Leandre 'Pete' A. Breault

October 13, 1931 - June 21, 2016

BLOOMFIELD – Mr. Leandre ‘Pete’ Breault, 84, passed away early on Tuesday morning, June 21, 2016, at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook, with his family by his side. He was born on Oct. 13, 1931, in Hereford, Que., a son of the late Gilbert and Blanche (Landry) Breault. He and his siblings grew up and were raised on the Breault farm in Canaan. For many years, he as a crane operator at the Stratford Plywood Mill, but he also worked for a time logging for Reuben Washburn, and also at Ethan Allen in Beecher Falls. He loved to work his hay fields and did so until his late 70s. Only last year, at the age of 83, Pete was still out sawing, cutting and piling 12 cord of firewood. He loved to be on his four-wheeler and he was a true animal lover, feeding the deer, and even a partridge by hand. Pete was also a member of the Knights of Columbus and a faithful communicant at Sacred Heart church. He leaves behind his wife of 60 years, Marguerite (Lavoie) Breault of Bloomfield; his son, David Breault of Bloomfield; and a daughter, Annmarie Breault of Bloomfield; one granddaughter, Laura Breault of Colebrook; two brothers, Leo Breault of Berlin, NH, and Donald Breault of Louisville, Ky.; two sisters, Cora Rancourt of Colebrook, and Annette Breault of Manchester, NH, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by a son, Peter; two brothers, Claude and Paul Breault; and two sisters, Pauline and Jeanne Breault. Calling hours will be on Sunday, June 26, 2016, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held the next day, Monday, June 27, at 10 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in North Stratford, with The Rev. Daniel Deveau as celebrant. Burial will follow at St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Bloomfield. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mr. Breault may be made to the Animal Rescue League of NH, 545 NH Rt. 101, Bedford, NH 03110, or online at www.rescueleague.org. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook.