Harold E. "Skip" LeBlanc

Centerville – Rev. Harold E. "Skip" LeBlanc, of Centerville, died Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Harbor Point in Centerville following a period of declining health. He was 83.

Father LeBlanc was born in Waltham on March 6, 1936, a son of the late Edward L. and Irene M. (Demers) LeBlanc, and graduated from Saint Charles High School in Waltham and from Saint John's Seminary in Brighton.

He was ordained at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston on February 2, 1961 by Richard Cardinal Cushing and the parishes he served at include Saint Ambrose in Dorchester, Saint Theresa in Revere, Saint Clement in Somerville-Medford, Immaculate Conception in East Weymouth and Saint Columbkille in Brighton.

In 1990 he was appointed Pastor of Saint Joseph's Parish in Woburn where he remained until the church was closed in June, 2011 following his retirement. After that he moved to the Cape.

Father LeBlanc also served as a chaplain with the United States Army National Guard for thirty years, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1994.

He leaves his brother, James A. LeBlanc of Osterville.

Father LeBlanc was also a brother of the late Daniel C. LeBlanc.

Family and friends will honor and remember Father LeBlanc's life by gathering for calling hours in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Route 20), Waltham on Tuesday, July 30, from 4 to 7 p.m. and again at 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning before leaving in procession to Sacred Heart Church, 311 River Street, Waltham where his Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.