Marcel J. Lebel

Mr. Marcel J. Lebel, age 75, died Sunday, May 1, 2005, in The Villages Hospital, The Villages, Florida. Marcel was born in Bromptonville, Quebec, Canada May 19, 1929 son of the late Robert and Annette (Bourbeau) Lebel. Marcel served four years in the U.S. Air Force, having served in the African Theater and many other service areas. He was an independent contractor (for several years the contractor for Union Carbide Consumer Products) and a developer. He developed properties around the Franklin County area, including the Lebel Drive and Prospect Hill as well as the Sheldon Properties. His favorite pastime was sugaring during the spring and fishing. Marcel always appreciated and shared joke telling. He was a former member of the American Legion Green Mountain Post # 1 and the loyal Order of Moose, lodge # 1090, both in St. Albans.

Marcel married Laure Odette April 18, 1959. Besides his wife of over 46 years, of St. Albans and The Villages, Fla., he is survived by his three Sons Marc and his wife Rachel Lebel of St. Albans, Richard and his wife Cheryl Lebel of Springfield, Va., Steven Lebel of lady lake, Fla., sister Jeannine Benoit of Swanton and Indian Lake, Fla., brothers Roger and his wife Rejeanne Lebel of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Yvon Lebel of Sarasota, Fla., five grandchildren Sean, Jenna, Lauren, John and Paul Lebel, several nieces, nephews and cousins.

A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on his 76th. birthday, Thursday, May 19, 2005, at 10:00 A.M., in Holy Angels Church, St. Albans. There will be no public calling hours.

Interment will be in the Lebel family lot in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. An online condolence book has been established for his family at the Brady & Levesque Funeral Home web site: www.bnlfh.com. Local arrangements are entrusted to the Brady & Levesque Funeral Home And Commemorative Services.