Sister Marie-Cécile LeBlanc (in religion Marie-Léo-Paul), ndsc, passed away following a lengthy illness on Tuesday November 7, 2023 at the Motherhouse of the Religieuses de Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur in Moncton. She was 99 years old and in the 79th year of her religious life. Born in Memramcook, NB, she was the daughter of the late Adolphe and Alice (Belliveau) LeBlanc.
Besides her religious family, she is survived by several nieces and nephews. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by six sisters: Bertha, Sr Élodie, ndsc, Sr Yvonne, ndsc, Émilienne, Aurore, and one infant sister; seven brothers: Albert, Henri, Sifroi, Yvon, Edgar, Father Léo-Paul, and one infant brother.
Sister Marie-Cécile will be resting at the Notre-Dame-d’Acadie Pavilion of the Maison-mère des Religieuses Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur, 125 King Street, Moncton (Godfrey Lane entrance). Public and family visiting hours are Thursday November 9 from 2 pm to 8:30 pm. Solemn Vespers will be held on Thursday evening at 7 pm.
Family and sisters visiting hours will begin at 9 am Friday November 10 until the funeral mass, which will be celebrated at 10 am in the Maison-mère Chapel, for sisters and family members only. The funeral mass will be streamed live and may be viewed on her obituary at www.frenettefuneralhome.com where condolences may also be sent. Interment will be in Memramcook. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Frenette Funeral and Cremation Centre, Moncton (506-858-1900).