Blacquiere, Joseph Leroy, age 66 of Jacksonville, NB. Passed away at his home on Friday, March 4, 2016. Born in Summerside, PEI on June 15, 1949 he was a son of the late Harold and Anna (Warner) Blacquiere. Leroy retired from Sobeys, Port Hawkesbury. He was an active member St. John Ambulance, and involved with the Salvation Army, he was a member of the executive of the Strait Pirates. He was a member of Minor Ball Association, where he umpired and coached. He is survived and dearly missed by his wife, Ninfa (Ruiz), step-son, Michael (Shannon) Richard, Havre Boucher; sisters, Deborah (John) Rudolph and Sandra (Joe) Praught, all of Port Hawkesbury; Alice (Don) Perry, Summerside, PEI; brothers, Harold, St. Nicholas, PEI; John (Lois) Kingston; Michael (Kaye), Summerside, PEI and Donald, St. Nicholas, PEI; sister-in-law, Debbie Blacquiere, Springfield, PEI; also survived by many aunts and cousins. Besides his parents he was predeceased by his brothers, David and Joseph; sisters-in-law, Marcella and Kendra. Visitation will be Thursday, March 10 from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., a vigil service will be held at 6 p.m. all in Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home, Port Hawkesbury. The funeral mass will be held Friday, March 11, , 2016 at 10 a.m. from St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Port Hawkesbury with Father Conrad Edwards officiating. Burial in St. Joseph’s Parish Cemetery, Port Hawkesbury. Memorial donations in memory Joseph may be made to St. Joseph Parish, Port Hawkesbury. Words of comfort may be forwarded to the family at: www.haverstocks.com Visitation Information Visitation Thursday, March 10, 2016 Visitation Time 6 - 9 p.m., Vigil service at 6 p.m. Visitation Location Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home, Port Hawkesbury Service Information Service Date Friday, March 11, 2016 Service Time 10 a.m Service Location St. Joseph Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church, Port Hawkesbury Burial Information Burial Date Friday, March 11, 2016 Burial Time Following the Funeral Mass Burial Location St. Joseph Parish Cemetery, Port Hawkesbury