Rene Gendron

January 9, 1927 - January 4, 2015

Rene Gendron, 87, of Hudson, died Sunday January 4, 2015 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack following a brief illness. He was born January 9, 1927 in Nashua, son of the late Joseph and Clarisse (Lavoie) Gendron. He was also predeceased by his brothers, Romeo Gendron, Joseph Alec Gendron, Emile Gendron, and Albert Gendron, as well as by a sister; Mary Ann Pombrio. Rene was the husband of Theresa (Dube) Gendron of Hudson with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. He was a Navy Veteran who served his country honorably in WWII and Korea. Rene was employed for over 30 years at JF McElwain and later at Nashua Corp., from which he retired. In his youth, Rene was a very talented baseball player and later enjoyed watching it on television. He spent many wonderful years traveling and dancing with his beautiful wife and they always enjoyed their annual trips to Canada. Besides his loving wife Theresa, survivors include many nieces, nephews, and God children. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday, January 10th at 9:30am in St. John XXIII Parish at St. John XXIII Church, 27 Library St., Hudson. All may meet at church. Burial will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family encourages donations be made in Rene’s loving memory to St. John XXIII Parish, 121 Allds St., Nashua, NH 03060 or Home Health & Hospice Care, 7 Executive Park Dr., Merrimack, NH 03054.