Raymond Alexander Bouchard
1925 - 2017
Raymond Alexander Bouchard
Visitation Information
Visitation
No Visitation
Service Information
Service Date
Saturday May 6, 2017
Service Time
11:00 am
Service Location
St. Francis de Sales Church, Giant's Lake
Burial Information
Burial Date
May 6, 2017
Burial Time
Later Date
Burial Location
St. Francis de Sales Cemetery
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Bouchard, Raymond A, age 91, of Antigonish, died peacefully at St. Martha's Regional Hospital on January 16th, 2017, with family at his side.

Born in Halifax, he was the son on the late Raymond and Melinda (Dunbar) Bouchard. As a young man, he served as a Private with the North Nova Scotia Highlander’s in WWII. After returning home he spent his career with Roy Judge Trucking, Atlantic Equipment as a sales manager, as well as being self employed in the logging industry.

Raymond met and married his wife Phyllis McPhee and they spent their 55 married years in Halifax, Cape Breton, and finally retiring in Giant’s Lake, Guysborough Co. He took great pride in his garden, as well as a great love for hunting and fishing.

Raymond is survived by his son Richard, granddaughters Caitlin, ON, and Danielle, Antigonish; brother Ronald (Shirley) Bouchard, ON.; sisters, Shirley Watters, Antigonish and Pauline (Bill) Malcolm, St. Andrew's, as well as sister-in-law June Pope, Halifax and many nieces and nephews.

Predeceased by wife Phyllis, daughter-in-law Mary Bouchard, sisters Margaret (Tom) Skerry, Audrey (Blair) Currie, sister-in-law Gladys (Art) Melanson, brothers-in-law Ken Watters, Earl McPhee, Sterling McPhee, and Wilfred Pope.

Cremation has taken place. There was no visitation as per Raymond’s request.  Funeral Mass will be held in St. Francis de Sales Church, Giant's Lake on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 11:00 am with Reverend Gary MacPherson presiding.  Burial in the parish cemetery.

Raymond Alexander Bouchard