It is with profound sadness that the children of Blanche Roy of Moncton NB and formerly of Bathurst, announce her death after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday October 27, 2010 at the Georges Dumont Hospital in Moncton.

She was the daughter of the late Alec and Mina Pitre.

She was predeceased by her husband Maurice Sr and son Gary.  

She is survived by her sons Maurice Jr (Kim), Steven (Sheri) of Moncton, daughter Susan Dube (Keith) of Fredericton and her grandchildren Tyler, Tyson, Daniel and Christopher. Leaving behind sisters Evelyn (Pitre), Adeline (Legacy), Delphina (Boucher), Velma (Lavigne), Doris (Godin), Maria (Pelletier), her brother Delphis and her twin sister Corrine (Bizeau).  

Funeral mass will be celebrated on Friday, October 29th at 11 a.m. from Holy Family Church, Bathurst, with a reception to follow in the Church basement. 

She will be remembered as a loving mother and very proud grandmother who always put her children and grandchildren before herself. She will be sincerely missed.  The family would appreciate donations toward pancreatic cancer research. 

Arrangements are in the care of Elhatton`s Funeral Home (www.elhatton.com), Bathurst.