Chester (Chet) Marshall Gardner, Jr.

Chester (Chet) Marshall Gardner Jr., also known as “Bud or Buddy” of Stafford County passed peacefully at 91 on March 1st, 2026. Chet was born on February 7th, 1935 in Flint Michigan to Gladys and Chester M. Gardner Sr., and was the eldest of three boys.

Throughout his lifetime, Chet served his country for over 30 years in the Marine Corps, spent time in both Korea and Vietnam, then continued to serve through teaching for many more years. Though he traveled the U.S. extensively and lived in Virginia for the last 40 years, his home was always Randolph, Massachusetts.

Chet is predeceased by his loving wife of 45 years, Marie Gardner, and his brother George Gardner. Though Chet bore no children of his own, he married into a large loving family through Marie and is survived by his brother Alan Gardner of Randolph Mass., granddaughters Anna and Sarah Luker, and other extended-relatives.

The family will receive friends and family from 9:00 A.M to 11:00 A.M, Wednesday March 11th, 2026, at the Hurley Funeral Home in Randolph, Mass. with burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Randolph.