Leon R. Gardner Jr. Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Leon R. Gardner Jr. of Ashford, Connecticut, who passed away at the age of 99, on October 11, 2022. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his wife Betty Gardner; his parents, Leon R. Gardner and Mary Gardner (Green); his brother Merritt H. Gardner; his children, Michael (Linda), David (Lisa) and Sharon Godere (Paul); his grandchildren, Aaron Gardner (Nina Krstic), Christopher Gardner (Zoe McGlamery), Benjamin Gardner, Rachel McCue (Casey), Christina Pearman and Stephanie Marx (Forrest); and his great grandchildren, Emelia, Isaac, Emmeline, Sevrin, Owen, Maeve, Gwendolyn, Adeline, Eleanor, Finn and Rosanna.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to work that was important to Leon: Barnabas Aid at barnabasaid.org , or Eastern Connecticut Forest Landowners/Wolf Den Land Trust at ECFLA.org or by mail: PO Box 404 Brooklyn, CT 06234.
