Joseph Albert Frenette died peacefully at Mount St. Mary’s Hospital on April 11, 2014. He was born on January 12, 1924 in Shell River, Saskatchewan. He joined the Army in 1942 and was part of the D-Day invasion forces. He returned home in 1946 only to re-enlist. He served in the far north as part of NORAD, in Europe at Lars, Germany and as a peace keeper in Egypt. After retiring from the Forces, he worked at the Vancouver International Airport in Air Conditioning.
He is predeceased by his long time partner, Polly Banco; his parents, Germaine and Joseph Frenette; his sisters, Antoinette Grenier (Gilbert), Rachel Sullivan (Vincent); his brother Lee (Pat). He is survived and lovingly remembered by his daughter, Louise Webster (Rob); his sisters, Martha Quagliotti (Ken), Irene Richardson (Norm), Anna Bryan (Jack); his brother, Don and many nephews and nieces.
A family lead prayer service will take place at McCall’s Funeral Home, Johnson and Vancouver Streets, Tuesday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. A Celebration of Life Mass will take place at Sacred Heart Parish Wednesday, April 16, at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Royal Oak Burial Park with a reception following at Sequoia Gardens Memorial, 4665 Falaise Drive.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall Bros. Funeral Home
www.mccallbros.com
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Paulette and Leo Macgillivray
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Phil Barker I have wonderful memories of Albert, through the many yearly events of the Third Div PETROL Coy. He was always a joy to sit down and talk with, his gentle manner. Sir, we will miss you.
Condolences to your family and friends.
Phil and Diann Barker, son of his friend Dave Barker
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Les Bryan Uncle Al was a great guy and his voice and laugh will live on forever. God Bless .
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Marguerite & Joseph Beaulac Sincere condolences to Louise and all of Albert’s family. Albert was a unique person and a great cousin. We will miss all the interesting conversations we had with Albert in person or by phone even until last week. Thank you for all the calls Albert and for always keeping in touch. We will miss you and will cherish your memory always
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Jacque Bater I am so sorry to hear the passing of my Uncle Albert
Glad we were able to celebrate his 90th birthday
His memory and his kindness will be with me for the rest of my life
Resting in peace we love you
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Marguerite & Joseph Beaulac Sincere condolences to Louise and all of Albert’s family. Albert was a very unique person and a great cousin. We will very much miss all the very interesting conversations we had with Albert in person and by telephone. Thank you Albert for always keeping in touch,. We will treasure your memory always. Rest in peace.
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Irene & Norm Richardson Dear Brother,
It is hard to say goodbye, we will miss you. You will always be in our hearts, thoughts, and prayers. Till we meet again,
Irene & Norm,
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Irene & Norm Richardson Dear Brother,
We will miss you. It is with heavy hearts that we must say goodbye.
Till we meet again you will live in our hearts ,thoughts ,and prayers.
With Love Irene & Norm,
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Joseph Albert Frenette Old soldiers never die, they just fade away. Happy journey. A fair share of the family is there to greet you. Adieu, cher frere.
we offer our condolence to Louise and Albert family. Albert was a special person in my life as he came to visit us on a number of time and always enjoyed his visits and the great memory he had , we will miss those days .