Times & Transcript Moncton, NB
Tuesday, July 2nd, 1996 pg 7
Alphonse Y. Melanson
On June 30, 1996, Alphonse Y. Melanson, of Braemar Drive, Moncton passed away.
He was born in Scoudouc, N.B., on July 1, 1913, the son of the late Alyre Melanson and the late Agnès Babin. A.Y. Melanson had graduated from St. Joseph's University (Memramcook) in Business Administration and completed his education at the University of Western Ontario (London). He established his career at the Provincial Bank (now National Bank of Canada), being Manager at branches in Moncton and Windsor (Ontario) before being promoted to the position of Superintendent of the Bank for the Maritime Provinces. Upon his retirement, he worked with the Investment firm Lévesque-Beaubien-Geoffrion Inc. He was active member in many societies; to name a few, he was treasurer of the Acadian Historical Society, treasurer of Association France-Canada, member of the Richelieu Club (Windsor, Ont.), of the Royal Canadian Legion (Windsor, Ontario). During the Second World War, he served in Canada, Britain and continental Europe.
He is survived by his wife, Jeannette (née Richard); his eight children, Charles of Moncton, Richard (Valérie Siegel) of Vancouver, B.C., Diane (Claude Drapeau) of Ottawa, Ont., Jeanine (Léon Thériault) of Moncton, Paulette (Michel Allain) of Ottawa, Ont., François (Estelle LeBlanc) of St-Joseph-du-Lac, P.Q., Lorette (Yvon Chiasson) of Fredericton, Marc (Andréa Bourque) of Moncton; by three brothers and one sister, Clément (Pauline Cassidy) of Dieppe, Albina (Gérard Léger) of Shédiac, Edgar (Sara LeBlanc) and Antoine (Thérèse Lavoie), both of Moncton. He was predeceased by his sister, Lorette (Clovis Belliveau). Also surviving him are his twenty grandchildren, Dorian, Aimée, Delphine, Jolaine, Lysanne, Myriam, Gaelle, Mireille, Elise, Jean-Michel, Dominic, Véronique, Matthew, Pierre-André, Catherine, Benoît, Emilie, Sophie, Katia, Simon and many nephews and nieces, as well as many cousins.
Resting at Frenette Funeral Home, 88 Church Street, Moncton. Visitation hours: Monday from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 to 10:45 a.m. The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 6 Moncton will hold a Military Service at the Funeral Home on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Funeral mass will be held at the Church of Notre-Dame d'Acadie (University of Moncton Parish) on Wednesday, July 3, 1996 at 11 a.m. Interment in Our Lady of Calvary Cemetery in Dieppe.
Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.
Funeral arrangements are provided by Frenette Funeral Home Ltd., (858-1900), Moncton.