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Kenneth Belanger Obituary

Gloucester, Mass. - Kenneth B. Belanger, 69, of Gloucester, Mass., passed away Feb. 24, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his daughters, Shannon Belanger of Lowell, Mass., and Shayla Belanger Rotella of Dunstable, Mass.; as well as the mother of his children, Susan Ward Belanger of Hudson, N.H.; and his grandchildren, Ryker Kazanjian and River Rotella. Ken was also a beloved brother to Dale Bartolucci (John) of Ledyard, Diane Paris (Louie) of Groton, and Marilou Clayton (Rex) of Branford. He is also remembered by his nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. Ken was predeceased by his parents, Lucille Levasseur and Herbert Belanger.

Ken graduated from Robert E. Fitch High School in Groton and earned a degree from the University of Massachusetts. He served on the Marine Helicopter Squadron One under Presidents Ford and Carter, achieving the rank of Sergeant. In his free time, Ken enjoyed cooking, traveling, live music, boating, carpentry and tinkering with electronics.

A prayer service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Greenman Chapel, Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, followed by interment. A Celebration of Life will be held at The Barn, 13 Fort Hill Road, Groton, immediately following cemetery services. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Open Door, 28 Emerson Ave, Gloucester, MA. 01930.

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Published by The Day on Mar. 17, 2025.

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Lou Paris

March 4, 2026

miss you buddy, keep an eye on all of us, we'll all be together someday... say hi to everyone up there already..

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Kathleen Cairns

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Alfred P. Mayo

March 17, 2025

My friend Kenneth Belanger we all like at West side Junior High, he was always fun to talk to, ice skating. I was blessed to have so many good classmates, those of us who serve our country gave their all. May GOD bless you Kenneth for the great members in schools, heal your families.

Dave Fairman

March 17, 2025

Rest in peace Ken

Sandra Winters

March 16, 2025

S.B., Shannon and Shayla, my heart breaks for your loss. May Ken finally find health and happiness in heaven. I will never forget our years of great memories with you all, since our early days at Wang Labs.... May he rest in Paradise.... Love you all, SAWinters. XO

Diane

March 11, 2025

So sorry he died so early in life. My heart breaks for you all. May you be somewhere over the rainbow Ken...and perhaps you are with Eva Cassidy and she is singing that song to you. You were loved!

Deborah

March 11, 2025

God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Deborah

March 11, 2025

Sorry

Mike Gardner

March 11, 2025

God bless I will miss you my friend.

Freddy Cicerchia

March 11, 2025

I am very sorry of the passing of Ken. I have known him for 20 years now. Although we didn´t see each other lately we communicated with each other almost weekly. He loved and was so proud of his daughters. He was a fine and such nice man

Tony Rotella

March 11, 2025

Prayers and condolences for the entire family, God Bless.

Tammy Donovan

March 11, 2025

I´m so sorry to hear about your Dad. May he rest in peace.

Tammy and Tommy Donovan.

Kevin

March 10, 2025

What a great guy, respectful

Military, honorably and respected.

May you rest in peace my friend.

Kevin D Ryan
Sgt USMC

Denise Campagna

March 10, 2025

My heart goes out to the family-He will be missed by so many-he had a full life -he had a heart full of love for his family-I know it´s hard now but memories are all we have Denise Campagna

Lou Paris

March 10, 2025

Prayers and condolences for all, Ken will be missed, so sorry for your loss prayers for him and family

Steve Belmonte

March 10, 2025

So very sorry to hear this sad news. I worked with Ken at both i2 and Aspect.

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Camelia Silva

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Camelia Silva

March 10, 2025

Deepest condolences to the family

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Celebration of Life

12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Barn

13 Fort Hill Rd, Groton, CT 06340

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Graveside service

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Elm Street Cemetery

197 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic , CT 06335

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