Dorothy M. (Tardiff) Gaudreau, 94, of Loudon, N.H., formerly of Haverhill and Bradford, passed away peacefully at Concord Hospice House on Monday, April 12, 2010, after having lived with her son and his family since August. She was the beloved wife of the late Eldon G. Gaudreau, who died in 1985.”Dot” was born on Dec. 13, 1915, in Portland, Maine, to Lawrence and Louise (Smith) Tardiff. She grew up in Bradford and Farmington, Maine, and was a member of the Haverhill High School, Class of 1933. She worked in Haverhill in several positions, which included nurse’s aide at the Benson Hospital, waitress at the Downy Flake Restaurant, and telephone operator. Her later positions were at the cafeteria of St. James School and the Lady Grace store on Merrimack Street. Dot was someone who loved a good joke, had a quick wit, and was everyone’s “aunt.” No summer would be complete without trips to Lena’s Restaurant in Salisbury for a lobster roll and some orange-pineapple ice cream on the way home. A devoted member of St. James Parish, she always had a special place in her heart for the Sisters of St. Joseph. Dot adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and they will sorely miss her.She is survived by her son, Dr. Lawrence J. Gaudreau and his wife Shirley of Paoli, Ind. her daughter, Patricia J. Nolet of Haverhill and her son, Robert E. Gaudreau and his wife Sheila of Loudon, N.H. She also leaves her grandchildren, Julie (Nolet) Berthiaume and her husband Daniel of Haverhill, Stephen Nolet and his wife Amy of Suquamish, Wash., Atty. Holly Gaudreau of San Francisco, Dr. Hilary Gaudreau-Dryden and her husband Earl of Zionsville, Ind., and Kerry Gaudreau of Loudon, N.H. great-grandchildren include David and Caroline Berthiaume, Quinn, Lane, and Reid Dryden, and Genevieve and Paul Nolet. She also leaves behind several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Dot was predeceased by her sister, Olive L. Turner, and her son-in-law, Richard M. Nolet.ARRANGEMENTS: Friends and family are respectfully invited to call on Friday from 4 until 7 p.m. at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St. (Route 125) Haverhill. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. from the funeral home with a Mass of Christian burial to be celebrated at 10 a.m. at St. James Church, Winter Street, Haverhill, with the burial to follow in St. James Cemetery, Primrose Street, Haverhill. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph Association, C/O Sister Mary Malone, CSJ, P.O. Box 104, Merrimac, MA 01860. www.comeaufuneral.com.
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