{"id":13708,"date":"2026-07-08T15:21:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publideces.com\/obituaries\/pierre-francis\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:49:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:49:03","slug":"pierre-francis","status":"publish","type":"obituary","link":"https:\/\/publideces.com\/en\/obituaries\/pierre-francis\/","title":{"rendered":"Pierre Francis"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":13709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-13708","obituary","type-obituary","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"email_obituary":"","death_place":"","obituary_birth_date":"April 6, 1939","obituary_death_date":"June 20, 2026","death_age":"","obituary_description":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">At the Joliette Hospital, on Saturday, June 20, 2026, Mr. Pierre Francis passed away peacefully.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">He has gone to join his parents, Laurette B\u00e9langer and Wilfrid Lucien Francis, as well as his brother Andr\u00e9 and his sister Christiane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">He is survived by his beloved wife, Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Beaupr\u00e9; his children, Sylvie (Andr\u00e9 G\u00e9linas) and Ren\u00e9 (Chantal Demers); his brothers: Raymond, Richard, G\u00e9rard, Yves; his five grandchildren and his six great-grandchildren. 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Brassard, Saint-Paul (QC) J0K 3E0 ","repeater":[{"date":"07\/25\/2026","starting_hour":"10:00","ending_hour":"11:00"}]},"burrial":{"location":"","specific_location":"","address":"","repeater":null},"reception":{"location":"","address":"","repeater":null},"thanks":"<div class=\"relative z-[1]\">\n<div class=\"z-1 relative md:sticky md:top-(--sticky-padding-top)\" data-testid=\"writing-block-header-sticky-container\">\n<div class=\"relative isolate flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-3 font-sans py-2.5 pe-3\" data-testid=\"writing-block-header-surface\">The family wishes to thank the staff at the Joliette CLSC, as well as the home care services, particularly Camille and Brigitte, for their dedication and the excellent care provided.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt4SwW_editor [--wb-text-primary:var(--text-primary)] [--wb-text-secondary:var(--text-secondary)] [--wb-text-tertiary:var(--text-tertiary)] [--wb-surface-primary:var(--bg-primary)] [--wb-surface-secondary:var(--bg-tertiary)] [--wb-border:rgb(0_0_0\/7%)] [--wb-border-hover:rgb(0_0_0\/7%)] [--wb-divider:var(--border-light)] [--wb-focus:var(--border-strong)] [--wb-control-border:var(--interactive-border-focus)] [--wb-entity-accent:var(--theme-entity-accent)] [--wb-accent:var(--interactive-label-accent-default)] [--wb-on-accent:var(--bg-primary)] [--wb-interactive-background:var(--interactive-bg-accent-default)] [--wb-selection:var(--theme-user-selection-bg,var(--selection))] [--wb-radius-sm:var(--radius-sm)] [--wb-shadow-lg:var(--shadow-lg)] [--wb-font-sans:var(--font-sans)] [--wb-font-mono:var(--font-mono)] [--wb-shimmer-dark-contrast:var(--gray-550)] [--wb-shimmer-dark-secondary:var(--text-tertiary)] [--wb-radius:24px] [--wb-shadow:0_4px_80px_rgb(0_0_0\/2%)] [contain:none] writing-block-editor markdown-new-styling relative flow-root\">\n<div class=\"outline-none ProseMirror markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full min-h-6 break-words focus:outline-none\" dir=\"auto\" data-writing-block-fullscreen-editor-region=\"true\" data-writing-block-fullscreen-editor-layout=\"inline\">\n\nFurthermore, the family sincerely thanks the staff at the Joliette Hospital Center for the care, dedication, and kindness Mr. Pierre Francis received.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 rounded-[inherit] z-[2] [box-shadow:inset_0_0_0_1px_var(--oai-wb-border)] group-hover\/writing-block-surface:[box-shadow:inset_0_0_0_1px_var(--oai-wb-border-hover)]\" data-writing-block-fullscreen-shell-border=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>","organism_list":null,"other_organisms":"","funeral_home":[669],"other_funeral_homes":"","memoriam_option":"none","memoriam_images_base_repeater":null,"memoriam_images_premium_repeater":null,"qr_plaque_option":"none","qr_plaque_quantity":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/publideces.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituary\/13708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/publideces.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/publideces.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/obituary"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/publideces.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13708"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/publideces.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/funeral_home\/669"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/publideces.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/publideces.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}