Obituary of Rene Reni Joseph Lapointe

LAPOINTE, RENE JOSEPH – At Lambton Meadowview Villa, on Saturday, June 28, 2008 at the age of 90. Beloved husband of 62 years of Lauretta. Dear father of Bruce Lapointe & his wife Chris, Sarnia, Leona Lapointe, Sarnia, Keith Lapointe & Helen Bruce, London, Karen & her husband Don Jordan, Surrey, B.C. and Henry Lapointe & his wife Jill, London. Loving grandfather of Steven, Jennifer, Jeff and Dawn Lapointe, David and Katie Jordan, and Michael, Danielle and Thomas Lapointe. Great-grandfather of Ryan, Matthew and Kirsten Lapointe, and Emma and Zachary Killingsworth. Brother of Napoleon Lapointe & his wife Rita, Sarnia. Predeceased by brothers and sisters Mary DeGrady, Victor Lapointe, Emil Lapointe, Lucille St. Germain, Conrad Lalonde, Colombe Gauthier and Rhea Lambert. Rene was a veteran of W.W. II serving with the Royal Canadian Engineers in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He was a member of the Carpenters & Joiners Union Local 1256. A special heartfelt thank-you to all the “Angels” at Meadowview who looked after dad and continue to do so for mom. Visitation will be held at the McKENZIE & BLUNDY FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTRE, 431 N. Christina St., Sarnia, on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where prayers will be offered at 2 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Fr. Len Desjardins at Sacred Heart Church on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. Interment Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, friends who wish may send memorial donations to Alzheimer’s Society, 1121 Wellington St., Sarnia, N7S 6J7 or to Lambton Meadowview Villa, R.R. 4, Petrolia, N0N 1R0. Messages of condolence and memories may be left at www.mckenzieblundy.com A tree will be planted in memory of Rene Lapointe in the McKenzie & Blundy Memorial Forest. Dedication service Sunday, September 21st, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the Wawanosh Wetlands Conservation Area.