John Gosselin

John Nelson Gosselin
John Gosselin, 90, of Greens Farms, Conn.—father, husband, IBM employee of 38 years and a lifelong teller of stories —passed away peacefully at Bridgeport Hospital on Feb. 6, 2018. John was born in 1927 in West Hartford, Conn., the son of Dr. George Adlor Gosselin, a neurologist, and Edith Terry Nelson, who hosted a radio show. John graduated from The Choate School in 1945 and attended Williams College. During the Korean War, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force Reserves and received an honorable discharge in 1954. He returned to Williams and graduated in 1955. John went to work for International Business Machines in Waterbury, Conn.. By 1959, he was stationed at IBM's European headquarters in Paris, France where he negotiated international trade deals. He married his wife Elizabeth "Betty" Miller in 1961. They returned to the U.S. in 1963 and lived in New York and Greens Farms, Conn. He was transferred back to France in 1975, where he spent 10 years before returning to Connecticut. He retired at age 67 after serving as Director of Commercial Relations. While he traveled to five continents on business, he was always a devoted father, spending his free time with his wife, Betty, and three children, whom he was inordinately proud of. John attended Trinity Episcopal Church in Southport, Conn., served on the board of the Greens Farms Association and was a member of the Pequot Yacht Club for five decades. John Gosselin was predeceased by his sister, Elizabeth Ann Gosselin, and his parents. He is survived by Betty, his wife of 57 years; daughter Elizabeth "Lisa" Gosselin Lynn and her husband, Angelo Lynn of Middlebury and Stowe, Vt.; son George Gosselin and his wife, Annette, of Fairfield, Conn.; and daughter Jennifer Gosselin and her husband Reed Maltzman, of San Francisco, Calif. He leaves four grandchildren: Sam and Jack Gosselin, Max and Zoe Maltzman; and step-grandchildren Polly Lynn Mikula and her husband Jason, Christy Lynn and her husband Sam Ostrow and Elsie Lynn Parini and her husband Oliver. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, February 13 at 3 p.m. at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Southport. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Trinity Episcopal Church Memorial Fund, 651 Pequot Ave., Southport, CT 06890. To view a complete obituary or to sign an online register please visit www.spearmillerfuneralhome.com.