Lillian Le Blanc

Lillian Maxine Le Blanc VIRGINIA BEACH - Lillian Maxine Blanchett Le Blanc passed away April 5, 2010 with her loved ones at her side. She was the daughter of the late C.J. Blanchett and Lillian Ballentine Blanchett of Bay City, Mich. Maxine is survived by her husband whom she met while serving as a Navy nurse at the USNH in Corpus Christi, Texas where she nursed him back to good health. Having been successful in that first challenge, she continued to do it for the next 57 years. Their union and the U.S. Navy took them from coast to coast and produced four children: Georges E. Le Blanc III (wife Nancy and children, Suzanne and Georges IV), New Bern, N.C., Jacques G. Le Blanc (children, Noelie and Slade and their mother Jillian), Oxnard, Calf., Claire R. Le Blanc, Virginia Beach, and Andre P. Le Blanc (wife Deborah Lustig Le Blanc), Tampa, Fla. Maxine is also survived by a sister, Jane Blanchett Carr (husband Ronald Michael Carr), Cleveland; her sister-in-law, Sonya Virgets (husband Warren Virgets), Baton Rouge, La.; brother-in-law, James Le Blanc (wife Betty Le Blanc), Metairie, La.; Terence Le Blanc (wife Barbara Le Blanc), Montgomery, Texas; numerous nieces and nephews. Maxine was preceded in death by her sister, Mary Lou Blanchett MacLachlan (husband John MacLachlan), Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Maxine and her husband settled finally in Virginia Beach in 1971. She was a long time participant in Meals-on- Wheels, a member of ROWs, and an officer in the Beach Suburban Republican Women's Club. Maxine and Georges were longtime members of the J.E.B. Little Creek Catholic community. Maxine will be remembered most for her fierce loyalty, her sense of humor, elegance, grace and wisdom. A memorial Mass will be conducted Saturday, April 10, at 11 a.m. at the Little Creek Base Chapel with Chaplain Peter Tai Le officiating. A private inurnment will be held at Princess Anne Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Neck Chapel, and Saturday at the church one hour prior to the service. All non-military who wish to attend the service must register with the funeral home by 1 p.m. Friday by calling (757) 496-9727 and enter through Gate 3. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com.