Virginia M. (Cournoyer) Gatzke Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Virginia M. (Cournoyer) Gatzke (Webster, Massachusetts), who passed away on March 30, 2026, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Virginia M. (Cournoyer) Gatzke to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her husband Ernest G. "Ernie" Gatzke; her siblings, Richard, Ovide Cournoyer, Dorothy Thibodeau and Julie Stachelek; her brother-in-law Bruce Alexander; and her parents, Ovide Cournoyer and Annabelle Cournoyer (Robbins).
She is survived by: her daughters, Robin M. Begreen (Paul) of Scottsdale, AZ and Susan J. Borski (Christy Atsales) of Danielson, CT; her grandchildren, Jason Borski (Crystal Lewis) of Dudley, James Borski (Missy Campbell) of Quinebaug, CT, Brittany Gould (Harley Kyger) of Phoenix, AZ and Christian Gould (Miranda Skaradowski-Gould) of Woodstock, CT; her great grandchildren, Alexys, Caleb and Sebastian; her great great grandchild Beckham; her sisters, Annette Hamilton (Kenneth) of Woodstock, CT and Yvette Alexander of North Grosvenordale, CT; her siblings-in-law, Linda Cournoyer of Webster, Patricia Toukonen of Florida, Millie Cournoyer, Robert Gatzke of Webster and Ronald Stachelek of Dudley; her great-niece Ashley Johnson of Plainfield, CT; and her goddaughter Jennifer Gatzke. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Donations in her memory may be made to either Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the Jimmy Fund, 10 Brookline Place, Boston, MA 02445.
