Avis de décès de Joseph Labonte - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

LABONTE _ Joseph Edward February 12, 1937 - August 25, 2007 Ed's gone fishing! It is with great sadness and love that we announce that Ed has passed on, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Ed was a loving husband to Joey, his loving dedicated wife of forty-seven years. Ed will be loved and never forgotten by his children Joe (Nadina), Michelle (Gary), and Angela (Brenda). He will be cherished and fondly remembered as the gentle, loving, teasing, joking Papa by his five grandchildren Amanda, Alex, Laura, Cole, and Nghia. Ed was born and raised in St. Paul, Alberta. Ed started his career with Trans Alta Energy as a pole guy. Ed celebrated his retirement as a dedicated thirty-five year employee of the Alberta Liquor Control Board in 1993. He was a gentle man filled with compassion and integrity and did not like to see anyone down on their luck. During his retirement years he enjoyed helping others as a volunteer driver for the Care Bears Society. Ed loved to fish, duck hunt and as a young man he explored the wilderness and surrounding landscape of the Foothills around Pincher Creek, often taking his family along for the adventure. Ed served on the boards of the St. Michael's School Board and Parish Council for many years. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus. His passion for gardening kept his family's and extended family's pantries filled with fresh and canned tomatoes each and every year. The aroma of sweet peas every fall filled the house. He was an avid reader, always with a multitude of books on the go, and his mind was filled with facts that amazed us all. Prayers will be held Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at Eden's Funeral Chapel. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael's Church, 958 Christie Avenue, Pincher Creek. In lieu of flowers a donation in his honour may be made to the Care Bears Society of Pincher Creek.