Death Notices+Guest Books | In Memoriam From Friends & Family Gordon D. LaFleur Gordon D. LaFleur 1936 - 2004 NORTH HATFIELD - Gordon D. LaFleur, 67, of 129 Depot Rd., died Wednesday at home. Born in Northampton December 16, 1936, he was the son of Eva B. (Mongeon) LaFleur of Northampton and the late Donald T. LaFleur. He was educated in Northampton schools, graduated from the Sacred Heart Elementary School in 1951, and later the Northampton High School in 1955. He served in the US Army from 1960-1962 and the US Army Reserves from 1962-1964. He received an associates degree in Business Management from Greenfield Community College in 1980, a bachelors of science degree in Business Administration from North Adams State College in 1985, and also received a certificate in transportation management from the College of Advanced Traffic Management in Chicago, through Holyoke Community College in 1987. He was one of the original employees at Chartpak Co. in Leeds, starting in 1957, leaving in 1991 as their Traffic Manager. He later worked for Renovators Supply in Millers Falls as their Traffic Manager, retiring in 1994 as a Traffic Manager for Chartpak. He was an avid Red Sox fan and was seen on King and Main Streets in Northampton taking his morning and noontime walks, always wearing his fedora hat. He was a member of American Legion Post 344 in Hatfield and was a former of member of the Northampton Elks. Besides his mother he is survived by his beloved wife, Nancy (LaFreniere) LaFleur; his loving children, Daryl G. LaFleur and his wife Jessica of Northampton, Dierdre I. Costigan and her husband Jeffery of Florence, Dale E. LaFleur and her husband Kurt Anderson of Tucson, AZ, and Andrea J. Lichini and her husband Eric Isselhardt of Sykesville, MD; 3 devoted grandchildren, Cassandra and Christina Costigan, and Renee LaFleur; his brother, Eugene E. LaFleur and his wife Judy of Springfield; his sister, Donna A. Akers of Florence; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews, and lifelong friends. He is preceded in death by a son, Peter L. Luchini, and a sister, Gloria J. Webster. The funeral will be Monday morning 9 a.m. from the Ahearn Funeral Home, 783 Bridge Rd., Northampton, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Joseph's Church in Hatfield at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery in Northampton. Calling hours are Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to either the Daily Hampshire Gazette Toy Fund, PO Box 299, Northampton, MA 01061-0299, the VNA/Hospice of Cooley Dickinson, 168 Industrial Dr., Northampton, MA 01060 or the Shriner's Hospital, 516 Carew St., Springfield, MA 01104. Published in The Republican on 11/19/2004. Guest Book . Flowers . Gift Shop . Charities