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Donatien «Don» Blanchard l'Acadie Nouvelle - 7 janvier 2005 SIERRA VISTA ARIZONA – À Sierra Vista Arizona, le mardi 4 janvier 2005, à l’âge de 80 ans, est décédé Donatien «Don» Blanchard, époux de Priscille Lanteigne, domicilié à Sierra Vista Arizona. Né à Village Blanchard, il était fils de feu Ernest Blanchard et de feu Démerise Robichaud. Outre son épouse, il laisse dans le deuil une fille, Lorraine (Alex Burden) de Sierra Vista Arizona; un fils, Ronald de San Diego; cinq soeurs: Gilberte (feu Eloi Daigle) de Saint-Jean, Augustina de Leominster, Mass., Andréa de Moncton, Yvette de Hanmer, Ont. et Françine (Armand Lavoie) de Tracadie-Sheila; trois frères: Raphaël (Ella Gallant) de Saint-Jean, Théophane (Aurore Dugas) de Bathurst et Yves (Cécile LeBreton) de Village Blanchard, ainsi qu’un petit-fils, Ryan. M. Blanchard était un vétéran de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. L’inhumation se fera au cimetière de Sierra Vista Arizona. SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. -- Donatien “Don” Blanchard, 70, a former 50-year resident of Leominster, Mass., died Tuesday, Jan. 4, in Sierra Vista, following a long illness. He was born in Blanchard Village, New Brunswick, Canada, on May 6, 1924, the son of Ernest and Emerise (Robichaud) Blanchard. Mr. Blanchard served in the Canadian Army before moving to the United States.He worked as a carpenter and millwright for 50 years. He was active in Local Carpenter’s Union 48 as a trustee. Mr. Blanchard is survived by his wife of 60 years, Priscilla (Lanteigne) Blanchard of Sierra Vista; a son, Ronald Blanchard of San Diego; a daughter, Lorraine (Alex) Burden of Sierra Vista; a grandson, Ryan Dickerson of Syracuse, Utah; three brothers, Ralph Blanchard of St. John, New Brunswick, Theo Blanchard of Bathurst, New Brunswick, and Yves Blanchard of Blanchard Village, New Brunswick; five sisters, Gilberthe Daigle of St. John, New Brunswick, Tina Chenard of Leominster, Andrea Blanchard of Moncton, New Brunswick, Francine Lavoie of Tracadie, New Brunswick, and Yvette Dugas of St. Therese, Ontario, Canada. He also leaves Terry Girouard of Ashburnham, Mass., who was like a son to him.Anyone wishing to remember Don can make a donation to the Alzheimer’s Research fund in his name.Published in the Sentinel & Enterprise on 1/13/2005.