Stephen James LaBelle

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On June 30, 2022, Stephen James LaBelle died peacefully in Chesterville, Ontario of ALS. He was 46 years old.

Steve is survived by his children James and Thomas (children of Laurie MacMillan), his parents Dora and Tony, his sisters Karen (Christopher), Lisa (John), his brother Mike (Shari) and his nieces and nephew. He is predeceased by his father Ralph.

Steve was born on August 14, 1975, in Montreal, Quebec.

Steve was active and was always in search of understanding why and how things worked the way they did. He loved golfing, hockey, biking, travelling, exploring new things, and spending time with friends and family. He loved being a father to James and Thomas and was passionate about teaching them new things. They were his greatest love and the hardest thing for him to leave behind.

He had a distinguished military career with the Canadian Armed Forces since 1993 until he could no longer stand his post. Throughout that time, he had the opportunity to travel to various places across the world and was dedicated to his work, leading others, and keeping our country safe.

A memorial service for Steve is scheduled for Tuesday July 12, 2022, at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, ON. Friends and family are invited to arrive at 12pm where a memorial service will take place at 1pm followed by a burial ceremony and a reception from 2:30-4:30 pm.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to ALS Canada, in memory of Steve. http://support.alsevents.ca/stephenlabelle

Digital Guestbook

Alex Arndt

Steve was an outstanding person who served his country proudly. He will be sorely missed. My condolences to his family.

God speed, Steve.

Sean Trottier

My deepest sympathy to his family. Steve was a great guy to know and to work with. Always smiling, he had a way of making you have a better day even without trying. Our loss is Heaven's gain. RIP soldier. You will be missed.

Rob Mantle

I was saddened to hear of Steve's passing. It is certainly a great loss to those who knew him. RIP Steve, gone too soon.

Sue Smith

My deepest condolences to Steve's family. It was my honor to have worked with such a pleasant human being. He will be truly missed.

Jack McCoombs and Caroline McGrath-McCoombs

We were both lucky to have worked directly w/ Steve in various capacities while employed in Ops over the years and will miss his company, his analytics and his wit: "Riddles over there..." will always echo when attempting to decipher the higher's intent.

Amy Kingston

I got to know Steve well when we deployed together in 2019. He was my team lead. He spent a good deal of time and effort mentoring me both in the technical aspects of the work, but more importantly, he taught me the importance of taking care of people. He stuck his neck out a bunch of times for us, and through his example I learned the responsibility and the honour of good leadership.

We had lots of time to talk on the ship and when we both came back to Ottawa. His favourite thing to talk about by far and large was how amazing his kids are.

I am now in Steve’s position and when I am gut checking myself, one of the first things I ask myself is “What would Steve do?” He will be with me always.

My deepest thoughts are with his kids and loved ones. I wish you peace and healing.