Gardiner Weston White, 84, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 at home. He was the beloved husband of Sonja (Kolstad) White, for 61 years.

Gardiner was a lifelong resident of South Dartmouth, son of the late F. Kimball and Elizabeth White and stepmother, Olive White.

He was a graduate of The Governor’s Academy and Washington and Lee University.

He was a Korean War Veteran and served in the United States Army.

He was the manager and postmaster of The Packet, owned by his family in Padanaram Village.

Gardiner was a kind gentle man who always had a warm smile for those in his presence.

He is survived by his wife, Sonja; children, Christopher White and partner Jo-Ann Taylor; Robin Lake and husband Robert; Andrew White and wife Jill; and his grandchildren, Todd Lake and wife Meredith, Sarah Lake, Derek Taylor, Lindsey Taylor and Jackson White.

A Memorial Service will be held outside at The Congregational Church of South Dartmouth on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 11 am. Arrangements by Wilson Funeral Chapel, New Bedford, MA.