Bernard Elie Melanson

1944 - 2015  (71 years)

• Name	Bernard Elie Melanson
  Born	18 Sep 1944	Saulnieville, N.S.
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Oct 2015	Saulnieville, N.S.
  Cremated	Sacré-Coeur/Sacred Heart Cemetery - Saulnierville, Digby Co., Nova Scotia
  Person ID	I218	OGrady Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Resther Irenee Melanson,   b. 30 Jul 1902, Corberrie, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 13 May 1977, Church Point, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Rose Delima Boudreau,   b. 14 Mar 1902, Concession, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 18 Apr 1984, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	8 Aug 1929	Belmont, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dianne Esther Saulnier
  Children	+ 1. Paul Melanson + 2. Gisele Melanson + 3. Rhea Melanson
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Sep 1944 - Saulnieville, N.S. Died - 19 Oct 2015 - Saulnieville, N.S.  = Link to Google Earth
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  Bernard Elie Melanson September 18, 1944 - October 19, 2015 Share this obituary Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share in Email Send Sympathy Card Bernard Elie Melanson - Saulnierville, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015 at home. He was born in Saulnierville in 1944, the son of Resther Irenée and Delima (Boudreau) Melanson. He worked at A.F. Theriault & Son shipyard in Meteghan River starting in 1970 as a machinist and later as mechanical foreman until his retirement in 2000. Never known to sit still, Bernard was a tinkerer and all-round handyman whose creations will be long remembered by all those who saw them and especially his grandchildren, nieces and nephews and honorary grandchildren. One of his greatest joys was spending time with his grandchildren ? one could never be sure who was the biggest kid. He is survived by his wife, Diane (Saulnier); son, Paul (Jane Sodero), Burgundy, France; daughters Gisele (Rick) Thibodeau, Carleton and Rhea (Jon) Langille, Stoney Island; and beloved grandchildren, Isabelle Melanson, Lisette and André Thibodeau and Sam Langille. He is also survived by sisters Estelle (late Henry) Gaudet, Concession; Lorraine (late Louis) Thibodeau, Salmon River; Claudette (Bruce) Whitehouse, Kamloops, BC; Rose-Marie (late Amedée) Saulnier, Saulnierville; Etta (Charles) Thibodeau, Weymouth; Annette (Normand) Gaudet, Belliveau?s Cove; Jeanette (late Clifford) Amero, Comeauville; and sister-in-law Marilyn Melanson, Sackville. He was predeceased by sisters Cecile (Jean) Cottreau; Yvonne (Howard) Gardiner; and Elise Melanson and by his brother Albert Melanson. According to his wishes, cremation has taken place under the direction of Meteghan Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 22, 3:00 pm at l?Eglise Sacré-Coeur Church, Saulnierville. Family flowers only. Burial will be in Parish Cemetery. Donations may be made to VON ? Tri-County Branch, The Lodge That Gives, Halifax, or charity of your choice.