CALAIS – Aldei J. Bastarache, 77, died Wednesday morning at the Atlantic Rehab and Nursing Center after a long illness. He was born April 16, 1927, in St. Maurice, New Brunswick, a son of Arsene and Emilienne Cormier Bastarache. One of 18 children, he was educated in Bouctouche, New Brunswick. He had made his home here for the past 46 years and worked at Georgia Pacific’s Woodland Mill until his retirement. He had also worked as a woodcutter for many years. His wife, the former Avie Hersey, died in 1996. He was predeceased by brothers, Noel, Premelite, Loronzo and baby Maxime; three infant sisters and his adopted brother, Gerard. Survivors include two sons, Donald Carr and Michael Carr and his wife, Lori, both of Calais; a daughter, Cynthia McLean and her husband, Karl Jensen of St. Stephen, N.B.; four sisters, Mrs. Laurie (Elmire) Maillet of St. Norbert, N.B., Mrs. Alban (Rita) Leblanc of Scoudouc, N.B., Laudia Bourque of Cocagne, N.B., and Mrs. Alfred (Andrea) Robichaud of St. Antoine, N.B.; five brothers, Laurier and his wife, Stella, of Bellingham, Mass., Ulysse and his wife, Sue, of St. Maurice, N.B., Sylvio and his wife, Andrea, and Regis and his wife, Irene, both of Bouctouche, N.B. and Raoul and his wife, Marie, of Cape Breton, N.S.; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Scott-Wilson Funeral Home, 26 Church St., Calais.
ALDEI J. BASTARACHE
