Jean-Baptiste McCaie 1917 - 2008 Jean-Baptiste McCaie, 90 of 244 Conant St., Gardner, died peacefully, Monday, May 5th in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, following an illness. Born in Rogersville, NB, Canada on July 29, 1917, he was the son of Sylvain and Annie (DesRoches) McCaie. He was a carpenter employed by Simplex Time Recorder Co. of Gardner for 6 years until retiring in 1983. He was previously employed at Heywood-Wakefield Co. of Gardner. Mr. McCaie was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church. He was the oldest living member of the Acadian Social Club. He enjoyed woodworking, watching his grandchildren's sporting activities, watching the Montreal Canadians Hockey Team, playing cards, watching old time Western movies, camping at Beaman's Pond, traveling, and looked forward to his yearly trips to hometown, Rogersville, NB, Canada. He was a member of the Canadian Army for four years during World War II and served as a prison guard in Jamaica. He leaves his wife of 66 years, Rita Marie (Cormier) McCaie; five sons, Lionel J. McCaie and his wife, Donna, Yvon J. McCaie and his wife, Jeannette, Gerard J. McCaie, Rheal J. McCaie and his wife, Lucille, Emery J. McCaie and his wife Linda, all of Gardner; four daughters, Geraldine M. Johnson and her husband, Gilles of St. Louis, NB, Canada, Fernande Collette and her husband, Joseph, Sylvia M. LeBlanc and her husband, Charles, all of Gardner, Anne-Marie Belliveau and her husband, Everard of Templeton; a sister, Ernestine Collette of Rogersville, NB, Canada; 18 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was predeceased by a brother, Francois McCaie of Rogersville, NB, Canada, who died in 1979; and three sisters, Alice McCaie who died in 1996, Helene Cyr who died in 2000, both of Rogersville, NB, Canada and Sister Marguerite of the Congregation of Notre-Dame in Nova Scotia who died in 1998. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 9th from the Boucher Funeral Home, Inc., 110 Nichols St., Gardner with a Mass at 9:30am in Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, 135 Nichols St., Gardner. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, Gardner. Calling hours at the funeral home are Thursday, May 8th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm and Friday, May 9th from 8:00am to 9:00am. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of the Holy Rosary School, 135 Nichols St., Gardner, MA 01440 www.boucherfuneral.com