Obituary notices, week of September 7, 2026 through September 13, 2026
Three Gardner-resident obituaries were published this week: Chapman, Lawrence "Larry" William, formerly of Gardner, most recently of Scarborough, Maine; Cook, G. Dennis, of Gardner, a career truck driver known as "Diesel Daddy"; and Letendre, Janice (Jaillet), formerly of Gardner and mo…
This week's column carries notices for three Gardner-resident obituaries published this week, from listings posted by Boucher Funeral Home, Inc., Mack Family Funeral Homes - Gardner Chapel, and Stone-Ladeau Funeral Home - Winchendon: Lawrence "Larry" William Chapman, G. Dennis Cook and Janice (Jaillet) Letendre.
Lawrence "Larry" William Chapman, 85, of Scarborough, Maine, formerly of Gardner, Massachusetts, died Monday, August 24, 2026. He was born in Gardner, MA on September 20, 1940. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Mack Family Funeral Homes, Gardner Chapel): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/lawrence-chapman-obituary?id=62343316.
G. Dennis Cook, of Gardner, Massachusetts, died September 5, 2026, at his home in Gardner. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and worked as a career truck driver known by his handle "Diesel Daddy." Full obituary at Legacy.com (Stone-Ladeau Funeral Home, Winchendon): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/dennis-cook-obituary?id=62405065.
Janice (Jaillet) Letendre, 87, of Baldwinville, formerly of Gardner, died peacefully Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at AllianceHealth in Baldwinville, after a period of declining health. She was born in Gardner on November 11, 1938. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Boucher Funeral Home, Inc.): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/janice-letendre-obituary?id=62392951.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com listings for Boucher Funeral Home, Inc., Mack Family Funeral Homes - Gardner Chapel, and Stone-Ladeau Funeral Home - Winchendon. Echovita and Tribute Archive had no content available this week; Gardner Patch's obituaries page carried no Gardner-specific obituary posts this week.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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