CHICOPEE ~ Monique D. (Corriveau) Veilleux, 81, of the Chicopee Falls section of Chicopee, was Called Safely Home on Thursday, January 10, 2019. She passed into Eternal Life at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield surrounded by the care and comfort of her loving family. She was born in Compton, Province of Quebec, Canada on January 3, 1938, a beloved daughter of the late Adolphe and Beatrice (St. Pierre) Corriveau. She was raised and educated in Compton, P.Q., Canada and moved to the Indian Orchard section of Springfield in 1960. In 1985, she moved to Naugatuck, CT where she lived until moving to Chicopee Falls in 2004. She was employed for many years at General Data Com in Naugatuck and retired in 2003. She loved good food, was an excellent cook and cherished holidays and family gatherings. Monique and her husband, Gabriel, traveled extensively across Europe and the United States. Most of all, she adored her family and showered them with her love and affection which was returned to her a thousand fold. She was a communicant of the former Saint George Church in Chicopee Falls. Upon the closing of her church, she became a communicant of Sainte Rose de Lima Church in Aldenville. She leaves her beloved husband and best friend, Gabriel G. Veilleux. They were married on January 30, 1960 in Compton, P.Q., Canada and were blessed with over 58 years of happiness together. She also leaves her five loving children, Linda A. Auchter and her husband, David, of Southampton, Alain P. Veilleux and his partner, Gabriele Kormannshaus, of Springfield, Lise J. Veilleux of Chicopee, Donald M. Veilleux and his wife, Amy, of Enfield, CT and Paul R. Veilleux and his wife, Robin, of Seymour, CT; her 11 cherished grandchildren, Marshall Goodchild and his wife, Kristin, Juliet Locke and her husband, Keith, Daniel Auchter and his wife, Heather, Daniel Veilleux and his wife, Yuki, Nicole Veilleux, Jacqueline Veilleux, Jillian Lemon, Justin Veilleux, Caitlin Turley, Michael Sanzo and his wife, Stephanie, and Brian Veilleux; her five cherished great-grandchildren whom she adored, Livia, Kameron and Jesse Locke and Jacob and Emmet Auchter; her four dear sisters, Marie-Paul Bisson, Simonne Corriveau and her husband, Roger Dubois, Marguerite Gosselin and her husband, Robert, and Rejeanne Ponton, all of Canada; her dear brother, Doris Corriveau of Canada; and her many dear nephews, nieces, cousins, friends and extended members of the Veilleux and Corriveau families. Besides her parents, she was also predeceased by her dear sister, Laurette Ouimette. Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 beginning at the St. Pierre – Phaneuf Aldenville Chapels, (413-532-9806), 13 Dale Street, Chicopee, MA 01020, (funeral home will open at 9 a.m.), followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in Sainte Rose de Lima Church, 600 Grattan Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. Her burial will follow the Mass at Sainte Rose Cemetery, 49 Olsen Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The parking lot and main entrance are located in the rear of the funeral home at 20 Lafayette Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. Her family requests that memorial donations be made in her memory to Sainte Rose de Lima Church, 600 Grattan Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. For more details, please visit: www.stpierrephaneuf.com
