Obituary of Joseph Lamotte
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LAMOTTE, Joseph
On Sunday, April 18, 2021, born December 24, 1936 on the family farm in Albuna, passed away at his son’s home surrounded by family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Nola (Reh), his children Laurie and Carl Agocs, Chris and Julie Lamotte, Wendy and Rob Basler and Jeff and Maureen Lamotte. He was predeceased in death by his eldest son, Randy Lamotte. Poppa will be missed dearly by his 9 granchildren, Matthew and Jason Agocs, Alison, Ashley and Lucas Lamotte, Erin (Andrew Taves), Samantha, Camryn Lamotte and Claire Basler, and by his 2 great grandchildren Aeris and Ashden Agocs. Joe was the youngest of 11 children and was the last surviving. He lost his parents Frank and Charlotte Lamotte (Vigneaux) at an early age and was raised by his sister Rita. Waiting in heaven are his brothers and sisters, Ernie and Ella Lamotte, Rita and Charlie Impens, Florence and Ferd Impens, Marion and Joe Howe, Rosie and Ralph Ciliska, Maurice Lamotte, Theresa and Joe Bonyai, Henry Lamotte, Ted and Annette Lamotte, Kay Balsam and sisters-in-law Nancy Enns (Reh) and Jessica Reh (Cabrera). Joe will be mourned by his in-laws Doreen Lamotte Dech, Walter Balsam, Vern Enns and Charles Reh. He was the favourite uncle of many nieces and nephews. He will be missed and remembered by all who knew him as a hardworking, honest, accepting, funloving, generous man and a prankster. Family and faith meant everything to Dad. At a young age Dad learned what hard work was. Starting out on the farm he worked his way up to Spink’s Gravel then on to barbering school and cutting hair at Pat’s Barbershop. From there he moved on to serving God as custodian of St. Michael’s and St. Joseph’s Church. In the mid 80’s Dad and Mom were given the opportunity to purchase Fletcher’s Cleaners from retiring friends. It was a family business and at one time or another all his children, their spouses and grandchildren were employed there. Although retired and passing the business on to his son and daughter-in-law, Dad was still ready to go to work every morning. Dad was an extremely talented baseball player and loved the Detroit Tigers. He made many memorable trips with family and friends to watch them play. He was also a huge Maple Leafs fan and one of his last trips was with his son Jeff and nephews Larry and Tim to cheer them on. Dad was very active in the Knights of Columbus, Squires and in the Leamington Community with Meals on Wheels and Coats for Kids. After retiring and being diagnosed with cancer Dad still volunteered with the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle. Visiting at the Reid Funeral Home, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Thursday 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. A Private Family Funeral Service will be held on Friday, April 23, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. Livestream available at www.reidfuneralhome.ca. Interment Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Due to COVID restrictions, visitation is limited to a specific number of visitors. Only those with an appointment will be allowed in. Please book an appointment at www.reidfuneralhome.ca. All visitors must remain in their cars in our parking lot until their designated time and one of our staff members comes to invite you into our facility. Everyone must wear a mask. Memorial donations may be made by cheque to St. Michael’s Parish or charity of your choice. Family and friends are invited to share stories, pictures and memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Joseph
Lamotte 1936 2021..
Death notice for the town of: Leamington, Province: Ontario