Rita Hoar

1914 - 2005  (90 years)

• Name	Rita Hoar
  Born	7 Jul 1914	Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930
  Died	23 Apr 2005
  Person ID	I36452	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	James Hoar,   b. Dec 1872, Agawam, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 3 Aug 1924, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Mary Noonan,   b. Abt 1882, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 13 Feb 1975, Miami, Dade Co, Florida, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1901	Merrick, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F13765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edwin W. Thrasher,   d. 1956
  Married	Abt 1936
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F23456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Paul P. Stephenson,   b. Abt 1899,   d. 19 Jun 1972  (Age 73 years)
  Married	Abt 1962
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F23457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [[ Obituary: Republican, The (Springfield, MA) - April 25, 2005 Deceased Name: Rita M. Stephenson 1914 - 2005 LONGMEADOW - Rita Mary (Hoar) Thrasher Stephenson, of Longmeadow died on Saturday April 23rd. Born in Springfield, she was the daughter of the late James J. Hoar and Mary E. (Noonan) Hoar. She graduated from the High School of Commerce, class of 1932. She moved to Emerson Manor in Longmeadow in 1980. There she was active in its Residents Association. She was retired from the Henry M. Clark and Co. Insurance Office, having previously worked at S.G. Simmons Co., the accounting department of Monarch Life Insurance Company, and spent several years as the office manager of accounting in the Chancery of the RC Diocese of Springfield for Bishop Weldon. Rita was an artist and a former member of the Springfield Art League. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Longmeadow and a member of its choir and Women's Guild. She was married to Edwin W. Thrasher, who died in 1956. Her second husband, Paul P. Stephenson died in 1972. She was also predeceased by her sister, Katherine E. Duffy and her brother, James E. Hoar. Rita leaves a daughter, Janet Thrasher Desnoyers and son-in-law, Raymond J. Desnoyers of Longmeadow; a stepdaughter, Bambah-Jean Riedel of Evanston, IL and several grand-nephews and nieces. Family and friends are invited to meet on Tuesday, April 26th at 10 a.m. for a Liturgy of Christian burial in St. Mary's Church, 519 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow. Burial will be private. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Visitation Monastery, 14 Beach Rd., PO Box 432, Tyringham, MA 01264. For guest book, please visit www.bhrfh.com