WEBSTER – Hope C. (Hansen) LaPlante, 87, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017 with her family at her side after an illness.
She leaves her beloved husband of 62 years, Arthur “Archie” LaPlante; 3 daughters, Annabelle D. Moninskl of Harmony, ME, Linda A. Charron of Eastford, CT and Gail H. LaPlante of Brimfield; 8 grandchildren, Jessica Moninski of Westbrook, ME, Charles Moninski, Jr. of Naples, ME, Beth Moninski of Harmony, ME, Tamara Charron of Brooklyn, CT, Wayne Charron of Hagerstown, MD and Will Charron of Warren, VT, Rachel Partington and Leah Soriano, both of Southbridge; a great-granddaughter, Naomi Soriano of Southbridge; and a close family friend, Vito J. Lomuscio. She was predeceased by a sister, Doris Christianson.
She was born in Webster November 27, 1929, a daughter of immigrants Hildus Otto and Christiana Maria (Byfelt) Hansen and lived here all her life. She graduated from Bartlett High School in 1947 and then from Becker Junior College in Worcester in 1948 with a stenography/secretarial certification.
Hope worked as a secretary at the H. Craigin Bartlett Insurance Company for about 12 years. She then held the position of Secretary and Treasurer of LaPlante Bros., Inc., her husband’s business, until the present day.
Hope was an avid walker in her younger year. She loved her family, her church where she worked with the young missionette girls, animals, trips to Cape Cod, keeping up with the news and visits with the Mills Brothers and Kris Kristofferson. She spent many years helping elderly family friends, relatives and fellow parishioners who spent the holidays with our family. Although she had been faced with challenges communicating over the last few years, she always had a warm and welcoming smile. Her faith was very important in her life and she was prepared to join her Lord and Savior Jesus. She had been an active member of the Faith Assembly of God Church and now the Life Church in Webster.
The family would like to extend their sincere thanks to the staff at the Step Down Unit at UMass Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, and the staff at the Brookside Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center for the care and compassion extended to Hope and her family, especially her husband during this very difficult time.
Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Wednesday, January 11 as well as 9:30 to 10:30 AM Thursday, January 12 in the Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, 340 School Street. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 AM Thursday in Life Church, 1 Nelson Street. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery. Donations in her name may be made to Life Church, 1 Nelson St., Webster, MA 01570.