Gertrude LeBlanc

Gertrude (Busch) LeBlanc, 84, of Dayville, CT died on Saturday, November 22, 2008, after a very brief illness, surrounded by her loving and devoted family. She is survived by her son, Wayne M. LeBlanc and his wife, Donna M. of Spencer, MA, formerly of West Boylston, MA. She also leaves her grandchildren Laura and Jeffrey, her great grandson Noah, her sister Buffie Perry of Holyoke, MA and her sisters-in-law Lorraine Gendreau, Bertha Lawson, Theresa Burke and Dora Wojtkiewicz and many nieces and nephews. Her husband, Joseph (Moe) E.M. LeBlanc died in 1993.

She was born on September 15, 1924 in Bremen, Germany and came to the United States at the age of 4 years with her father, the late George Busch and her mother, Meta (Mehrens) Busch. Gertrude grew up in Long Island, NY and Littleton, NH before coming to the Killingly area. She began her working career as a switchboard operator at William Prym Company of Dayville, CT.

Gertrude and her husband, Joseph E.M. LeBlanc, were married on September 25, 1948 in Dayville, CT and soon after they moved to Pawtuxet River, Maryland, where she became a clothing sales clerk for a men's naval store. After a few years, they returned to the Killingly area, where she worked as a store clerk for Grant's Department Store in Danielson. She later returned to her occupation as a women's clothing store clerk working at Sandy's in Putnam and Gil's Clothing Store in Danielson.

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday at 10 A.M. in Tillinghast Funeral Home, 433 Main Street, Danielson, CT. Burial will follow in Westfield Cemetery. Calling hours will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday from 4-7 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her name may be made to the Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation Recreation Fund, P.O. Box 425, Dayville, CT 06241 or to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter, 659 Tower Avenue, Hartford, CT 06112.