WEST NEWTON, MASS. – Mrs. Jean (Pendleton) Gardiner, of West Newton, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at her home. She was 96.
Jean was born on Nov. 23, 1920, in Winter Harbor, the youngest of 11 children born to the late Frederick and Elvira Pendleton. She was a graduate of Winter Harbor High School where she captained the girls’ basketball team.
She lived in Waltham before moving to West Newton more than 50 years ago and until her retirement worked for BayBank and its predecessor bank, Newton-Waltham Bank.
Jean was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She had a passion for reading and loved a good mystery. She loved poetry as well and would often quote a verse spontaneously from memory. She enjoyed traveling with her late husband, Jack. Together they explored the country and the world including visits to Europe, South America and Australia. They also enjoyed cruising, notably to Alaska, the Mediterranean, and to various Caribbean Islands. Of all he places she traveled, Jean loved England the most.
The wife of the late Richard J. “Jack” Gardiner, she leaves her children, Valerie M. Hunt of Boston, Sandra L. Flanagan of West Newton, Sharon L. Bird of West Newton, Marcia A. Balducci and her husband, James, of Woburn, Janice M. Benes of Ashland, Diana M. Chagnon and her husband, Robert, of West Newton, Walter A. “Al” Bird of West Newton and Carolyn A. Fandel of Waltham and 15 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Jean was also the mother-in-law of the late Walter Hunt and Albert Flanagan and a sister of the late Maisie Lee, Martin Pendleton, Nathaniel Pendleton, Frederick Linden Pendleton, Iris Newman, Mamie Desestrait, Lois Hammond, Frances Clark, Natalie Bjorkgren and Charles Pendleton.
A graveside service was held on Saturday, Feb. 11, in Mount Feake Cemetery, 203 Prospect St., Waltham.
Memorial donations may be made to Good Shepherd Community Care, 90 Wells Ave., Newton, MA 02459.
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