Luigi Corte

Il laisse dans le deuil ses enfants Elizabeth (Étienne Dubreuil), Irène (Jacques Thibault), Marie-Claire (Scott MacDougall), Louis-Charles (Nicole Charbonneau), ses petits-enfants Catherine, Émilie, Alexander, Christopher, Véronika, Kate et ses arrière-petits-enfants Éloise, Liam, Margot, Tiberius James (TJ) et Cooper.

Il laisse également dans le deuil à Budapest, Hongrie, la famille de sa sœur feu Magda, son frère Ferenc (93 ans) et sa famille, et à Rome, Italie, la famille de son frère feu Umberto.

D’origine italienne, Louis est né à Budapest en 1925. Après la guerre, il épouse Emma et, en 1948, le jeune couple immigre en France, où ils vivent pendant quelques années, avant d’arriver en bateau au Canada en 1951 avec Élizabeth.

Lithographe de formation, il travaille dans le secteur de l’imprimerie jusqu’à sa retraite mais avait aussi une multitude d’autres talents. Il savait tout réparer, tout construire et il est impossible de recenser ses multiples projets de construction, rénovation et de menuiserie dont il a fait profiter toute sa famille.

Louis était un passionné de jardinage, adorant ses piments et ses dahlias, un ébéniste extraordinaire et aimait collectionner les timbres. Toujours curieux et intéressé, il lisait livres, journaux et parcourait l’internet ayant apprivoisé l’ordinateur à 80 ans.

Nous nous souviendrons toujours de lui comme un père et un mari dévoué, une force de la nature, doté d’une énergie colossale et d’innombrables talents. Homme de peu de mots mais capable de réflexions profondes, il nous laisse en héritage ses valeurs de loyauté, de persévérance, de patience, de don de soi, d’ardeur au travail et de respect de la nature.

La famille recevra vos condoléances le jeudi 20 avril 2023 de 14 h à 19 h, les hommages auront lieu à 18 h au salon Les Érables du Centre funéraire Côte-des-Neiges, 4525, chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, Montréal, Québec H3V 1E7.

Vos témoignages de sympathie peuvent se traduire par un don à l’unité de soins palliatifs de l’Hôpital général juif.

Luigi Corte 1925-2023

On March 22, 2023, the day after his 98th birthday, Luigi (Louis) Corte passed away. He is finally reunited with his lifelong love, Emma Dirsztay, who died in 1979.

He is survived by his children Elizabeth (Étienne Dubreuil), Irène (Jacques Thibault), Marie-Claire (Scott MacDougall), Louis-Charles (Nicole Charbonneau), grandchildren Catherine, Émilie, Alexander, Christopher, Véronika, Kate and great-grandchildren Eloise, Liam, Margot, Tiberius James (TJ) and Cooper.

He is also survived in Budapest, Hungary, by the family of his late sister Magda, his brother Ferenc (93 years old) and his family, and in Rome, Italy, by the family of his late brother Umberto.

Of Italian origin, Louis was born in Budapest in 1925. After the war, he married Emma and, in 1948, the young couple immigrated to France, where they lived for a few years, before arriving in Canada by boat in 1951 with Elizabeth.

A lithographer by training, he worked in the printing industry until his retirement, but also had a multitude of other talents. He knew how to repair everything, build everything and it is impossible to list all his construction, renovation, and carpentry projects that he shared generously with his entire family.

Louis was an avid gardener, especially fond of his peppers and dahlias, an extraordinary cabinetmaker, and an enthusiastic stamp collector. Always curious and interested, he read books, newspapers, and scoured the internet having tamed the computer at 80 years old.

After the death of his wife, he dedicated his days to his children and grandchildren. Living for more than 30 years with Irene in Montreal, in winter, and with Elizabeth at the cottage, in summer, he shared our lives, our friends and our activities.

He will always be remembered as a devoted father and husband, and a force of nature with boundless energy. A man of few words, countless talents, and great depths, he leaves as a legacy his values of loyalty, perseverance, patience, self-sacrifice, hard work, and respect for nature.

The family will receive your condolences on Thursday, April 20, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. will follow the tributes at 6:00 p.m. at Les Érables parlor of the Center funéraire Côte-des-Neiges, 4525, chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, Montréal, Québec H3V1E7.

Your sympathies can be expressed by donations to the palliative care unit of the Jewish General Hospital, where he was treated with competence and empathy. https://www.jghfoundation.org/