Danvers – Robert L. Gauthier 92, beloved husband of the late Barbara Ann (Rackliff) Gauthier, died Thursday, May 5, 2022 at the Brightview Assisted Living in Danvers.

Born, raised and educated in Salem, he was the son of the late Joseph Omer and Aurora M. (Poussard) Gauthier.

Mr. Gauthier had been employed for over forty years as an engineer at the General Electric Company in Lynn at it’s River Works plant until the time of his retirement.

A longtime resident of Peabody prior to moving to Danvers, Mr. Gauthier enjoyed: travel including 2 cross country trips with his wife, multiple trips to Canada, a trip to London, and later summer trips to Cocoa Florida as well as annual family water parties at Kingston State park in NH, Salem’s Forest River park, and at his pool in Peabody. His other interests included reading, family genealogy, photography, tennis, volleyball, water and snow skiing.

Surviving him are two sons, Robert J. Gauthier and his wife, Aura of Marlborough and Edward A. Gauthier and his wife, Linda of Saugus, a daughter, Judith Armstrong of Titusville, FL; eight grandchildren: Bobby, Aimee, Ashley, Edward, Jessica, Stacy, Christine, and Michael; and eighteen great grandchildren: Joshua, Renee, Madelyn, Aidan, Connor, Hailey, Justin, Evan, Caden, Abigail, Cecilia, Sophie, Chloe, Jacob, Dillion, Peyton, Madison, and Christian; two sisters, Dolores Ercha and Gloria Hinton both of NH and several nieces and nephews. He was also the brother of the late Omer Peter Gauthier, Juliette Antoniatis, Norman Gauthier and Donald Gauthier.

ARRANGEMENTS: His funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 1 Margin St., Peabody, Friday, May 13, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting hours at the Conway Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 82 Lynn St., Peabody, Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Salem. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, 309 Waverley Oaks Rd, Waltham, MA 02452 or to Care Dimensions, 75 Sylvan St., Danvers, MA 01923.