Gerard LeTourneau

Gerard "Jerry" R. LeTourneau, 90, of Lynnfield passed away peacefully the morning of July 3, 2016. Born and raised in Manchester, NH, he was the son of the late Alphonse and Cecile (Beland) LeTourneau.

He was the devoted husband of Phyllis LeTourneau of Lynnfield, loving father to Kathrine LeTourneau and her partner, Kathleen McGerigle, Deborah Bastable and her husband, Philip, of Hanover, and Jerine Martin and her husband, Scott, of Lynnfield, proud grandfather of Cheryn Byron of Hingham, Lindsay Bastable of South Boston, and Brandon Lemieux of Lynnfield, and beaming great-grandfather of Emery and Callan Byron. He is also survived by his sister, Candice Bacon, of Plainville CT.

Jerry was a decorated serviceman who served in WWII on the destroyer USS Kearney both in the Atlantic and Pacific and proudly displayed the ship's hull number, DD432, as his license plate. He was an extremely hard worker providing a wonderful life for his family. Despite working 6 days a week, as his children were growing, he spent Sunday, his only day off, with them doing "Dad" things. He owned an auto repair business in Cambridge until he "retired" in 1982. However, retirement wasn't for Jerry so he soon took a job as a maintenance supervisor for CRES Development in Wakefield where he continued working until age 88. He was a master at fixing anything mechanical and electrical, read to learn new things, and always delighted in playing trivia. He had a soft spot for dogs and was so proud of his Weimaraner, Champion Sir Archibald (Archie), who won Best of Breed at the Westminster Dog Show.

Jerry, aka Pa, was a kind and generous man who will be remembered for his warm personality, quick wit, infectious smile and twinkling blue eyes.

Visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the McDonald Funeral Home 19 Yale Ave. Wakefield on Sunday from 1:00PM-2:30PM immediately followed by a brief service in the Funeral Home. Interment at the V.A. National Cemetery of MA, Bourne on Monday at 2:00PM. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Jerry's memory to the MSPCA via their donation page at https://www.mspca.org/donate-now/tribute-honor-and-memorial-giving/.

July 10, 2016
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 245-3550

July 10, 2016
2:30 PM

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 245-3550

July 11, 2016
2:00 PM

Massachusetts National Cemetery
Connery Ave
Boiurne, MA 02532