Moncton Daily Times Moncton, NB
Tuesday, December 15th, 1970 pg 2
Mrs A. Leger Cambellton (Special) -
Mrs. Alice Leger, died here recently. The former Alice Vautour, she was born in Richibucto, daughter of the late Jean C. Vautour and Elizabeth Doucet. She would have been 94 years of age in January next. Her husband, the late John B. Leger, died in 1942. She is survived by her daughter, Miss Jeanne Leger R.N., of Dorval, Que., and by her sons, J. Omer Leger, Campbellton, and J. Adrian Leger, of Arvida, Que., her sisters, Leonide (Mrs. J.F. Doucet) of Bathurst, and Elfreda (Mrs. S. Plourde) of Montreal; one brother Stan Vautour of Montreal; two sister-in-law, Mrs. Alphee Vautour (Bud St. Coeur) of Arlington, Mass., and Mrs. Theodore Vautour (Evangeline Doucet) of Richibucto, and three grandchildren. She moved to Cambellton in 1918 with her husband and family, her late husband being a commercial traveller in this district. When Mr. Leger was appointed high sheriff of Restigouche, in 1935, she moved to Dalhousie and resided there until 1940 when Mr. Leger retired and they took up resisdence in Upper Charlo until 1950 when she returned to Campbellton to live with her son, Omer and his wife. Before leaving Campbellton in 1935, she was director of the ladies' choir of Our Lady of Snows church for a number of years. She was also a member of the Third Order of St. Francis. The funeral service was held to Our Lady of Snows Church. The funeral mass was sung by Rev. Alderic Roy, assistant priest at Our Lady of Snows. Present in the sanctuary was Rev. Rodolphe Doucet, parish priest at Balmoral and former pastor of Our Lady of the Snows. The Choir was under the direction of Yvon St. Amant with Alfred Bujould as soloist. The honorary pallbearers were R.M. Raymond, Sr., Pierre T. LeBlanc, Lionel LeBlanc, Leon J. Ruet, Charles Edouard Champoux, Phil Plante, Arthur Boudreau and John Alexander. The active pallbearers were edgar Doucet, Edward Pitre, Conrad Roy, Guy Goudreau, Romeo Ruet and Arthur Bugold. Interment was in the church cemetery at Upper Charlo.