Obituary of Gerard Eddie Gauthier

Gerard (Gerry) E. Gauthier, 88, of Lake Havasu City AZ, died July 05, 2017, with his family by his side. He was born to the late Daniel and Alice Gauthier, October 02, 1928, in Berlin, NH. Gerry graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1947. He married Pauline J. Arsenault in 1949, and they lived together in New Hampshire for fifty-one years before retiring to Lake Havasu City. Gerry earned a degree of Associate in Business Science in 1966 and worked in the field of accounting until he retired in 1994. An active member of the church, he was a member of the Knights of Columbus and devoted to rosary making. He was passionate about family and helping others, involved in his church, and spread his love for the Holy Family throughout his community, wherever he lived. Considered a "jack of all trades", Gerry was frequently called upon to fix something, paint something, build something; the list goes on. He never said no. A skilled woodworker, he donated many of his creations to craft fairs seeking to raise funds for worthy purposes. Gerry was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline J. Gauthier, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona. He is survived by six children, Georges Gauthier, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Monique Savage, of Merrimack, New Hampshire, Paulette Godbout, of Las Vegas, Nevada, Susanne Gauthier, of Vallejo, California, Pauline Roy, of Nashua, New Hampshire, and Paul Gauthier, of Laconia, New Hampshire; three grandchildren; five step grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A viewing will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. Funeral mass will take place at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 13, 2017; burial will take place immediately following at Lake Havasu Memorial Gardens; as well as, a Funeral Reception in the Holy Angels Parish Hall. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. Thoughts and condolences can be made to the family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. To send a free card to the family, go to www.sendoutcards.com/lietzfraze.