Bérard, Diane^{[1, 2, 3]}

1945 - 2026  (80 years)

• Name	Bérard, Diane  [1]
  Birth	4 Jun 1945	Pine Falls, RM of Alexander, Manitoba, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Jan 2026	Notre Dame de Lourdes, RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I402824033947	Rick Dondo's Family
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	Bérard, Antoine "Tony",   b. 1927, Manitoba, Canada d. 24 Apr 2018, Notre Dame de Lourdes, RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Lesage, Marie Béatrice "Yolande",   b. 7 Feb 1923, RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada d. 9 Mar 2024, Notre Dame de Lourdes, RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada (Age 101 years)
  Marriage	6 Dec 1944	Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
  Family ID	F2841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lafrénière, Émilien "Be"
  Marriage	Type: Unknown
  Family ID	F4935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 4 Jun 1945 - Pine Falls, RM of Alexander, Manitoba, Canada Death - 21 Jan 2026 - Notre Dame de Lourdes, RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S1568935914] Adam's Funeral Home, 000[SD-Web]: Adam's Funeral Home Online Obituaries, (Adam's Funeral Home). A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story. It is described as "diane-lafreniere". It was described specifically or transcribed by them as "Diane Lafrenière (née Bérard), Jun 4, 1945 — Oct 21, 2026; Diane Lafrenière, passed away peacefully with family by her side at the Notre Dame Health Centre on October 21, 2026 at the age of 81 years.". She is survived by her loving husband, Émilien “Be” Lafrenière; her children, Christiane (Brent) Devlin, Ron Lafrenière and Josie (Jerry) Davis; her grandchildren, Richard, David, Colin (Alexi), Thomas, Julia, Austin and Jennifer; her siblings, Richard (Darlene) Bérard, Roland Bérard, Lorraine (Lucien) Vigier and Mike (Colleen) Bérard; her two sisters-in-law, Jacqueline Montagnon and Denise Lafrenière; and her brother-in-law, Marcel Robitaille. As well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Diane was predeceased by her parents, Antoine and Yolande Bérard; her sister, Jacqueline Robitaille; her parents-in-law, Philippe and Imelda Lafrenière; her in-laws, Alain (Rose) Lafrenière, Odile (Bart) Wilcott, Marcel (Doris) Lafrenière, Christian Lafrenière, Alcide Lafrenière and Yves Lafrenière. Diane was born in Pinefalls, Manitoba. In the early 1950’s her parents settled in Treherne to build a family farm. Diane attended high school in Notre Dame de Lourdes where she met her high school sweetheart, Emil “Be” Lafrenière. They married November 6, 1965. Be drove truck and Diane took care of their family, Christiane, Ronald, and Josie. In 1976, the moved to Treherne to take over the family farm. To help support, Diane worked at Dalebozik Potato Farm sorting potatoes and later started part time in the Treherne Hospital Kitchen. She took online courses and was promoted to Head Cook. She loved her job working with her staff and trying out new recipes for staff and residents. When Josie graduated, Diane got her Class 1 license and she and Be hit the road until they retired in 2006. Diane loved to spend time with her 7 grandchildren and was always up for an outing with her sisters and mother and a Berard party! Mom always had a funny saying and her last one was “Well Everyone, It’s Been A Slice.” Funeral Service will be held at the the Notre Dame Centennial Hall on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Memorial Service at 1:30pm with Funeral Mass at 2:00pm. Lunch to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Notre Dame Palliative Care, Box 190, attn: Dana Rheault, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba R0G 1M0 Adam’s Funeral Home of Notre Dame de Lourdes, Manitoba in care of arrangements. -- As published in the Adam’s Funeral Home website on or about 2026/10/22 Reported as having been published or sourced on or about 2026/10/22. The information was at the time and may yet be available here, on an Internet service, access to which may or may not also be subject to a subscription. [S0000300008] Various, 000[SD-Own]: Media items collected on Ancestry® family trees: Unspecified images, (Various). Your host has graciously offered a data file identified as an image with a title of "Obituary photo - Diane -Bérard- Lafrénière 1945 -- Mature", and has reported details about it as follows: No further description was provided Reported as pertaining to An unknown location and dated on An unknown date File Details: (jpg - jpeg; image - UNDEFINED) File size: 86837 bytes; Image size (pixels): 819 wide by 1024 high Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree. Ancestry record number reported as: N/A [S0000300001] Various, 000[SD-Own]: Media items collected on Ancestry® family trees: Portraits, (Various). Your host has offered a file identified as an image of a portrait with a title of "Obituary photo for Diane (Bérard) Lafrénière (1945) -- Young Adult", and has reported details about it as follows: Described as: Obituary photo for Diane (Bérard) Lafrénière (1945) -- Young Adult NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original Published in An unknown location, on An unknown date Media / Image (jpg - [jpeg]; image - [portrait]) File size: 93333 bytes; Image size (pixels): 819 wide by 1024 high Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree. Ancestry record number reported as: N/A