Roger J. Patenaude

DRACUT - Roger J. Patenaude, 71, a resident of Dracut, died peacefully on Saturday evening, July 18, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving wife and family.
Born in Lowell on July 9, 1938, he was a son of the late William G. and Cecile R. (LeBrun) Patenaude.
Mr. Patenaude was a co-owner of the Dracut Sewer Service for 35 years and retired from the Town of Dracut as Superintendant of the Sewer Department, a post held for 19 years.
He leaves his beloved wife of 38 years, Dorothea S. (Fantini) Patenaude; six sons, Ted Patenaude of Lowell, Michael Patenaude and his wife Monique (Chouinard) of Dracut, Jason Patenaude of Dracut, Roger Patenaude and his wife Kathleen (Pare) of Pelham, NH, Russell Patenaude and his wife Dawn (Gervais) of Dracut and Leo Patenaude of Ohio; two daughters, Karen Barnett and her husband Sam of Ohio and Robin O'Rourke and her husband Michael of Wolfeboro, NH; two brothers, Richard "Mike" Patenaude and his wife Pauline and William Patenaude and his wife Janet, all of Lowell; two sisters-in-law, Christina Patenaude of Nashua, NH and Betty Fantini of Lowell; a brother-in-law, Francis Fantini and his wife Lisa of Lawrence; 17 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was the grandfather of the late Joseph Patenaude, brother of the late Maurice P. Patenaude, Sr., uncle of the late Richard W. Patenaude, Jr. and brother-in-law of the late Ted Fantini.