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| Charlotte Bryden (1928-2004) and Gloria Provost (1931-2003) together at the 2003 Camping Show. |
Gloria Provost, Helen MacDonald, and Charlotte Bryden were all members of Pioneer Valley Chapter 8 of the North American
Family Campers Association. They would use to hang out together at chapter functions. They were known as the "Three Musketeers."
They would also watch the entrance to the Hospitality Room door every year in the Better Living Center at the Springfield
RV Camping & Outdoor Show. Gloria Provost was my grandmother and died on October 6, 2003. Helen MacDonald died on January
11, 2004. Charlotte Bryden died on October 14, 2004. I have the obits of Gloria Provost and Charlotte Bryden and they are
from masslive.com:
Gloria F. Provost
1931 - 2003
WESTFIELD - Gloria F. (Barrows) DiMauro Provost,
71, of 25 Collins
Street, entered into eternal rest on Monday, October 6, 2003 in
Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield,
she was a 1950 graduate
of the High School of Commerce. She moved to Agawam in 1960 and to
Westfield in 2000. Gloria
worked for thirty-six years as a supply
technician in the Equipment Management Office at Westover Air Force
Base, retiring
in 1987. After her retirement she drove a school bus
and was a bus monitor for Transcom and Lower Pioneer Valley
Collaborative.
She was a member of the Pioneer Valley Chapter 8 of the
North American Family Campers and a member of the Westfield Assembly
of
God Church. Her first husband, Antonio F. DiMauro died in 1958 and
her second husband, Donald Provost died in 1996. She
leaves two sons,
Michael A. and his wife Carol DiMauro of Feeding Hills, Steven D.
Provost of Westfield, and two grandchildren,
Ann Marie DiMauro and
Michael DiMauro. She was pre-deceased by a brother, Ronald Barrows and
a sister, Blanche Abraham.
The funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at
the Agawam Funeral Home, 184 Main St., with burial in Springfield
Street
Cemetery. Calling hours are Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Donations may be made to the MSPCA, 171 Union Street, Springfield,
MA
01105.
Published in The Republican on 10/7/2003.
One year anniversary memoriam (which I wrote myself):
To Mom & Grandma,
It’s been a
year since you left us and we miss you. Every time that the sun comes out, you are proud of us on what we do. Every time that
it rains, we know that the Heavens above of us is crying. You were someone that was there for us. It’s been a year and
it’s not the same without you. We will pray for you everyday and see you when we are up in Heaven.
Love,
Your Family
Published in The
Republican on 10/6/2004.
Charlotte E. Bryden
1928
- 2004
SPRINGFIELD - Charlotte E. (Tauscher) Bryden, 76, of Springfield, died Thursday, October 14,
2004 at home. Born August 29, 1928, the daughter of the late Walter and Elsie (Schmolinsty) Tauscher, she's lived in Springfield
since 1960 and previously in Holyoke. Charlotte was a graduate of Holyoke High School, and the Dore Academy of Hairdressing.
She was an avid camper and bingo player and loved to crochet. Her husband, Thomas W. Bryden, Jr., died in 1986. She is survived
by 7 children: Thomas W. Bryden III of Springfield, Walter Bryden of New York, David Bryden of Southampton, James Bryden of
Holyoke, Henry Bryden of New York, Patrick Bryden of Springfield, and Charlotte Deslaurier of Florida; 3 brothers: Harold
Tauscher, Fred Tauscher, and Robert Tauscher; and a sister, RaeEtta McEllay, all of Holyoke; 19 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren;
and her step-mother, Gretta Tauscher of Holyoke. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, October 18, 2004 at the
Kozikowski Funeral Home, 565 Front St., Chicopee, followed by burial in Hillcrest Park Cemetery, Springfield. Calling hours
are Monday morning from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Published in The
Republican on 10/16/2004.
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