Submitted by: Dan Rich

Albert LeBlanc

Aug. 27, 1910 - Nov. 10, 1997

South Bend Tribune 11/12/1997

Albert LeBlanc, 87, of 813 E. Altgeld, South Bend, died at 11:30 a.m. Monday in Hospice House of St. Joseph County. Albert was born on Aug. 27, 1910, in South Bend, to Thomas and Elizabeth (Hinschberger) LeBlanc.

On May 1, 1934, Albert married Florence S. Smith in South Bend. She preceded him in death on Oct. 7, 1997. He is survived by two sons, James LeBlanc of Elkhart and William LeBlanc of Fresno, Calif.; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Antoinette Jones of Granger, Ind., and Mrs. Chester (Magdalena) Sciba of South Bend. Albert was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Bernice Guentert, and one brother, Ralph LeBlanc. Albert retired in 1975 as a truck driver for Michiana Wholesale.

Funeral services for Albert LeBlanc will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at Guisinger Colonial Chapel Funeral Home, 3718 S. Michigan St., South Bend. Officiating will be Rev. Don Shanks of the Faith United Methodist Church, South Bend, and Fr. Thomas Shoemaker of St. Matthew's Cathedral, South Bend. Burial will take place in Southlawn Cemetery. Visitation for Mr. LeBlanc will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the funeral home with a prayer service being held at 7 p.m.

Albert was a 66-year member of the Eagles Lodge 435 and the Holy Name Society at St. Matthew's Cathedral. He had served for many years as an usher at the Notre Dame Football games. Memorial donations in memory of Albert LeBlanc may be given to Hospice of St. Joseph County, Alzheimer's Association or to the American Heart Association.