Léona Bourque
1927-2020
Léona Robichaud Bourque, 93, of Bouctouche, passed away
peacefully at the Manoir Saint-Jean Baptiste, Bouctouche on Thursday
April 30, 2020. She was married to the late Louis-Félix Bourque
(2006). Born in Shippagan, she was the daughter of the late Joseph
and the late Catherine (Léger) Robichaud and was adopted by her
uncle Martin Robichaud and his wife Marie Landry at the age of
two.
She will be sadly missed by her eight children; Louise of Coates
Mills, Gisèle of Adelaide, Australia, Bernard (Magali) of
Halifax, Diane, Micheline and Claude of Montreal, Charles (Shelley) of
Moncton and Marcel of Saint John. She also leaves to mourn her
brother Jean-Camille of Salaberry de Valleyfield and her six
grandchildren; Mariane (Michael), Corine (Yanick), Jai (Lachclan),
Sophie (Alex), Annie-Claude et Annick as well as several cousins,
nephews and nieces and friends.
She was predeceased by several brothers and sisters; Albertine,
Antoine, Jeannette, Napoléon, Raymond, Albany, Albert and
Emilie.
Passionate about teaching, Léona started her career after she
graduated from «École normal de Fredericton». She was
the school director of the École Centrale of Bertrand and the
Sainte-Thérèse school in Dieppe. She was also acting
assistance to the superintendent for the schools in Kent Co. She went
on to teach at the Dr Marguerite Michaud School in Bouctouche, with
her last years devoted to special education.
During her life she was very active in several committees and
associations, such as foyer-école, Dames d’Acadie and many
more.
A funeral service will be held at a later date due to the Covid 19
pandemic.
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 Leona Bourque 19272020..
Death notice for the town of: Bouctouche, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick