Gertrude Michaud

July 10, 1923 - October 8, 2015

Gertrude J. Michaud, 92, of Nashua, NH passed away on October 8, 2015 after a lengthy illness. She was the first born of Alfred and Lena Bois and is predeceased by her brother, Rene Bois of VA; Lucille Bois Levesque and Irene Bois Boucher of Nashua, NH. Gertrude retired from BAE Systems (Sanders Associates) after 20 years of employment. Realizing retirement was not for her, she returned to the workforce in the Nashua School System at Fairgrounds Elementary School in the cafeteria where she spent 20 years serving the faculty, administration, and children who kept her eternally young finally choosing to retire at age 87. As a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and godmother she was predeceased by her husband Norman of 26 years; survived by her children Shirley Michaud Ouellette Bisson and her husband Norman of NH; Ronald Michaud and his wife LouAnn of NH; Dennis Michaud of NH; Gertrude is also survived by three sisters and a brother-in-law: Florence Bois Collins of Hudson; and Pauline Bois Madigan, John Madigan, Doris Bois St. Pierre of Nashua; several grandchildren: Gary Ouellette of SC; Darin Ouellette of NH; Heather Michaud Leon of UT; Dennis Michaud of NH and Allison Michaud of VA; and several nieces, nephews, great-grandchildren and godchildren. It is at the request of the deceased there will be no calling hours. A funeral Mass at St. John XXIII parish at Infant Jesus Church, 121 Allds Street, will be held on Wednesday October 14th at 10am followed by burial at the new St. Louis Cemetery, Nashua.