1944 – 2016

GILEAD — Alfreda E. “Freda” Gaudreau, 72, of Gilead died early Friday morning, Sept. 30, at her home on the Bog Road in Gilead, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on April 21, 1944, in Albany, a daughter of Alfred E. and Arlene (Winslow) Leighton.

On April 29, 1960, she married Albert “Joe” Gaudreau Sr.

Freda was a loving homemaker to her husband and children. Outside of the home, she worked in various local mills, driving a school bus and plowing snow for the Maine DOT with the Bethel crew for more than 22 years.

She is survived by her three children, Albert “Jody” Gaudreau of Gilead, Deborah “Debba” Luxton and her husband, Donald, of West Bethel, and Willie Gaudreau and his wife, Patty, of Waterford; a sister, Lorraine Parsons of Hartford; a brother, Alfred T. Leighton and his wife, Sharon, of Gilead; a half-brother, Urban “Buck” Winslow of North Carolina; a half-sister, Arlene Winslow; a stepbrother, Howard Gunther of Bethel; a stepsister, Patty Carter of Bethel; four grandchildren, Joseph, Paul and Jenna Gaudreau and Tashawna York; three great-grandchildren, Camden, Logan and Mia; several nieces and nephews, including Toby and Jessie Leighton.

She was predeceased by her parents and stepfather, Hoyt Gunther; her husband, Joe on Jan. 31, 2015; a sister, Lucy Pulkinen; and a stepbrother, Johnny Gunther.

Words of condolence may be shared at www.chandlerfunerals.com.