Gertrude T. Belanger

Gertrude T. Belanger was Dracut teacher, guidance counselor; 87 LOWELL Gertrude T. Belanger, age 87, a longtime resident of the Centralville section of Lowell, died Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at the Elderwood Healthcare at Birchwood in Liverpool, New York. Born in St. Thuribe, Quebec, Canada, on February 14, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Rosaire and Yvonne (Savard) Belanger. Gert attended Lowell schools and was a graduate of St. Joseph High School Class of 1939. She received her B.S. from Lowell Teachers College in 1943, and her Masters of Education from Boston University in 1955. Gertrude had been a teacher and Guidance Counselor in the Dracut School System for 38 years. She retired from Dracut High School in 1984. She was a member of Ste. Marguerite D'Youville Parish in Dracut, and was also a member of the former St. Louis de France Church where she had been a member of the St. Vincent de Paul. Gertrude was an avid reader. Her hobbies included Family History, and traveling in her earlier years to Europe and around the United States. She also volunteered her time at Saints Medical Center in Lowell. Her survivors include a sister-in-law, Dorothy Belanger of Liverpool, NY; two nieces, Janice Horvath and her husband, Mike of N. Syracuse, NY, Karen Cupernall and her husband, Kenneth of Palermo, NY; a nephew, Maurice Belanger and his partner, Patricia Hanrahan of Takoma Park, MD. Also survived by nieces and nephews in Canada. BELANGER Gertrude T. Belanger, age 87, a longtime resident of the Centralville section of Lowell, died Sept. 17, 2008 in Liverpool, NY. Family and friends may call on Monday morning, Sept. 22nd from 8:30 to 10:00 A.M. at the ARCHAMBAULT FUNERAL HOME, 309-311 Pawtucket St., Lowell, followed by her Funeral mass to be celebrated at 10:30 A.M. at the Parish of Ste. Marguerite D'Youville at Ste. Therese Church, 1340 Lakeview Ave., Dracut. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, Chelmsford. Funeral Director Victor J. Archambault II, 978-459-9315.