Adhmar Dion: What Happened To Celine Dion's Father?

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Adhémar Dion is the father of Céline Marie Claudette Dion also known by many as Celine Dion. Adhémar’s daughter is one of the most popular and beloved singers. She has powerful and technically skilled vocals which her fans and music lovers admire so much. She is one of the best-selling music artists of all time and has been named one of the greatest singers in music. She has actively supported charity organizations, worldwide.

Adhémar Dion: Bio Summary

NameAdhémar Dion
Famous asfather of Celine Dion
Date of birth2 March 1923
Died30 November 2003
GenderMale
ParentsCharles-Adelard Dion and Ernestine Beriault
SpouseThérèse Dion
Children14
OccupationButcher

What Happened To Celine Dion’s Father?

Adhémar Dion was born on 2 March 1923, in Saint-Bernard-des-Lacs, Gaspesie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine Region, Quebec, Canada to Charles-Adelard Dion and Ernestine Beriault. He died on 30 November 2003, in Sainte-Rose, Laval Region, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 80 years.

Adhémar Dion, also known as Adhémar-Charles Dion took his last breath at home. He was surrounded by his lovely family at the time of his death. He suffered from an unspecified illness. He was loved by his family and friends.

Adhémar Dion is of French descent. He was a butcher and also worked as a security guard at a point in time. He married television personality and homemaker Thérèse Tanguay-Dion on 20th June 1945, at the Saint-Zephirin Church. The duo became parents of 14 children.

Their children are Denise Dion (b.1946), Clement Dion (b. 1947), Claudette Dion (b. 1948), Liette Dion (b. 1950), Michel Dion (b. 1952), Louise Dion (b. 1953), Jacques Dion (b. 1955), Daniel Dion ( 1956 – 2016), Ghislaine Dion (b.1958), Linda Dion (b. 1959), Manon Dion (b. 1960), Paul Dion (b. 1962), Pauline Dion (b. 1962), and Celine Dion (b. 1968).

Adhémar Dion and his wife Thérèse Dion both loved music. Their household was a musical one as music had been a major part of the Dion family. The couple owned a cabaret in Charlemagne and often played there on weekends.

The family was maybe poor in wealth but rich in music and harmony. The couple’s youngest child, Celine Dion who was named after the song “Céline” gave an account that she had a happy home. Celine performed with her siblings in her parents’ small piano bar called Le Vieux Baril, “The Old Barrel”.

Adhémar Dion’s daughter Celine Dion has given credit to her father for his contributions to her successful career. Celine shared a black and white photo of her when she was younger with her father by her side. She revealed that she is the luckiest girl in the world to have had a father like Adhémar Dion.

Celine Dion said Adhémar Dion will always be her number one fan. She wrote: Papa, je suis la fille la plus chanceuse du monde d’avoir eu un père comme toi. Tu seras toujours mon fan #1. Je t’aime ! / Papa, I’m the luckiest girl in the world to have had a dad like you. You will always be my #1 fan. I love you! – Céline xx…

Papa, je suis la fille la plus chanceuse du monde d’avoir eu un père comme toi. Tu seras toujours mon fan #1. Je t’aime ! / Papa, I’m the luckiest girl in the world to have had a dad like you. You will always be my #1 fan. I love you! – Céline xx…

📸 : Richard Gauthier pic.twitter.com/a7J0qD2GN8

— Celine Dion (@celinedion) March 2, 2019

Also, on what would have been Adhémar Dion’s 95th birthday, his daughter Celine Dion took to her verified Instagram handle and shared a photo of herself and her father. She revealed in the caption that she thinks of her father and loves him.

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Celine Dion wrote: Papa, tu aurais eu 95 ans aujourd’hui. Je pense à toi et je t’aime. // Papa, you would have been 95 years old today. I think of you and I love you. – Céline xx… Photo: Laurent Cayla

Adhémar Dion was buried at Cimetière de Charlemagne, in Charlemagne, Lanaudiere Region, Quebec, Canada. His funeral was held in Charlemagne, northeast of Montreal. His wife Thérèse Tanguay-Dion died on January 17, 2020, of Alzheimer’s resulting in dementia. She died in Montreal, Quebec when she was 92.

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