Obituary of Gaudet, Elric Joseph

The death occurred suddenly at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown, P.E.I. on Friday, May 4th , 2012 of Elric Joseph Gaudet of Summerside and formerly of the Linkletter Road, P.E.I. , aged 92 years. Veteran of World War II . Elric was born on January 27th , 1920 in St. Nicholas, P.E.I. to his late parents, Leo F. and Madeline ( nee Gallant ) Gaudet. Beloved husband of the late Theresa ( nee Poirier ) Gaudet. Loving father of Gary of B.C. and Ray of Alberta and lovingly remembered by his one grandson Josh. Survived by his sisters Hilda ( Tanton ) Landry of Summerside and Marie ( Gus ) Gaudet of St. Nicholas and his brother Cedric of Summerside. Also lovingly remembered by his sister-in-law Carolyn Gaudet and many nieces and nephews. Besides his parents and wife, Elric was predeceased by his brothers Clarence ( Theresa ) , Herbie and Leonard ; his sister Frances ( Alfred ) and 5 brothers and sisters in infancy. Resting at the East Prince Funeral Home, 245 Pope Rd., Summerside until Tuesday, May 8th , then to St. Paul's Church, Summerside for funeral mass at 10:30 a.m. . Interment to take place in the church cemetery. Visiting hours on Monday evening only , 6 - 9 p.m. . Memorial donations in Elric's memory to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or to St. Paul's Cemetery Fund would be greatly appreciated. Members of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch # 5 , Summerside will hold a Service of Remembrance on Monday evening at 6:45 p.m. at the funeral home . If you would like to send a condolence to his family, please click Online condolence below OR send directly to epfuneral@eastlink.ca