Daniel J. Gautreau, 85, of Fairhaven passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2014. He was the husband of the late Lillian (Richard) Gautreau.
Born in New Brunswick, Canada a son of the late Cloris and Sophia (Belliveau) Gautreau. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Church, Fairhaven and also attended church at St. Mary’s, Fairhaven and St. Joseph-St. Therese Church in New Bedford.
Mr. Gautreau worked in maintenance for The Steamship Authority. He was a member of the Fin Fur Feather Club of Mattapoisett and he loved hunting and fishing in Maine. Mr. Gautreau enjoyed going out for breakfast with all his buddies.
He is survived by two daughters, Jackie Mahoney and her husband Keith of Fairhaven and Yvette Montplaisir and her husband Mark of Needham; a sister, Yvette LeBlanc; two brothers, Marc and Henri Gautreau all of Canada; four grandchildren, Mathew Tomlinson, Melissa Medeiros and her husband Jay, Erik and Nicole Montplaisir; two great grandchildren, Avery and Zachary Medeiros and several nieces.
He was also the father of the late Richard D. Gautreau.
His Funeral Mass will be held, Friday, June 20, 2014 at 9 AM in St. Mary’s Church, Main St., Fairhaven. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.