Antoinette M. LeBlanc

Antoinette M. (Collette) LeBlanc, 86, of Phillipston, died peacefully Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, after a brief illness with her family by her side.

Born in Sainte-Marie, New Brunswick, Canada, on March 20, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Melina (LeBlanc) Collette. Antoinette was an assembler and work coordinator employed by Digital Equipment Corporation of Westminster for 20 years before her retirement in 1992. She was previously employed by Ray Plastics and Fontaine Brothers. 

Antoinette was a parishioner of Annunciation Parish of Gardner, practicing at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church. She was a member of the Gardner Chapter of AARP. Antoinette loved to travel down to her former house in Port Orange, Florida, where she would spend several months out of the year. She also enjoyed cooking, knitting, making puzzles, and tending to her flowers. Antoinette’s greatest joy was her family, treasuring all the special times together. 

Antoinette is survived by her husband of 63 years, Leo Paul J. LeBlanc of Phillipston; a daughter Lisa LeBlanc-Grasmuck of Phillipston; a grandson, Krystopher Grasmuck and his wife Emily of Hopedale; a great-grandson, Myles Grasmuck of Hopedale; a sister, Leona McDonald of Bouctouche, NB, Canada; a sister-in-law, Jeannita Cormier of Bouctouche, NB, Canada; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was predeceased by her son, Gilles LeBlanc, who died in 2021; two sisters, Elise Cormier and Sara Saulnier; and four brothers, Edgar, Antoine and Anselme Collette, and Laurie Cormier. 

Funeral Services will be held Thursday, June 6, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. in the Boucher Funeral Home, Inc., 110 Nichols Street, Gardner, MA. Burial at Notre Dame Cemetery, West Street, Gardner, MA, will be held at a later date. 

Calling Hours will be held Thursday, June 6, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Funeral Home. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Holy Family Academy, 99 Nichols Street, Gardner, MA 01440. Please reference in memory of Antoinette M. LeBlanc.