Leon William Berube, M.D., 86 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away April 11, 2012 after a short illness. He was born on February 18, 1926 in Tarrant County, Texas. He was the son of the late Carl Joseph and Marie Vavian Berube.

A public gathering will be held Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home in Charlotte Hall, MD from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and a Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Mechanicsville at 10:00AM.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in honor of Dr. Berube to the Mechanicsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 15, Mechanicsville, MD 20659; Hospice House of St. Mary's, P. O. Box 625, Leonardtown, Md 20650; and The American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.

All arrangements are being handled by Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A., 30195 Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622.