Patricia McGuire Bogacz - Class of 1978

Patricia McGuire Bogacz - Class of 1978

Submitted by Fran Olson Gustafson 1965 <fgustafson917@gmail.com> on 06/Sep/2025
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Patricia Ann (McGuire) Bogacz ("Patty"), a 28 year resident of western Massachusetts, primarily Three Rivers, entered into rest on September 2, 2025. She was 65. Patty was a long-time employee of FedEx and, after her retirement, became co-owner of Coal Stoves and More with her husband Mark Bogacz.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 14, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, followed by a prayer service starting at 3:00 PM at Lombard Funeral Home, located at 3 Bridge Street, Monson, MA. Services will also be held in Newburgh, New York with a date to be announced. Lombard Funeral Home of Monson has been entrusted with Patty's arrangements. For the full obituary and online condolences please visit www.lombardfuneralhome.com - 1960 - 2025

Patricia Ann Bogacz ("Patty"), a 28 year resident of western
Massachusetts, primarily Three Rivers, entered into rest on September
2, 2025. She was 65.

Daughter of the late Jack McGuire and Agnes and John Sullivan, Patty
was born on February 4, 1960 in the Bronx, NY. The family soon moved
to Newburgh, NY, where Patty attended school and graduated from
Newburgh Free Academy in 1978; she then studied at SUNY Brockport. She
married Mark Bogacz on May 23, 1998. Patty was a long-time employee of
FedEx and, after her retirement, became co-owner of Coal Stoves and
More with her husband.

Patty truly had a heart of gold and was a friend to everyone she
encountered. She possessed a naturally kind and generous nature which
was felt by friends, acquaintances, co-workers, family and even
strangers. Her innate ability to care for others was evident in the
relationships she built and cultivated over the course of her life.

Patty was the eldest of five children and embraced the role of "big
sister" to her siblings; she stood by them, nurtured them and even
covered for them at times. This ability to love strongly and without
condition was further exemplified when she became an aunt to her three
nieces and five nephews; she took such pride in each of them and
absolutely adored them all.

Patty was an avid reader, frequenting her local libraries and swapping
books with her sisters and friends. She made sure that her home was a
place filled with love, particularly doting on her beloved pets over
the years - Squeegee, Bailey, Ruffles and Charcoal.

Above all, Patty was the keeper of memories. Whether it was a
childhood occurrence, a detail in a story from high school years ago
or the birthday of a friend or relative, Patty never forgot. She made
sure to reach out to loved ones on special days and always made sure
that those she cared for knew they were remembered.

Patty is survived by her husband, Mark M. Bogacz; her brother, Kevin
McGuire; sisters Mary Weafer and her husband Steve, and Danielle
Mummery and her husband Chris; sister-in-law Ellen McGuire; and her
cherished nieces and nephews: Meghan Jarvis, Nicholas and Katie
Weafer, Timothy and Tara McGuire, Jack and Conor Mummery and Nicholas
Beaudoin. She was also predeceased by her brother, Brian McGuire.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 14, 2025, from 1:00 PM to
3:00 PM, followed by a prayer service starting at 3:00 PM at Lombard
Funeral Home, located at 3 Bridge Street, Monson, MA. Services will
also be held in Newburgh, New York with a date to be announced.