Gerald J. Fournier died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. Born May 27, 1928, in New Brunswick, Canada, he was the son of the late Evariste and Adelia (Doucet) Fournier.
He was raised and educated in Canada. Gerald married the love of his life, Simone (Godin), on Aug. 11, 1952. They shared 64 wonderful years as husband and wife. They moved to the United States in 1959, Gerald then founded Gerald J. Fournier Construction Co. in Lynn, where they lived until 1992 when they retired to Largo, Fla.
Gerald had many passions in life, but nothing compared to his love for his family and friends. He enjoyed traveling, especially road trips, fishing, playing cards and helping others. Gerald was a devout member of St. Jean’s Church and St. Catherine of Siena Church for many years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughters, Anne Ford and husband, Jack, of Middleton, Lisa Curtis and husband, Stephen, of Lynn and Paulette MacNeil and her husband, John, of Georgetown, his grandchildren, Amanda Curtis and husband, Dr. Mitchell Izower, of Glen Cove, N.Y., Ryan Curtis of Lynn and Megan MacNeil of Georgetown. He is survived by several sisters, a brother, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, many nieces and nephews that all reside in Canada.
Service information: Relatives and friends are kindly invited to visitation on Friday morning in the Mackey Funeral Home, 128 S. Main St., Route 114, Middleton, from 9-11 a.m. A funeral Mass will be celebrated for Gerald at 11:30 a.m., in St. Agnes Parish, 22 Boston St., Middleton. Memorial donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, at www.alz.org.?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss To leave a condolence see Mackeyfuneralhome.com.