Arthur “Ken” Kenard Gardiner 88, or East Orleans, MA , since 1992, died on Sunday, September 9, 2018 in Liberty Commons Nursing Home, Chatham, MA. He was the husband of the late Jean (Thomson) Gardiner who passed away in 2016.
He was born January 15, 1930 in Boston, MA. He was a graduate of Hobart and Smith College in 1952 and the later graduated the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Social Work in 1955. He served in the United States Army.
Ken was a staff member at the George Union Republic in Freeville, NY for 32 years where he was a well-respected psychiatric case worker. Ken loved music and served on the board of the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra. He also was a board member of The Academy of Performing Arts in Orleans. Ken was a collector of Inuit Art and an avid photographer.
He is survived by his brother William and sister-in-law Judith of East Orleans, and his two nephews, Stephen of Portland, OR, and Michael of Oxford, MS.
His memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 10am in the Church of the Holy Spirit, Monument Road, Orleans, MA. Burial will be private. For online condolences, please visit www.nickersonfunerals.com
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