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OBITUARY
Monique MONAGHAN
(née Hould)
(1935-2025)
It is with heavy hearts that the family would like to announce that Monique Hould Monaghan, wife of the late Robert Monaghan, passed away in Quebec City on May 14, 2025, at the age of 89 years young. She was the daughter of the late Blandine Vandal and Ovila Hould. She resided in Quebec City, the city which she had fallen in love with in her early years. Heaven has gained an angel.
A Catholic service will be held on May 30, 2025, at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Church, 1145 Ave. De Salaberry, Quebec City. The family will receive condolences at the church beginning at 10 a.m.
She is survived by her children, Karen, the late Frank (d. 2024) and Susan (Chris Smale); her granddaughters Emilie and Alexandra Smale; her sister Rolande and sister-in-law Leona; as well as her nephews, nieces and friends.
The family would like to thank the emergency room staff at Saint-Sacrement Hospital and send a special thank you to all the extraordinary staff and residents at Le Saint-Patrick, where she spent her last years.
Your sympathy can be expressed by a donation to a foundation of your choice.
For information:
ATHOS
Phone: 418 529-3371
Fax: 418 767-2309
Email: info@lepinecloutier.com
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Photo by Alcide Maillet courtesy of Branch 265
LEGION REPORT: Royal Canadian Legion Quebec Branch holds 60th Provincial Convention in Quebec City
Submitted by Jean Gervais, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 265
The 60th Provincial Convention of the Quebec Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion was held in Quebec City on May 17, bringing together over 100 volunteer directors representing all the branches of this movement whose mission is to support and recognize former military personnel.
The opening ceremony took place in the traditional military fashion. Former presidents and executive officers were escorted to their places of honour to the sound of the bagpipes, under the direction of the sergeant-at-arms.
Participants then paraded from the Québec Inn, where the convention was being held, to the Royal Canadian Legion, Lt. Col. J. Charles Forbes RMWO Quebec, Branch 265, on Boul. Hamel.
A ceremony was held on site to commemorate those who made the supreme sacrifice of their lives during conflicts. Veterans laid wreaths at the foot of the Korean War Memorial.
Comrade Thomas D. Irvine, C.D., president of the Quebec Command, recited the Act of Remembrance.
Attendees had the privilege of meeting guest speaker Brig. Gen. (ret.) Gaston Côté.
Discussions between comrades from different regions of Quebec were brief but highly instructive. The delegates returned to the Québec Inn to continue the convention with a busy schedule, including the election of a new executive committee.
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