HUDSON FALLS – Marie A.
(Norton) Monahan, 94, of Clark Street, passed away peacefully, surrounded by
her beloved family, on March 28, 2020.
Born on July 14, 1925,
in Hudson Falls, she was the daughter of the late Lewis B. and Lida (Boulet)
Norton.
On June 3, 1945, she
married Richard T. Monahan, at St. Paul’s Church in Hudson Falls. He passed away on September 29, 2013, after
68 wonderful years of marriage.
Marie was a past Vice President
and Director of Monahan & Loughlin, Inc. in Hudson Falls. She also was an officer of Mim Realty in
Indian Lake and Moon Realty in Hudson Falls.
Marie was a communicant
of St. Mary’s/St. Paul’s Church in Hudson Falls and was a former member of
Court Mater Dei # 1442 Catholic Daughters of the Americas. She attended Hudson
Falls High School.
She was a lifelong
resident of Hudson Falls and enjoyed playing golf and going out to eat and enjoying
a pre-dinner cocktail. Marie’s family
was her life. She loved spending time
with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Marie also enjoyed spending time with her
husband, Richard, at their second home in Indian Lake, attending hockey games
and following hot air balloons. Most of
all, she and Richard loved just being together enjoying each other’s company.
Besides her husband,
Marie was predeceased by her beloved son, Michael L. Monahan.
Survivors include her
son, Patrick J. Monahan and his wife, Joan, of Moreau; her three daughters,
Kathleen Hallenbeck and her husband, Kurt of Hudson Falls, Karen McLaughlin of
Hudson Falls and Joanne Davidson and her husband, Jeffrey of Hudson Falls; her daughter
in law, Donna Monahan of Naples, Florida; her thirteen grandchildren, Brian
Monahan and his wife, Bridget, David Monahan and his wife, Marika, Michelle Santor
and her husband, Jason, Stephen Monahan and his wife, Meegan, Sean Monahan, Christine Monahan, Marc Monahan and his wife,
Desiree, Joshua Hallenbeck and his wife, Paula, Mickey McLaughlin, Heather
Battiste and her husband, Joseph, Erin McLaughlin and her significant other,
Lucas, Chelsea Lemon and her husband, Wil and Melissa Davidson; 34 great
grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A memorial mass will be
celebrated at the conclusion of the current pandemic. A date and time will be announced in a later
edition of the Post-Star.
The Rite of Committal will
be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in the Town of Fort Edward, where she will be laid to
rest next to her husband, at the convenience of the family.
In Marie’s words, she
would like everyone to “have a day.”.
The family suggests that
memorial donations be made to St. Baldrick’s, 1333 So. Mayflower Ave., Suite
400, Monrovia, CA 91016 or St. Jude
Children Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105,
Operation Smile, 3641 Faculty Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23453 or simply
providing a kind gesture to people who have been impacted by the pandemic.