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(Sudbury Star - October 1, 1956)

f Sudbury's pioneer undertakers
and a well-known city business man,
.. .. .
C. Leclair died following a short
Ilness. Born in Republic Mich., 75
earç ago, Mr, Leclair operated a
neral parlor on Beach St. for many
years. He was employed by the Co-
operative Funeral Home at the time of
eath. Mr. Leclair came to Sudbury
Larchwood where he operated a
tel until 1914. He established a
cond-hand store on Lisgar St. and
Id it to buy a funeral home next to
the Co-operative Funeral Home now
Beach St. He sold his funeral
siness to J.B. Ducharme in 1928
and left Sudbury. He returned to the
city in 1930 and operated a restaurant
Beech St. In 1935, he returned to
ndertaking profession. His
ess was bought out by Ducharme
in 1944 and Mr. Leclair retired. He
r joined the staff of the Co-
, . operative Funeral Home.

His first wife, the former Eleanore Paquette predeceased him in 191 1. Two years later he
married Alma Piche, of Sudbury, who survives. Other suwivors include one son Paul. and
three daughters Patricia (Mrs. David Leclair) of Minnow Lake, Azilda (Mrs. Arthur Evans) of
Lockerby, and Gilberte (Mrs. Ernest Charlebois) of Los Angeles. Also suwiving are a brother
Elzear Leclair and a sister Mrs. Lucie Kingsley, both of Sudbury.