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Gardiner W. White
August 21, 2021

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Dartmouth - Gardiner Weston White, 84, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 at home. He was the beloved husband of Sonja (Kolstad) White, for 61 years.

Gardiner was a lifelong resident of South Dartmouth, son of the late F. Kimball and Elizabeth White and stepmother, Olive White. He was a graduate of The Governor's Academy and Washington and Lee University. He was a Korean War Veteran and served in the United States Army. He was the manager and postmaster of The Packet, owned by his family in Padanaram Village. Gardiner was a kind gentle man who always had a warm smile for those in his presence.

He is survived by his wife, Sonja; children, Christopher White and partner Jo-Ann Taylor; Robin Lake and husband Robert; Andrew White and wife Jill; and his grandchildren, Todd Lake and wife Meredith, Sarah Lake, Derek Taylor, Lindsey Taylor and Jackson White.

A Memorial Service will be held outside at The Congregational Church of South Dartmouth on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 11 am. Arrangements by Wilson Funeral Chapel, New Bedford, MA.

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Wilson Funeral Chapel
479 County Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
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