Peacefully in her sleep on Thursday November 13, 2014 at the age of 87. Daughter of the late Ovide St-Jean and the late Aurore Rose and the beloved wife of the late Hermidas Cardinal. Dear mother of Louise (late Claude Giroux), Richard (Denise Cléroux), Robert, Rolland (Nancy Travis), Hélène (Roger Leblanc) and Gilles. Cherished grandmother of Pauline, Diane, Lynn, Travis and Daniel and great-grandmother of Yves. She was predeceased by her brother Leo, her sisters Jeannette and Thérèse and her great-grandson Sylvain. Family and friends may pay their respects on Wednesday November 19, 2014 from 2 to 4p.m. and 7 to 9p.m. at Racine, Robert & Gauthier Funeral Home (180 Montreal Rd, Ottawa). Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday November 20, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Church (435 Montreal Rd, Ottawa). In Memory of Anita, donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated.