GACHARNA- Of Chelsea unexpectedly, July 14th, Fernando A., Jr. Devoted husband of Blanca (Ayala) Gacharna. Beloved father of Fernando A. Gacharna, III., Luis Gacharna, Blanca Gacharna and Karla Gacharna all of Chelsea. Loving son of Leonor Duarte of Tampa, Florida and the late Fernando A. Gacharna, Sr. Dear brother of Patricia Duarte of Tampa, Florida, Jorge Duarte of Columbia, Edna Gacharna of Tampa, Florida, Astrid Vera of Ecquador and Alfred Duarte of New York. Cherished grandfather of Alizeya and Ulysses. Family and friends are kindly invited to attend a Graveside Service on Friday morning, July 18th at Woodlawn Cemetery, 302 Elm Street, EVERETT at 10 AM. Visiting Hours will be held in the First Baptist Church, 185 Shurtleff Street, CHELSEA on Thursday from 4-9 PM.
Born in Bogota, Columbia and residing in Chelsea for over 20 years, Fernando passed away unexpectedly, early Monday morning, shortly after admittance to the Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett. Fernando's expertise in jewelry polishing led him to be in demand by many of the jewelers in the Jewelers Building at 333 Washington Street in Boston.
A member of the First Baptist Church Parish family, he enjoyed and was a star bowler at Central Park Lanes in East Boston.