Geraldine Joyce Monette

Monette, Geraldine Joyce, 78, died April 13, 2007 at Cary Medical Center, Caribou. Arrangements are in the care of Neal & York Funeral Home.     Ashland, Maine – Geraldine Joyce Monette, 78, of Forest View Circle, passed away April 13, 2007, at Cary Medical Center in Caribou, with family at her side. She was born in Ashland on November 10, 1928, a daughter of Charles Percy and Margaret Mary Flinn Colbath.
    She was educated at South School in Ashland before moving to Boston, where she worked for a resort hotel that transferred her to Lake George, New York. It was in Lake George that she met her husband, Harry Joseph Monette. Upon their marriage they resided in Mooers, New York, where they operated a dairy farm and raised five children.  Her husband passed away in 1974, and she continued to reside in New York until 2003 when she returned to Ashland, there pursuing her love of painting. She also enjoyed sewing, cooking, listening to music, and singing. The support and love of extended family and special friendships, both childhood and new, were precious to her. Social gatherings at the local Fish and Game Club brought her great enjoyment. Uncommon to young women of her time, Geraldine took flying lessons from 1940-1941. She was simply fascinated by flight and flying machines. On occasion she would reminiscence about the exhilaration of being at the controls of a biplane.   
    Survivors include her children, Charles Monette of Champlain, New York; Ellen Monette of Hiram, Maine; Margaret Monette of  New York; Thomas Monette of Round Rock, Texas; Bernadette Monette of West Baldwin, Maine; brothers, Charles Colbath of Osterville, Massachusetts; Alfred Colbath of Lady Lake, Florida; Terrance Colbath of Falmouth, Massachusetts; Richard Colbath of Sheboygan, Wisconsin; sisters, Katherine Campbell of Natick, Massachusetts; MaryLou O’Brien of Watertown, Massachusetts; and Beverly Kiley of Framingham, Massachusetts. Also surviving are two grandchildren, six step grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry, brothers, Dale and Malcolm Colbath, and sister, Adele Pendleton.
    In keeping with her wishes, there will be no services. Family and friends will gather in Ashland in the summer to celebrate her life. Contributions in her memory may be made to: Aroostook River Fish and Game Club, P.O. Box 765, Ashland, Maine 04732.