Edmond F. LeBlanc

Waltham – Mr. Edmond F. LeBlanc, of Waltham, died Thursday, June 4, 2015, in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 58.

Ed was born in Newton on August 29, 1956, a son of Madeline (Cimetta) LeBlanc of West Newton and the late Edmond F. LeBlanc, Sr. He was a graduate of Newton North High School and earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from Bentley College in Waltham.

He lived in Newton until his marriage on March 31, 1985 to Waltham native Christine M. Smith and the couple made Waltham their home. Ed loved baseball all his life and coached the Saint Bernard's Parish teams in the Newton baseball leagues and later coached for the Warrendale Little League and Babe Ruth League in Waltham.

As well as loving all things about baseball, especially the Red Sox, he was a lifelong coin collector and will long be remembered as a terrific family man. He worked for a number of years as a quality training consultant for Phillips Medical Equipment in Andover.

In addition to his mother and his wife of thirty years, Chris, he leaves his children, Erin E. LeBlanc and Edmond G. LeBlanc, both of Waltham; his sister and brothers, Loretta Hurney and her spouse, Paul, of Newton Center, Robert A. LeBlanc and his spouse, Joyce, of York, Maine, and Francis LeBlanc-Van Beek and his spouse, Marco Van Beek LeBlanc, of Worcester; his mother-in-law, Mary C. Smith of Waltham; his brother-in-law, Peter Smith and his spouse, Paula, of Natick; his sister-in-law, Linda Warren of Framingham; his nephews and niece, Robert LeBlanc Jr., Jason LeBlanc, Nicholas Hurney, and Casey Smith and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Ed was also the son-in-law of the late George Smith and a brother-in-law of the late William Smith.

Family and friends will honor and remember Ed's life by gathering for calling hours in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte. 20), Waltham on Monday, June 8th from 4 to 8 p.m. and again on Tuesday afternoon when his funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Burial will be private.

Memorial donations may be made to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168.