The Cimetière Sainte-Famille lies below this temporary structure on Rue De Buade. From the mid-17th century to 1842, New France settlers and Quebecers buried their dead here. Over time, Rue De Buade grew from a simple footpath to a two-way street with parking, encroaching onto the cemetery and even on top of it. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Dig reveals secrets of cemetery resting under Rue de Buade Cassandra Kerwin, Local Journalism Initiative reporter cassandra@qctonline.com If the walls or streets of Old Quebec could talk, what stories they…
Helen McKENNA GOLDEN
1935-2025
Helen McKenna Golden passed away in Denver, Colorado, on May 12, 2025, at the age of 90 years and seven months. She was the wife of John-Gilbert Golden and the daughter of the late Eugene McKenna and the late Marie Lavoie. She was a native of Quebec City.
She leaves to mourn her husband as well as Jeny-Marie, Katy and Peter, whom she considered her own children; her brother Patrick (Lise Dussault); her sister-in- law Linda Golden (late Normand Drouin) and nephews, nieces, cousins, relatives and friends. She was also the sister-in-law of the late Patsy Golden (late Guy Lessard).
A funeral mass in the presence of the ashes will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Church, 1145 avenue de Salaberry, Quebec City. The family will receive condolences from 9:30 a.m.
Burial will be at St. Patrick’s Cemetery on Chemin St-Louis, Quebec City.
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Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies became the 21st player in Major League Baseball history to hit four home runs in one game on Aug. 28, when he and the Phillies thrashed the Atlanta Braves 19-4. He is the third player to achieve this feat in 2025, after the Athletics’ Nick Kurtz and Arizona’s Eugenio Suarez. Before this season, the last player to hit four home runs in one game was J.D. Martinez in 2017. Schwarber also became the fourth Phillie to do so, the last being Hall-of-Famer Mike Schmidt in 1976, against the Chicago Cubs. (Screenshot) EYE ON SPORTS: Kyle Schwarber hits four home runs in one game…
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