At the Dr-Georges-L.-Dumont UHC, on Friday June 21, 2024, Joseph Richard died peacefully at the age of 99. He was the son of Maurice and Devina (Cormier) Richard of Cap-Pelé.
He leaves to mourn his children: Bernard (Annie Duguay), Claude, Maria (late André LeBlanc), and Angèle; his grandchildren: Mathieu, Nathanaël, Natasha, Timothée, Simon, Patrice, Gabrielle, and Madeleine; his great-grandchildren: Samuel, Nicholas, François, Patrick, Lilya, Stella, Xavier, Maggie, Matisse, Alexandre, and Mélodie; his brothers: Laurie, Euloge and Léon and his sister Juliette.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Yvonne Goguen (2005), his daughter Betty (2023) and his son Guy (1971) as well as his brothers: Hervé, Valérie, Adélard, and his sisters: Aurore and Lorraine.
Joseph worked as a logger, laborer, welder, mechanic and environmental inspector during his long professional career. He distinguished himself by his scathing reader opinion letters, often steeped in irony, published in the Moncton newspaper until last year.
He had a fiercely independent character, living alone in his house and driving his car until the last week of his life. His opinions were sharp and without nuance, more often than not, supporting the less popular side of an argument. He lived without compromise from the beginning to the end of his days.
Joseph loved his family and was a generous patriarch concerned about the well-being of his descendants. He will be greatly missed.
His family thanks the extra-mural nurses, paramedics and hospital medical staff for their good care during the last days of Joseph's life.
The funeral will be celebrated at the Ste-Thérèse d’Avila church in Cap-Pelé on Saturday, June 29 at 10:30 a.m. Visitations will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. at the Frenette Funeral and Cremation Center in Cap-Pelé.
In memory of Joseph, a donation to the Chevaliers Colomb-Pépère lunch box (Cap-Pelé) or to the Ste-Thérèse d’Avila parish would be appreciated.
Cremation and funeral arrangements are under the direction of Frenette Funeral and Cremation Center, Shediac (506 532-3297).
Online words of comfort and condolences can be sent to our website at: www.salonfrenette.com