John "Jack" R. Berthiaume, 58 of Otter River, died unexpectedly, June 17th on arrival at Heywood Hospital, Gardner.
     He was born in Worcester, January 31, 1949, the son of Arthur H. and the late Ruth (Ferguson) Berthiaume. "Jack" was a prison guard captain employed at North Central Corrections Institute, Gardner for 22 years, retiring in 1996.  His wife of 34 years, Nancy M. (Hill) Berthiaume, died November 13, 2003.  He was a Vietnam War U.S. Army Veteran and served from 1968 to 1970.
     He leaves his father, Arthur H. Berthiaume of Worcester; a son, Chad M. Berthiaume of Templeton; 2 daughters, Sheri L. Berthiaume of Caribou, ME and Julie A. May of Templeton; 2 brothers, Arthur Berthiaume of Oakham, and Carl Berthiaume and his wife Deborah of Worcester; 2 sisters, Gloria Bryant and her husband Paul of Worcester, and Ruthanne Epstein and her husband Jon of Oxford; his mother-in-law, Doris (Boucher) Hill of Auburn; 9 grandchildren; aunts, uncles, several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was predeceased by a brother, George Berthiaume.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 20th at 12:00 p.m. in the Boucher Funeral Home, Inc., 110 Nichols Street, Gardner, MA. Burial will be in Worcester County Memorial Park Cemetery, Paxton.

Calling hours at the funeral home are Wednesday, June 20th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to V.F.W. Ovila Case Post 905, 176 West Street, Gardner, MA 01440.