Obituary of Claude St. Laurent

Claude St. Laurent, 77 passed away peacefully on June 14, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 52 years Diane (Morin), his children Dan and his wife Karen, Norm and his wife Lori, Céline and her husband Mike. Pepère will be fondly remembered by his grandchildren; Sarah, Robyn, Arienne, Richard and Markus. Claude was born into a large family in Ste. Anne des Monts, Quebec, raised in Welland. He was the son of Louis and Léa and will be remembered by his siblings; Madeleine, Jacques and his wife Lil, Jacqueline, Helen, Josie, Aliette (Paul), Jean-Baptiste and his wife Elaine, Maurice and his wife Pat and Monique St. Laurent. He will also be remembered by the Morin family, brothers and sisters and laws, cousins, nieces and nephews. He joins his parents, brothers Paul and Xavier and his sisters Delima and Jeanne D'Arc along with his father in law Clovis Morin, mother in law Leona Morin (Dupuis) and brothers and sister in laws, cousins, nieces and nephews who have predeceased him. In his youth Claude served in his local militia and was part of bugle marching bands. Claude retired from Frazer's Ship Repair after a long career as a machinist. He was often sought for his expertise and ability to customize to suit any need. He enjoyed his retirement and often played golf at Whiskey Run golf course in Port Colborne. He made many friends through the activities he enjoyed; baseball, hockey, fishing, bowling and golf. He will be deeply missed by lifelong friends, the Euchre party gang, work friends, neighbours and fellow parishioners from Sacré Coeur church. His children will remember him for instilling a strong work ethic, his sense of humour, love of travel and faith, which carried him in good and difficult times. Although he was never afraid to express his opinion he was also very generous and always willing to lend a hand. As an expression of sympathy, donations to World Vision or Kids Development Society at kidsdevelopmentsociety.org would be appreciated by the family. In keeping with Claude's wishes cremation has taken place. The family will receive relatives and friends on Friday, June 16th from 2 pm to 4 pm and 7 pm to 9 pm at WELLAND FUNERAL HOME 827 East Main Street, Welland. Funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Saturday, June 17th at 11 am. A private interment will take place at a later date.Charitable donations may be made to: World Vision Canada 1 World Drive, Mississauga ON L5T 2Y4 Tel: 1-866-595-5550 Web: http://www.worldvision.ca/give-a-gift/Pages/donate-in-memory.aspx Service Information