The family announces with great sorrow his passing in Chelmsford, Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 at the age of 86 years. Husband of the late Yvette (née Prud’homme) Lalonde and loving companion of Madeleine Gaudet. Son of the late Armand and the late Roseanna (née Brisebois) Lalonde. Loving father of Dianne Bélanger (Daniel) of Ottawa, Claude Lalonde (Denise) of Chelmsford and Suzanne Lalonde (Marcel) of Rockland. Cherished grandfather of Jean (Marine), Dominique (Tammy), André (Rebecca), Karyne (Michael), Krystal (Pierre-Luc), Cassandra, Mélanie (Henry), Isabelle, Vivianne and great-grandfather of 9 great-grandchildren. Also survived by his siblings Jeanne Hélie, Armande Poitras, Reina Lalonde-Besette, Rosine Besette, Claire Turgeon, Nicole Chartrand, Carmen Bilodeau and Gilles Lalonde. The family will receive relatives and friends at the COOPERATIVE FUNERAL HOME, 4691 RR 15, Chelmsford, Saturday, April 14th, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A funeral service will follow at 1:30 p.m. in the funeral home Chapel, Chelmsford. Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation can be made by cheque or online at www.cooperativefuneralhome.ca.