Jean Roch Belzile

Born Jan. 30, 1932 Edmundston, NB

Died Mar. 25, 2021 Grande Prairie, AB

It is with heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved father, Jean Roch Belzile on March 25, 2021, at the QEII hospital in Grande Prairie, Alberta.  He lost his bravely fought battle with Parkinson’s dementia and other health issues.  Jean was in care at Mackenzie Place in Grande Prairie since 2018.

Jean was the eldest of the 14 children of Fenelon and Jeanette (D’auteuil) Belzile, residing in St. Donat, Rimouski County, Quebec.  In 1951, the family relocated to Alberta to form the new community of Marie Reine.  Jean was in his late teens by then and was already a hard-working farmhand and an accomplished truck driver.  In 1954, Jean married Jeannine Laliberte and they started their family life in Marie Reine.  They moved to Hinton in 1970 where Jean was a driver, then an owner-operator of off-highway logging trucks, and highway haulers for many years until his retirement.  His wife, Jeannine Belzile, passed away in 1981.  In 1985, Jean married Bertha Bouchard-Pelletier.  They resided in Hinton until Bertha’s death in 2004.  He then moved to Falher to be closer to family and lived there until he went into extended care in 2018.

Jean leaves to cherish his wonderful memories to his son Norman(Sheryl) Belzile; Granddaughter Trina (Warren) Kirscht; and great grandchildren Tennessa, Makaila, Kayden and Aubrey Kirscht; Granddaughter Connie (Doug) Wood and great grandchildren Elora and Emilia Wood; Daughter Sylvia (Lester) Flett; Grandson Kerry Hearn and great grandsons, Joseph and Javin Snooks; Granddaughter Sherry (Sheldon) Thorson; Siblings Roland Belzile, Francois (Jo Ann) Belzile, Celine (Arnold) Alphonse, Jacques Belzile, George (Lucy) Belzile, Nicole (Rod) Kerby, Giselle (Denis) Rivard,  Pierre Belzile, David (Judy) Belzile, Sister-in-law Sharon Belzile, and Jean’s extended family of Bertha Belzile.

Jean was pre-deceased by his parents Fenelon and Jeanette, wife Jeannine; siblings Therese Tremblay, Paul Belzile, Marguerite Meikle, and Marc Belzile. He was also pre-deceased by his wife, Bertha Belzile.

We would like to take this opportunity to send a shout out to all of those who were involved in Dad’s care.   There are many of you and we can not thank you enough. We are beyond grateful that Dad was placed at Mackenzie Place.

A service and interment for the late Jean Roch Belzile will be held in Hinton Alberta on a later date.

Care entrusted to Bear Creek Funeral Home and Cremation Sanctuary www.bearcreekfuneral.com

 

 

• Date : 2021-03-25
• Location : Grande Prairie

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