LEPAGE: Laurent Joseph Gabriel
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March 26, 1928 – February 26, 2015
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The passing of Laurent Lepage of Humboldt, SK, occurred at Humboldt District Hospital, Humboldt, on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at the age of 86 years. Laurent was born on March 26, 1928, on the homestead in the St. Denis district. He was the third child to Delphis and Antoinette (nee Belanger) Lepage. He attended Trojan School until about grade 8 and then took up farming with his father and oldest brother Wilfrid. In 1953, he married Therese Tremel and together they started a new farmstead east of Peterson. It was there that they raised a family of five children. Laurent ran a mixed farm raising cattle, hogs, chickens, and turkeys, along with growing various grains. He was a progressive and innovative farmer often being the first in the district to try different farming methods and seeding different crops. He developed into a master builder. He started with a very basic project, building an outhouse, which then evolved into building granaries, an arched-rib barn, and whatever else needed to be built. During his retirement years, he started doing the most intricate and complicated woodworking projects. Laurent and Therese did some traveling to various destinations in Canada and the United States. Later on, the only traveling they did was to the junction to have coffee with friends and drive around to see what the boys were up to. Laurent also took up gardening, producing massive crops of various vegetables. He also enjoyed camping and fishing and indulged in those hobbies as often as he could. Laurent is survived by his wife of 62 years, Therese (nee Tremel) Lepage; son Lucien (Sylvia) Lepage and family Eric and Stephanie; daughter Marie (David) Aucoin and family Michael (Ruth) Aucoin, Jennifer (Brett) Ferguson and daughter Elodie; son Yves (Michelle) Lepage and family Megan (Jeff) Altrogge and children Olivia and Jackson, Kelsey (Sasha) Weiman; son Philip (Dianne) Lepage and family Chris (Andria) Lepage and children Kolby and Carter, Kimberly (Kyle) Buckle and children Payton and Cooper, Daryl Lepage; daughter Monique (Aaron) Koob and family Kevin (Zoe) Koob, Christine Koob (Andrew), Dean Koob, and Ian Koob; sister Marthe Syrenne; sisters-in-law Edna Breese and Alice (Emile) Detillieux; brother-in-law Alain (Albertine) Tremel; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Delphis and Antoinette (nee Belanger) Lepage; his brothers, Wilfrid (Germain) Lepage and Pierre Lepage; sisters, Annette (Leo) Hamoline and Angela (John) Hamoline; brother-in-law Horace Syrenne; his in-laws Jean Baptiste and Louisa Tremel; and a daughter-in-law Estelle (nee Ferre) Lepage. The Prayer Service for Laurent was held at St. Bruno Roman Catholic Church, Bruno, on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. presided by Fr. Joseph Ackerman, OSB. The organist was Denise Krentz and the scripture readers were Kimberly Buckle and Christine Koob. The eulogy was delivered by Dave Aucoin. The Funeral Mass was offered at St. Bruno Roman Catholic Church, on Monday, March 2, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. celebrated by Fr. Joseph Ackerman, OSB. Others taking part were Daryl Lepage, crossbearer; Jeff Altrogge, intentions; Jennifer Ferguson and Stephanie Lepage, scripture readers; Megan, Olivia and Jackson Altrogge, giftbearers; Bruno and Peterson and Vonda Choir, music ministry; and Ron Basset and Dale Buckle, memorial table attendants. Honorary pallbearers were all those who shared in Laurent’s life. Active pallbearers were Michael Aucoin, Eric Lepage, Christopher Lepage, Kevin Koob, Dean Koob and Kelsey Weiman. Interment followed at St. Agnes Roman Catholic Cemetery, Peterson, SK. Memorial donations may be directed to the Humboldt District Hospital Foundation General Equipment Fund or St. Agnes Cemetery Fund. Schuler-Lefebvre Funeral Chapel, Humboldt, SK.
