Mr. Claude Parenteau
Sherbrooke, 17 février 2023
Mr. Claude Parenteau of Montreal, QC, husband of Anne Marguerite Parenteau (born Soulodre) of St-Boniface, Man, passed away on February 17, 2023, at the age of 91, in Sherbrooke, QC.
Claude Parenteau is survived by his wife Anne, his children: Michèle, (Jonathan Naugle), Suzanne (Robert Hyde), Josée (Oscar Johnson) and Robert (Chantal Simard). Grandpapa was adored by his ten grandchildren: Étienne, Danielle (Effoh), Laura, David (Nicole), Ashley, Jason (Lori), Valérie (Eli), Christina, Véronique and Nicolas. His great-grandchildren: Emma, Isabelle, Keon, Liliane, Eli, Owen, Aveline, Gabrielle and Smith, as well as many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He is survived by his sisters Gisèle, Thérèse, Raymonde and Claire and his sisters-in-law Rita and Alice. He reunites with his deceased brothers and sisters: Bertrande, Jean-Paul, Fabienne, Marie-Berthe, René and Yolande.
His death comes after a life filled with love, travel, adventure and friendship. After his classical studies at Collège Bourget in Rigaud and Ste-Marie in Montreal, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Artillery. He married Anne Soulodre in 1955 while serving with 1 RCHA in Winnipeg. They lived in several places in Canada and Germany with their children. Lieutenant-Colonel Parenteau retired from the Canadian Forces in 1982 and pursued a second career as a civilian employee in Eastern Area HQ until 1989. Claude and Anne lived the next 26 years between their home in St-Lambert and their condo in Florida where he played a lot of tennis and golf. They moved to a condo in Sherbrooke in 2010. Claude was a connoisseur of history and general culture, a good storyteller and a fan of many sports including baseball, tennis, hockey and football.
The family will welcome you at the Steve L. Elkas Funeral Complex, 4230 Bertrand-Fabi Street, Sherbrooke, on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, from 7 to 9 p.m.
The family will also greet you at the Nativity of Jesus Church, 75 Morris Street, Sherbrooke, QC, on Thursday, July 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to be followed by a mass.
He will be buried on July 22, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. in the National Military Cemetery, 280 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa.
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Memories
It is hard to believe that "Grandpapa" is gone. He left us with so many great memories, over so many years. As I think back over the decades there are so many memories that I will ramble. I first met him outside of Atwater Metro station in Montreal in 1974 where he had agreed to drive Michèle and me to get our Canadian Ski Patrol jackets.From there the time blurs... our wedding...their visit to Trinidad where we rode in the back of a pick-up while Michèle drove, ...our stay in a rustic guest house in Tobago. He did not like chaos, in Trinidad while reading the newspaper he read that a bus was causing traffic congestion, he was incredulous to read that it had been there for two years. He was adventuresome, accompanying me on a tourné to remote villages in Niger. There he asked a young man with a watch what time it was and the young man replied that "his watch was sleeping." He reminded me of that incident over the years always with a chuckle. Always willing to help with a project during their trips between St Lambert, QC and Sebastian, FL he helped with the construction of our addition and installing flooring as well as other projects.
One of my regrets is that over the years on different courts, in different countries, I never beat him in a set of tennis. My birthdays will be more lonely now that I will not share them with Grandpapa.
He will be missed but not forgotten. May his soul rest in peace in paradise.
Jon
25 février 2023