peacefully,
surrounded by his family at the Dr Georges L Dumont UHC, Moncton on
Monday November 26, 2018. He was married to Alice (Boucher) Caissie.
Born in Saint-Antoine, he was the son of the late Edouard and the late
Dorilla (Léger) Caissie.
He had a Master’s degree in mathematics, taught with great
passion for 32 years and was Head of mathematics department for
district 11 for a few years. He was Member of the Saint-Antoine
Lion’s club for over 25 years. Muscle cars were his thing; did
drag racing, won a few trophies, an avid dodge fan, he was so proud of
driving his 1974 Dodge Challenger. Squealing of tires was music to
his ears. He enjoyed countless hours in his body shop, with his 2
sons. He loved spending time with family, hunting, and fishing. His
life was about helping others.
He will be sadly missed by his wife Alice of 49 years, his three
children; Sylvie Scharnberg (John) of Moncton, Stéphane
(Nathalie) and Daniel (Rachelle) of Saint-Antoine, and his seven
grandchildren; Shanelle, Chloé, Philippe, Joshua, Sara,
Marissa, Marco. He also leaves to mourn five sisters; Maria Saulnier
of Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, Jeanne-Mance Hébert (Joseph), Fernande
Caissie of Bouctouche, Bernice Caissie (Ken Watters) of Moncton, and
Dorilla Richard (Roger) of Saint-Antoine as well as several nephews
and nieces.
Gerard was predeceased by one sister Simonne and two brothers;
Clarence and Noël.
Visitations will be held at the Saint-Antoine l’Ermite Roman
Catholic Church Slumber Room, Saint-Antoine on Thursday November 29,
from 7 to 9 and on Friday November 30 from 2 to 4 and 5:30 to 6:45 pm.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at the Saint-Antoine Church on
Friday November 30, 2018 at 7:00 pm with interment in the parish
cemetery in the spring.
In Gerard’s memory, donations may be made to the CHU DUMONT
Foundation.
Funeral arrangements are in the professional care of Maillet Funeral
Home, Bouctouche.
www.mailletfuneralhome.ca
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Gerard Caissie 19462018..
Death notice for the town of: Bouctouche, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick