Photo courtesy of Corridan Funeral Home - Chicopee
Chicopee, Massachusetts
Nov 11, 1943 – Feb 23, 2024
Westfield- Maureen McDonald, formerly of Chicopee, passed away on February 23, at the age of 80. Born in Utica, NY on November 11, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Dorothy (O’Halloran) McDonald. Maureen was a graduate of Nazareth College in Rochester, NY, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts. She was employed as an art teacher, working in public schools in the Springfield area, as well as teaching at Holyoke Catholic High School. Maureen was a lifelong artist and a member of the Tobacco Valley Artists Association. Her paintings were exhibited extensively throughout the northeast. Maureen is survived by her sons, David Crumb, and his wife, Terriann DuFault, and Jeffrey Crumb, as well as her siblings, Michael McDonald, Mark McDonald, and Kathleen Freytag. In addition to her parents, Maureen was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Kingsley. Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, from 4:00 to 6:00pm at Corridan Funeral Home, 333 Springfield St., Chicopee, MA. To share a memory or to leave your condolences for the family, please visit www.CorridanFuneral.com
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Maureen was a beautiful person inside and out. She was our good neighbor and friend. We miss her smile and pleasant outlook on life. She always saw the beauty in the world around her. That reflected in her artwork and paintings. Our heartfelt Sympathy goes out to her family. May she rest peacefully in the heavens and know how much she will be missed.
Claudette & Gerald Rivest
March 03, 2024 | Chicopee, MA | Friend
One of the greatest teachers of art and life...she saved many a teenage soul over the years. I know the heavens are a more beautiful place now
Christina Turgeon
March 01, 2024 | MANAKIN SABOT, VA | Student