It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Elaine Mary Bourgaize née Holland in the Charles-Le Moyne Hospital on Sunday, February 26th, 2023. Born in Douglastown, Gaspé in 1940. She lived in Sandy Beach, Gaspé. Married to her loving husband, Elwood Bourgaize on July 12, 1962.
She leaves to mourn her husband Elwood, her children Janice and Kevin, her grandchildren Alexandria Lalos (Angelo Gonis) and Dimitri Lalos, her siblings Ann, Eunice, Jane, Martha, Hilda, May, Ada, Susan, Sally, Nancy, Jim, Dina, Bernie, Linda and their spouses, her niece Tracy Languedoc, sister-in-law Marion Langlois, brother-in-law Merrill Bourgaize, as well as many other relatives and friends.
She will rejoin her parents John and Marjorie as well as her brother Bert in Heaven.
Elaine worked at Chalet BBQ as a waitress for over 40 years where she was known as the singing waitress. She loved parties and having people around her. She was a very caring person and she helped people in need. She will be greatly missed by all who had the fortune to have met her.
Visitations will take place at the Cote des Neiges funeral home (4525 Cote des Neiges, Montréal, parking underground, room ‘Les Erables’) on Friday, March 3rd, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. A funeral service will take place at the Cote des Neiges funeral home chapel on Saturday, March 4th, 2023 at 10 a.m. A livestreaming will be available. You can view the ceremony live or on replay at https://funeraweb.tv/en/diffusions/70135.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Parkinson Foundation (Québec): https://prqca.ca/faire-un-don/
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