[AT] Cecil

[Bob Brooks]

    Cecil E. Monson  	
	  

Cecil E. Monson of Mountainville, died Friday, November 4, 2005 at St. 
Luke's Cornwall Hospital after a courageous battle with thyroid cancer. 
He was 75.

The son of Carl M. Monson and Elva S. Erickson Monson, he was born April 
4, 1930 in Austin, Minn.

He was a Corporate Construction Manager with Cablevision Industries in 
Liberty, and was also a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with Lucille 
Hand Realtor in Mountainville.

Cecil served in the Air Force Intelligence during the Korean War, 
1952-56; and was a member of the Orange County Board of Realtors.

He is survived by his wife, Lucille Hand-Monson, whom he married on 
April 3, 1987; his daughters, Laura Feligno and her husband, John of 
Geneva, N.Y., and Sheila Tustin and her husband, Tom, of St. Charles, 
Ill.; one son, Carl Monson and his wife, Kelley, of Geneva; 
stepchildren: Kenneth Hand and his wife, Marybeth, of Mountainville, 
Gail Vesely and her husband, Joseph, of Ellenville, Marin Hand and his 
wife, Mary, of Wallkill, and John Hand and his wife, Patricia, of 
Highland Mills; his sister, Shirley Tapp and her husband, Leslie, of 
Dexter, Minn.; three brothers: Loren Monson and his wife, Louise, of 
LeRoy, Minn., Ray Monson of Leroy, Minn., and Alan Monson and his wife, 
Nadine, of Bellvadere, Ill.; and nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by brother, David Monson.

He was an avid sportsman. He loved hunting, fishing and gardening. He 
also enjoyed traveling and going to antique tractor shows and antique 
tractor collecting.

Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 
2005 at the Quigley Bros. Funeral Home, Inc., 337 Hudson St., 
Cornwall-On-Hudson, N.Y.

Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 9 at the 
funeral home with the Rev. Gregg Wood officiating. Burial will be in 
Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Memorial contributions in Cecil's name may be made to Cornwall Volunteer 
Ambulance Corps., P.O. Box 151, Cornwall, NY 12518 or Mountainville 
United Methodist Church, Mountainville, NY 10953.

Arrangements are under the direction of Kevin Quigley of Quigley Bros. 
Funeral Home, Inc




> Cecil E. Monson of Mountainville, died Friday, November 4, 2005 at St. 
> Luke's Cornwall Hospital after a courageous battle with thyroid 
> cancer. He was 75.
>
> The son of Carl M. Monson and Elva S. Erickson Monson, he was born 
> April 4, 1930 in Austin, Minn.
>
> He was a Corporate Construction Manager with Cablevision Industries in 
> Liberty, and was also a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with Lucille 
> Hand Realtor in Mountainville.
>
> Cecil served in the Air Force Intelligence during the Korean War, 
> 1952-56; and was a member of the Orange County Board of Realtors.
>
> He is survived by his wife, Lucille Hand-Monson, whom he married on 
> April 3, 1987; his daughters, Laura Feligno and her husband, John of 
> Geneva, N.Y., and Sheila Tustin and her husband, Tom, of St. Charles, 
> Ill.; one son, Carl Monson and his wife, Kelley, of Geneva; 
> stepchildren: Kenneth Hand and his wife, Marybeth, of Mountainville, 
> Gail Vesely and her husband, Joseph, of Ellenville, Marin Hand and his 
> wife, Mary, of Wallkill, and John Hand and his wife, Patricia, of 
> Highland Mills; his sister, Shirley Tapp and her husband, Leslie, of 
> Dexter, Minn.; three brothers: Loren Monson and his wife, Louise, of 
> LeRoy, Minn., Ray Monson of Leroy, Minn., and Alan Monson and his 
> wife, Nadine, of Bellvadere, Ill.; and nieces and nephews.
>
> He was predeceased by brother, David Monson.
>
> He was an avid sportsman. He loved hunting, fishing and gardening. He 
> also enjoyed traveling and going to antique tractor shows and antique 
> tractor collecting.
>
> Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 
> 2005 at the Quigley Bros. Funeral Home, Inc., 337 Hudson St., 
> Cornwall-On-Hudson, N.Y.
>
> Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 9 at 
> the funeral home with the Rev. Gregg Wood officiating. Burial will be 
> in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
>
> Memorial contributions in Cecil's name may be made to Cornwall 
> Volunteer Ambulance Corps., P.O. Box 151, Cornwall, NY 12518 or 
> Mountainville United Methodist Church, Mountainville, NY 10953.
>
> Arrangements are under the direction of Kevin Quigley of Quigley Bros. 
> Funeral Home, Inc