Donald Dennis Melanson

Male 1954 - 2014  (60 years)


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  • Name Donald Dennis Melanson 
    Born 4 Apr 1954  Minto, NB, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Oct 2014 
    Person ID I13820  OGrady Family Tree
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2021 

    Father Ernest Joseph Melanson,   b. 5 Dec 1915, Saint-Paul, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1991, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Mary Eva Bourgeois,   b. 26 May 1917, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 2015  (Age 98 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F5504  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Claudette Richard 
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2021 
    Family ID F5508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Donald Dennis Melanson
      formerly of Gardner and Westminster; 60

      LEOMINSTER -- Donald Dennis Melanson, 60, formerly of Gardner and Westminster, lost his battle with ALS in his home on October 20, 2014, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on April 4, 1954 in Minto, NB, Canada. Don graduated from Gardner High School with the class of 1972. He was employed by Digital, Compaq, and HP for 33 years, then EMC for 8 years. He was a member of the PACC in Gardner.

      Don loved working on cars and taking care of his property. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle and spending time with his family. Don was always there to help anybody in need. He was a very compassionate and caring person. He was full of life with a kind-hearted soul. Don always had those around him laughing and will be missed by all who knew him.

      He leaves his wife of 29 years, Claudette (Richard) Melanson, whom he adored; his daughter, Amanda and her husband Jon Monahan; his son, Donny Melanson, all of Leominster; two grandchildren, Chase and Hunter Monahan. He leaves his loving 97 year-old mother, Eva Melanson of Gardner; three sisters, Anita Caisse and her husband Francis of Ashburnham, Doris Vienneau of Gardner, his twin sister, Donna Dion and her husband Wayne of Florida.

      Don also leaves his in-laws, Jeannine LeBlanc and her husband Steve (Don's best friend), Cecile Kelemen and her husband Rob, Lucie Boucher and her husband Francis, Robert Richard and his fiancée Jodi Lynne, Raymond Richard and his wife Deb, Rudolphe Richard and his wife Loretta; also many nieces and nephews.

      He was predeceased by his father, Ernest Melanson, and by his sister, Norma Frigon.

      MELANSON -- Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2014, from the Westminster Chapel of the Sawyer-Masciarelli Funeral Home, 123 Main St., Westminster, with a Mass at 11:00 a.m. in St. Edward the Confessor Church, 10 Church Street, Westminster.

      Burial will be private at the convenience of the family.

      Calling hours will be held on Friday, October 24, 2014 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the funeral home.

      In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in his memory to Compassionate Care ALS, PO Box 1052, West Falmouth, MA 02574, or online: www.ccals.org.

      Please visit www.masciarellifamilyfuneralhomes.net for further information.