Doraine L. (Paul) Gardinier, 76, of Wallingford, went to be with the Lord, surrounded by her loving family, on June 19, 2015 at CT Hospice. She was the beloved wife of Bruce A. Gardinier for 54 years and a member of Faith Living Church, Plantsville, CT. The daughter of the late Howard and Hilda Paul. She treasured her friends with whom she had a lifelong friendship. They called themselves the Club Girls. She proudly graduated from Meriden High School and remained active in the Alumni activities. Doraine leaves her children and their spouses: Lynnet and Steve Frank and Kristen and Kevin Sheehy; her brother Loren Paul and his wife Gretchen; her sister-in-law Pat Paul and her grandchildren: Samantha McBriarty and her husband Chris, Mallorie and Jason Frank and Brian, Joanna and Tyler Sheehy. She was predeceased by her sister Marilyn Botteon; brother-in-law John Botteon and her brother Wayne Paul. Family and friends are invited to attend her graveside service on Friday June 26, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Middlefield Cemetery, 402 Main St., Middlefield, CT. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Stempien Funeral Home, 450 Broad St., Meriden. To send an online expression of sympathy please visit www.stempienfuneralhome.com. "With God all things are possible" - Matthew 19:26