Jeanne I. Thompson
September 21, 1938 — June 2, 2017
GARDNER - Jeanne I. (Nowlan) Thompson, 78, of 11 Sylvan Road, died peacefully Friday evening, June 2, 2017 in The Highlands, Fitchburg, after a period of declining health.
She was born in Gardner on September 21, 1938, daughter of the late Albert and Alice Nowlan and was a lifelong resident of Gardner.
Jeanne was a graduate of Gardner High School. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting and playing cards with family and friends. She adored her late husband, her daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Spending time with her family was the center of her life.
Her husband of 59 years, David H. Thompson, died in 2016. She leaves two daughters, Kathleen J. Miller of Amesbury and Linda A. Jenks of Gardner; three grandchildren, Brittany Wolkovitz and her husband Michael, David J. Miller and Kevin A. Miller; two great grandchildren, Madison B. Wolkovitz and Noah M. Wolkovitz, a sister, Rose-Marie Marchand of California, as well as nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 11 A.M. in Stone-Ladeau Funeral Home, 343 Central Street, Winchendon. Calling hours in the funeral home will precede the funeral Wednesday from 10 to 11 A.M.
Burial will be in St. Johns Cemetery, Gardner.
Memorial donations may be made to Heywood Hospital, 242 Green Street, Gardner, MA 01440.
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