LICENSED STAFF

As licensed directors we adhere to the highest standard of ethical practices and are committed to ensuring that all of your needs are attended to. Our commitment to the community and genuine compassion toward families are but a few of the characteristics that make us outstanding in our field.  

Normand L. Boucher, Owner/Pres. Email: nboucher@boucherfuneral.com Office Phone: (978) 632-0203 Normand, a third-generation native of Gardner graduated from Gardner High School in 1955, Becker Junior College in Worcester with a degree in Business and Accounting in 1957 and later attended Clark University. For the next 21 years he supported his family as an accountant for a large electrical contracting business in Worcester. In 1978, he decided it was an opportune time for him to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a funeral director. From 1978 to 1980 while serving his two-year apprenticeship with Mr. George Dufault, he attended night classes at New England Institute of Applied Arts & Sciences in Boston, graduating with honors in 1980. In 1982 his dream became a reality when Mr. Dufault sold him the business. Normand's civic and community involvement did not begin with his transition into becoming a funeral director. His sincere passion for helping people began when he was old enough to assist on a committee or to serve on a board. He is currently a member of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church. He is a member and was past president of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, member and treasurer of the League of the Sacred Heart Society, member and past director of the Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce, former member and past director of the Gardner Rotary Club, former director of the GFA Credit Union, member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 747 of Gardner, 3rd degree member of the Knights of Columbus Council 396 of Gardner, member of the American Legion Post 129 of Gardner, member of the Templeton Fish & Game Club, Inc., member and past director of the Acadien Social Club. He is a Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Andrew N. Boucher Email: aboucher@boucherfuneral.com Since assisting in the family business from an early age, Andrew began his funeral career in the family business after graduating from Gardner High School in 1989. Immediately following high school he lived at and attended the New England Institute at Mount Ida College in Newton, MA. After receiving his funeral director and embalming degree in 1991, he joined his father in what is now a second-generation funeral home and is now Vice-President of the firm. Andrew continues the civic and community involvement with the same enthusiasm that his father demonstrated. He is a member of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, and a member of it's annual School Golf Tournament Committee, a member, director and past president of the Gardner Rotary Club, a member of Rotary Club International and director of its International programs. Andrew is also a member and six-term president of the Acadien Social Club, past director of the Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce,  member of the Supervisory Committee of the GFA Federal Credit Union,  past Chairman of Gardner's United Way Campaign 2003, member of the Templeton Fish & Game Club, Inc., former trustee of the Gardner Museum, board member of the Gardner Visiting Nursing Association, a member of St. Paul"s Parochial School Consortium, a board member of the Gardner Animal Shelter committee and a Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. For the year 2002, Andrew was selected by the Worcester Business Journal as a top 40 Business Professional under the age of 40 in the Greater Worcester County Area. In 2003, the Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association recognized Andrew for his volunteer service with the New York City Medical Examiners Office in New York City following the 9/11 attacks. In 2008, Andrew was selected to be commissioned a Reserve Deputy Sheriff for the  Worcester County Deputy Sheriff's Association.