Bathurst – Alfred J. Roy, formerly of Lakeside Ave,
passed away on Wednesday March 15, 2017, at the Robert L. Knowles
Veterans Unit, Bathurst, at the age of 90. Born in JacquetRiver, he was the son of the late
Wilfred F. and Laura (Doucet)
Roy.
He was a miner for most of his life.
Alfred
was a World War II veteran with the Royal Canadian Army and member of
the Herman J. Good, VC Branch 18, Royal Canadian Legion,
Bathurst.
He was predeceased by his wife, Eileen (Devereaux)
Roy in 1965 and is survived by nine children: Charlie (Denise) of Big
River, Hazel Daigle (Aurele), Donnie (Cathy),Jackie (Marie) and
Loretta Roy (Adelard Drysdale) of Bathurst, Roger (Denise) of
Beresford, Kenny (Nicole) of North Tetagouche, Anne Pitre (Jean Claude
Bertin) of Shediac and Bonnie Oar (Paul) of Beckley, West Virginia,
USA.
Ten grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
Four brothers: Steward of Dalhousie, Danny
(Glennis) of Brisbane, Australia, Sheldon (Shirley) of Oshawa, ON. and Floyd (Norma) of
Charlo.
Three sisters: Helen Poirier (Wilfred) of
Dalhousie, Sophia Furlotte (Norman) of Charlo and Lauza Guitard
(Allyson) of Belledune. Several nieces and
nephews.
He was predeceased by six sisters: Jenny, Adeline,
Lilly, Margaret, Hazel and Agatha and a brother, Thomas
Steward.
There will be no visitation at the Funeral
Home. Funeral mass will be celebrated on Thursday March 30,
2017, at 2 p.m. from Holy Family Church, Bathurst.
Donations in memory of Alfred may be made to the
Robert L. Knowles Veteran’s Unit or a charity of the
donor’s choice. Arrangements are in the care
of Elhatton’s Funeral Home (www.elhatton.com), Bathurst.
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Alfred J. Roy.source
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