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Mr. Leonard J. Belanger

1927 - 2019

Mr. Leonard J. Belanger obituary, 1927-2019, Rainbow City, AL

BORN

1927

DIED

2019

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Collier-Butler Funeral Home & Cremation Services

824 Rainbow Drive

Gadsden, Alabama

Leonard Belanger Obituary

Mr. Leonard J. Belanger, 91, of Rainbow City, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Funeral mass will be at St. James Catholic Church on Monday at 12:30 p.m. Entombment will be at St. Benedict Cemetery Mausoleum, Bloomfield, Connecticut at a later date. Collier-Butler Funeral and Cremation Services will direct.
Mr. Belanger retired from Pratt & Whitney Aircraft after 36 years of service. He was a member of St. James Catholic Church and while residing in Connecticut and then in Ocala, Florida, he was a member of the Knights Of Columbus, serving as Grand Knight on two separate occasions. Mr. Belanger was a veteran of the U.S. Army stationed in WestPoint. He was an avid walker and a fantastic bowler.
Those preceding him death were his mother, Marion Belanger; father, Rene Belanger; sons-in-law, Allen Chenard Sr. and Alfred Mantuano II.
He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Mrs. Yvonne Belanger; children, Richard (Claudia) Belanger, Linda Chenard, David (Carol) Belanger, Lori Mantuano and Joyce (Rich) Eichacker; 12 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be St. James Catholic Church Knights of Columbus.
The family will accept flowers or donations may be made in Mr. Belanger's memory to any favorite charity.
Special thanks is extended to the staff of Regency Pointe; doctors and staff of the Emergency Department and SICU at Gadsden Regional Medical Center; Dr. Karl Peter Uy and Dr. Marion F. Manankil; and the staff at Northside Health and Rehab Center.
The family will receive friends at St. James Catholic Church on Monday from 11:30 a.m. until noon. Rosary service will begin at noon.
Condolences and fond memories may be shared at www.collier-butler.com.

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Published by The Gadsden Times on Jun. 16, 2019.

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June 18, 2019

- [ ] My deepest sympathies. May the God of all the entire sxcfamily during this time of sorrow. Always that God keeps in his memory those whom we lose p they are precious in his eyes. (Pyrsalms 116:15)

June 13, 2019

My heartfelt prayers are with the family at this difficult time of your loss. May God fulfill his promise of binding up the broken-hearted and comfort all who mourn. Isaiah 61: 1,2.

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