Below is an obituary from Sweeney Memorial Funeral Home:
NASHUA, NH — Gerard F. “Jerry” Belanger, of Hudson, NH, died on October 19, 2026, at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, NH, at the age of 91.
Born in Billerica, MA, on June 24, 1935, Jerry was the youngest son of the late Joseph Arthur and Mary Josephine (Verrier) Belanger. He was predeceased by his siblings, Charles E. Belanger, Janet Ferrier, and Richard J. Belanger.
After graduating from Billerica High School, Jerry met the love of his life, Mary Ellen “Mimi” Russell. They married on October 21, 1956, and raised three daughters. Jerry served six years in the Massachusetts National Guard and the Army Reserve, including six months of active duty at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Jerry lived in Billerica, MA for 36 years until 1996, then enjoyed a beach residence in York, ME until 2001. Jerry then moved to a community residence in Hudson, NH where he enjoyed the remaining 25 years of his life.
Jerry worked as a sheet metal worker and roofing Foreman with his family’s business, A. Belanger & Sons in Cambridge, MA, and was a member of Local 17. His work took him to projects in Boston, at West Point, NY, and in other communities. He later worked for 15 years as a Janitor at Textron in Wilmington, MA, retiring at age 60.
Jerry is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen Belanger, of Fairview Senior Living in Hudson, NH; his three daughters, Victorine Hartin and her husband, Kevin, of East Hampstead, NH, Dina M. Harden and her husband, Brent, of Hudson, NH, and Danielle Warner and her husband, John, of Billerica, MA; and his four grandchildren, Eli and Julia Hartin and Marcus and Sydney Warner.
Jerry will be remembered for his kindness, easygoing nature, talent on the piano, and love of walks on the beach. An avid golfer for four decades, he took special pride in his hole-in-one on the 17th hole at Souhegan Woods in Amherst, NH, July 14, 2009. Above all, he loved making others laugh. His stories and dry humor brought a lifetime of laughter to his family and friends.
A graveside service will be held at Fox Hill Cemetery, 130 Andover Road, Billerica, MA, on November 16, 2026, at 12 p.m. Relatives and friends are warmly invited to attend.
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