Michel
Grenier
Age
75
Seaview, St. Peter’s,
NS
It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful
passing, of Joseph Paul Michel Grenier; that occurred on Sunday, July
31, 2022 just shy of his 76th birthday in the Palliative Care Unit at
St. Martha’s Regional Hospital, Antigonish. Michel was the
son of Thérèse Constantineau Grenier, St.
Peter’s, Nova Scotia and the late Guy Grenier, Sherbrooke,
Quebec.
Michel spent his formative years in Lachute,
Quebec, where he enjoyed playing sports, working as a “pin
boy” at a local bowling alley, a caddy at a local golf course,
and helped serve mass at his parish as an altar boy. When Michel was
twenty years old, he and his family moved by train to Glace Bay Nova
Scotia for work. They arrived on April 30th,
1966 and he never left. During that time, he met the love of his life
Lynn. They married a short time later, and would have celebrated their
55th wedding anniversary, on August 12th.
After going to Trade School Michel obtained his electrical
license. He travelled all over North America along with his Union
buddies, making friends, and becoming a legend in his own time where
he was coined with the nickname “Super Frog” right up until
the end. Over the years he and Lynn raised four children, settling in
Seaview, St. Peter’s Nova Scotia, until 2020 when they moved
to Port Hawkesbury to be closer to family. Michel was a die hard
“Habs” fan. He never missed a game; he would tease anyone if
they didn’t go for them. You would never find a prouder
Canadian, especially during the Olympics, while crying when the anthem
was playing; enjoying an ice-cold Keith’s.
Surviving is his mother, Thérèse
Constantineau Grenier, St. Peter’s; his wife, Lynn Grenier,
Seaview; brother, Marc Grenier (Pat), Innisfail, Alberta; sisters,
Lucie Grenier St. Peter’s and Fabienne
“Faby” Ryan (David), Port Hawkesbury; his children, Michelyn
Grenier, Port Hawkesbury; Dominic Grenier, Port Hawkesbury; Nadia
Grenier Pottie (Vincent), Port Hawkesbury and Audrey Grenier Williams
(Simon), Truro; 9 Grandchildren, 3 Great-Grandchildren, many nieces,
nephews, cousins, in-laws too many to name. Predeceased are his
father, Guy Grenier; his brother, Jean Luc Grenier; his son Pascal in
infancy, and his daughter, Solange also in infancy.
A special thank you sent to the staff of the Palliative Care
Unit, the ICU, and PCU units at St. Martha’s Regional
Hospital, where Michel and his family received phenomenal care.
Cremation has taken place. There will be no visitation. The service
will be held at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Port Hawkesbury,
with Deacon Berkley Guthro on Monday August
8th, 2022 at 11:00 a.m., with a reception
downstairs in the hall to follow. Burial to take place at a later
date. Memorial donations can be made to the Lung Association of Nova
Scotia. Arrangements are under the direction of Dennis Haverstock
Funeral Homes, Port Hawkesbury. Words of comfort may be forwarded to
the family at: www.haverstocks.com
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Joseph Paul ‘Michel’ Grenier 1946 2022..
Dennis Haverstocks funeral homes
Death notice for the town of: Port-Hawkesbury, Province: Nova Scotia