Richard Nelson Bonk

Gardner-Richard Nelson Bonk, 81, died October 31, 2021 at UMass Memorial Hospital after an illness. He leaves his brother, John D. Bonk Sr of Medford Lakes, NJ; one nephew, John D. Bonk, Jr of NJ; two nieces, Jennifer Naugle of NJ and Kimberly Bland and her husband Richard of PA. He also leaves eight great nieces and nephews; John A. Bonk, Christina Bonk, Nicole Bonk, Brittany Naugle, Evan Naugle, Brooke Naugle, Alyssa Bland, and Nicholas Bland. Richard was born in Gardner on December 30, 1939 a son of the late John and Hazel (Nelson) Bonk. He graduated from Gardner High School and UMass with a BA in Business Management. Richard served in the U.S. Airforce for 3 years. He was a district manager for Crawford and Co., an insurance claims management company. Richard enjoyed fishing, especially ice fishing, traveling, purchasing collectables, sightseeing and gambling. He had a tremendous sense of humor and loved to make people laugh. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 12 Noon in the Lamoureux-Smith & Polik Chapel of the Mack Funeral Homes, 105 Central Street, Gardner, MA 01440. There will be a calling hour from 10:30 - 12 noon at the time of the service. Burial will be in the Wildwood Cemetery, at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in his name to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 To leave an online condolence please visit www.mackfamilyfh.com Kevin J. Mack and Walter C. Taylor funeral directors