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AUBURN – Jeannine P. Gratton, 88, formerly of Worcester, died Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at the Life Care Center of Auburn.
She is survived by her brother Norman P. and his wife Eleanor (Tower) Gratton of Brookfield, her sister D. Dolores Gallant and her husband Paul of Gardner; many nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and nephews. She was born in Gardner, daughter of Leo Paul and Lucienne T. (Poulin) Gratton.
Jeannine was a clerk at the MA Registry of Motor Vehicles. She also worked at the VNA Network of Worcester. She was a member of Christ the King Church in Worcester, the MA State Retirement Boad and VNA of Worcester. She enjoyed reading and spending time with her family.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10 am on Friday, April 24, 2026 at Christ the King Church, 1052 Pleasant St, Worcester, followed by burial at Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester. Arrangements are in the care of Rice Funeral Home, 300 Park Ave, Worcester. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society (cancer.org) of the American Heart Association (heart.org).
American Heart Association
P.O. Box 840692, Dallas TX 75284-0692
Web: https://donatenow.heart.org
American Cancer Society
P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown MD 21741
Tel: 1-800-227-2345
Web: http://www.cancer.org/