Victor G. Blanchette Jr.

Victor G. "Vic" Blanchette, Jr. of Templeton; 71 TEMPLETON Victor G. "Vic" Blanchette, Jr., 71, of Brooksvillage Road, Templeton, died Monday, July 13th in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, following a courageous battle with brain cancer. Born in Gardner on February 5, 1938, he was the son of the late Victor G. and Yvonne (Lariviere) Blanchette, Sr. Vic was a shipper-receiver employed by Simplex Time Recorder, Gardner for 40 years, retiring in 2000. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in Fitchburg with the Class of 1956. While in high school, Vic played basketball for Notre Dame High School. Vic was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Gardner. He was also a member of the Polish American Citizens Club of Gardner. Vic was on the Parks and Recreation Board for the City of Gardner. He played and coached softball for many years, and was a member of the Umpire Amateur Softball Association and the North Central Massachusetts Softball Umpire Association. Vic was extremely active in the City of Gardner Softball League for many years. He was an avid fan of the Boston Celtics, the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots. Vic also enjoyed bowling. Vic leaves his companion, Connie J. Cornell of Templeton; two sons, Jeffrey J. Blanchette and his wife Paula of Ashburnham and James V. Blanchette and his wife Kelly of Gardner; two daughters, Judy A. Paine and her husband Richard of Gardner and Jill S. Blanchette-Nasis and her husband Charles of Gardner; one sister, Ann Goguen of Gardner; seven grandchildren, Katie and Lucas Paine, Zachary and Kyle Blanchette, Erin and Shannon Speer, and Olivia Nasis; one nephew Clayton R. Goguen; two nieces, Debra A. Doherty and Michele M. Leonard; and several cousins. He also leaves his former wife, Ethel (Klockars) Blanchette of Gardner. BLANCHETTE Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 16th from the Boucher Funeral Home, Inc., 110 Nichols Street, Gardner with a Mass at 10:00 a.m. in Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, 135 Nichols Street, Gardner. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, Gardner. Calling hours in the funeral home will be Wednesday, July 15th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Templeton Council on Aging, Meals On Wheels, P.O. Box 244,Templeton, MA 01468. www.boucherfuneral.com