WESTFIELD – Jill Kristen Montagna, 43, passed away peacefully on May 3 2014 at Noble Hospital. Born in Westfield, she was a 1988 graduate of Westfield High School and received her Associates Degree from Holyoke Community College.
Jill enjoyed a career for many years as Assistant Managers in Retail Sales. Jill will be remembered as a very kind and thoughtful person. She loved her family dearly and enjoyed cooking and skiing over the years, had a deep love of cats, as well as horseback riding.
She leaves her loving mother and best friend, Patricia (Brzoska) Montagna of Westfield and her partner Martin Henley and his daughter, Margaret; her father, Carl Montagna of Narragansett, RI and his wife Sandra and her children, Cara and Craig; her brother, Jeffrey Montagna and his partner Danielle Cote and their son, Michael Montagna of Stafford Springs, CT; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends, including a very dear aunt, Cynthia Marshall of Southwick.
Family and friends are invited to meet for calling hours Thursday, May 8th, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon at the Southwick Forastiere Funeral Home, 624 College Highway, Southwick, followed by a funeral home service at 12:00 noon. Burial will follow in New Cemetery, Southwick.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Jill’s memory to the Noble Hospital Pastoral Ministry, c/o Noble Hospital, 115 West Silver Street, P.O. Box 1634, Westfield, MA 01085-1634 or to MSPCA Animal Care and Adoption Center, 171 Union Street, Springfield, MA 01105. www.foratierefuneralhome.com
