Raymond Gerald Béchard (1926 - 2016)

Born 1926 in Pain Court, Dover, Kent, Ontario

Ancestors

Died 3 Oct 2016 at about age 90 in Chatham-Kent Hospice, Chatham, Kent, Ontario

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Biography

Raymond was born in 1926. He was the son of Thomas Béchard and Rosanna Belisle. He passed away in 2016.

OBITUARY

A resident of Chatham, Raymond Bechard passed away at the Chatham-Kent Hospice on Monday, October 3, 2016 at the age of 90.

Born in Pain Court, son of the late Thomas and Rose Anna (Belisle) Bechard.

Beloved husband to Jeannette Bechard (nee Maure) for 65 years.

Loving Father to Annette (Jack) Lambe of Chatham, Diane (the late Alphonse, 2014) Gignac of Chatham, Paul (Becky) Bechard of Chatham, Thomas (Anne-Marie) Bechard of Pain Court, Robert (Carrie) Bechard of Pain Court, Suzanne (Dan) Demers of Dover Centre, Aline (Jean Guy) King of London and Janice (Dan) Meyerink of Pain Court.

Beloved Grandfather to 19 Grandchildren and 36 Great-Grandchildren.

Raymond is predeceased by 1 grandson, 6 Brothers and 7 Sisters.

Ray retired from Imperial Oil as a Farm Fuel Agent. He was a 4th Degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus, Pain Court #9693 and an Army Veteran of the Second World War. He was an avid clock collector, and repairman, and enjoyed spending time with his family.

Family to receive friends on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Immaculée Conception Catholic Church, 24156 Winter Line, Pain Court with a Funeral Mass to follow visiting at 11:00 a.m. with Fr. Michael Michon as officiant. Cremation to take place with a Private Family Interment in Immaculée Conception Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association and the Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation, in memory of Raymond, would be appreciated by the family.

McKinlay Funeral Home, 459 St. Clair Street, Chatham, 519-351-2040

Sources

• United States Census 1930 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X737-PXD), Citing household of Thomas Berchard, River Rouge, Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan, United States; enumeration district (ED) ED 1044, sheet 10A, line 42, family 220, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1076; FHL microfilm 2,340,811. Digital Folder Number 004951327; Image Number 00322; Indexing Project (Batch) Number N03870-1; Record Number 15644. Listing: Thomas Berchard (carpenter in a Steel Mill), Wife: Rose, Children: Leo, Harvey, Ernest, Stella, Clara, Madeline, Roman, Raymond, Oscar.

• https://chatham.mckinlayfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/7027/Raymond-Bechard/obituary.html#content-start

• http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oid=979041

• http://geneofun.on.ca/names/photo/2508305

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204807455/raymond-gerald-b%C3%A9chard: accessed 07 January 2024), memorial page for Raymond Gerald Béchard (1926–3 Oct 2016), Find a Grave Memorial ID 204807455, citing Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Cemetery, Pain Court, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Gilles Caron (contributor 48516724).