WEBSTER – Henry P. Gawle, 107, died Monday, November 11, 2024 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester after a short illness. His wife of 64 years, Eleanor E. (Finnegan) Gawle, died in 2014.
He leaves 4 children, Karen A. Moseley and her husband William of Woodstock, CT, James P. Gawle and his wife Georgia of Webster, David N. Gawle of West Springfield, and Suzanne A. Hagstrom and her husband Brian of Woodstock, CT; 14 grandchildren, Jeremy, Ann, Sara, Marc, Ryan, Eric, Jennifer, Amanda, Jonathan, Jesse, Myra, Joshua, Hannah and Jeremiah; 8 great-grandchildren; a brother, Al Gawle and his wife Colleen of Port Townsend, WA; a lifelong friend Jim Dziedzic of Webster; and many nephews and nieces.
He was born on January 14, 1917 in Grafton, one of the 14 children of Peter and Anna (Laincz) Gawle and was a lifelong resident of Webster. He graduated from Bartlett High School in 1935 and completed 2 years of study at the Worcester School of Business.
He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in Guam, the Philippines and Okinawa and was awarded a bronze star. He belonged to the VFW and the PAV.
Mr. Gawle’s family established Point Breeze Restaurant in 1929. He owned and operated it from 1949 to 1989 when he retired.
Mr. Gawle was a communicant of Saint Anthony of Padua Church in Dudley and a life member of the Auburn Lodge of Elks #2118. He enjoyed ice fishing, cooking and taking walks. His family was his treasure.
The funeral will be held on Friday, November 22, at 10:30 AM in Saint Anthony of Padua Church, 24 Dudley Hill Road, Dudley (please meet at the church). Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery with military honors provided by the Webster-Dudley Veterans Council. The family will greet family and friends at the church beginning at 10:00 AM on Friday, prior to the Mass. Donations in his name may be made to either the Webster-Dudley Veterans Counil, 4 Veterans Way, Webster, MA 01570 or to the Rose Monahan Hospice Home, 10 Judith Road, Worcester, MA 01602. Arrangements are under the direction of Sitkowski, Malboeuf & Hickey Funeral Home, 340 School Street, Webster.