- Andrew Joseph Gallant
The death of Andrew Joseph Gallant of Glencoe occurred at the Campbellton Regional Hospital on May 8, 2005, at the age of 83.
Born in Glencoe on August 24, 1921, he was the son of the late Frank Gallant and the late Angele Chouinard. Andrew was retired employee with Farsers Inc. He was also a former parish council member of St. Anthony's in Glen Levit. He enjoyed woodworking, Silva culture, dairy farming, raising of Arabian horses, built and flew both model and ultralight aircrafts. Andrew was a veteran, serving in the North Shore Regiment for 6 years overseas and participated in the Normandy Invasion.
Surviving Andrew is his wife Jean (Butters) Gallant (English warbride), daughters Kay (Maurice) Dion of Glencoe and Lynda (Tom) Gray of Flatlands, sons Roger (Denise) Gallant of Tide Head, Mark (Lavonne) Gallant of Turner Valley, Alberta, and Peter (Sue) Gallant of Glencoe. Also surviving are grandchildren Gregory, Donny and Carolyn Dion, Philip and Richard Gray, Matthew Gallant, Karmen Leh, Erin and Kevin Gallant, James (Jim) and Steven Gallant.
Predeceasing him was his parents Frank and Angele, brothers Ben, Joe and John, sisters Rose Malley, Mary Ouellet, Margaret (Parker) LeBlanc, and one son Donald Gallant.
The funeral was held from St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Glen Levit, N.B., on May 12, 2005, officiated by Rev. T. Gregory Culligan, with interment in St. Anthony's Cemetery, Glen Levit. Mass servers were Matthew Gallant and Steven Gallant (who also played "The Last Post" on trumpet). Pallbearers were Gregory Dion, Donny Dion, Philip Gray, James (Jim) Gallant, Richard Gray and Carolyn Dion. Funeral arrangements were placed in the care of Maher's Funeral Home, Campbellton.
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1921 - 2005 (84 ans)
