He was an active man who loved his family, gardening & baking. He was well known for giving away all the produce he grew in his large garden as well as his delicious baking to his family, neighbours & friends. He was a proud honorary life member of the Morden Volunteer Fire Department.
He leaves to mourn his wife Juliette, daughters Jeannette Labossiere, & Denise (Jamie) Hartry. His grandchildren Wesley (Cindy) Labossiere, Brittany (Justin) Fehr, Blake (Jenny) Hartry, great grandchildren Hayden Hockin, Brady & Dylan Labossiere, Miller & Van Hartry & Smith Fehr. His siblings, Rene Des Lauriers, Patricia Regnier, Doreen (Gilles) Prefontaine, Edna (Archie) McRae, Irene (Eugene) Kogan, sisters in law Therese Vielfaure & Florence Bergeron as well as many nieces & nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents Emilie & Gaspard Des Lauriers, grand daughter Stacey, son-in-law Romeo, & sister Rita.
Funeral service will be held on Friday, December 29, 2023 at 2:00 at Doyle’s Funeral Home in Carman.
Cremains will be interred at a later date at the Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Boundary Trails Foundation Building Expansion. Box 2000, Station Main, Winkler, MB, R6W 1H8.