Marie Rose Gamache

1909 - 2012  (102 years)

• Name	Marie Rose Gamache
  Birth	5 Sep 1909	Ludlow, HAMPDEN, Massachusetts
  Gender	Female
  Death	16 Feb 2012	Southington, HARTFORD, Connecticut   [1]
  Burial	St. Aloysius Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I73332822	King/Roy | Ancestors and relatives of Alphonse Gamache
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Magloire Gamache,   b. 25 Mar 1871, St-François Xavier de West Shefford, Bromont, PQ CANADA d. 1956 (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Rose Dion,   b. 8 Aug 1872, Indian Orchard, HAMPDEN, Massachusetts d. 5 Sep 1909, Ludlow, HAMPDEN, Massachusetts (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	22 Jun 1891	Springfield, HAMPDEN, Massachusetts
  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage Record of Magliore Gamache and Rose Dion
  		Federal Census 1900, Magliore Gamache family 1 Chestnut Street Ludlow, Massachusetts
  		Federal Census 1910, Magliore Gamache family 1 21 Elm Street Ludlow, Massachusetts
  		Federal Census 1910, Magliore Gamache family 2 21 Elm Street Ludlow, Massachusetts
  Headstones		Gamache family Headstone St. Aloysius Cemetery Springfield, Massachusetts
  		Gamache family headstone - reverse St. Aloysius Cemetery Springfield, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F2795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edward Medalle
  Children	+ 1. Sandra Medalle
  Family ID	F2805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Dwight Dickinson
  Family ID	F2806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 5 Sep 1909 - Ludlow, HAMPDEN, Massachusetts Death - 16 Feb 2012 - Southington, HARTFORD, Connecticut Burial - - St. Aloysius Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S5] Obituary. Rose M. Dickinson 1909 - 2012 SOUTHINGTON, CT - Rose M. (Medalle) Dickinson, 102, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, February 16, 2012. She was born in Ludlow on September 5, 1909 and lived there most of her life where she was a communicant of St. John the Baptist Church (now St. Elizabeth). Rose was predeceased by her biological parents Rose Dion Gamache and Magloire Gamache, and her adoptive parents her aunt and uncle Almanda and George Duroche who assumed her care right after her birth due to the death of her mother, Rose, in childbirth. Rose enjoyed a bountiful and loving life with the Duroche family. She was also predeceased by her loving siblings Joseph Gamache, Exiline Flebott, Ida Labossiere, Beatrice Marcoullier, Euclid Gamache, Armand Gamache, Blanda Gillette, Marion Coupal, Antoinette O'Connor, and Henry Gamache. She was also predeceased by her first husband Edward Medalle and her second husband Dwight Dickinson and her only child, daughter Sandra Medalle. She leaves to cherish her memory her grandson Christopher Wolper and granddaughter Alyssa Russell both of Cheshire, CT., and many loving nieces. During her lifetime, Rose became very proficient in many professions. At an early age, she began working in the Ludlow Mills and soon attained a supervisory position; she managed a movie theater in Monson, MA; became a hairdresser; worked as a bookkeeper for Lincoln Cleaners in Springfield, MA; was owner and manager of the food concession at the Metro Drive-In Theater in Palmer, and retired from Shriner's Hospital. She was very capable of doing wall papering, painting, laid a parkay floor, never hesitating to climb a roof to do repairs. Up until just before death, she maintained a great sense of humor and she continued to sing and play the piano which was greatly enjoyed by both the residents and staff of Southington Care Center. Rose's family would like to thank the staff at Southington Care Center for the excellent and loving care given to Rose in the last years of her long life. Visiting hours will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 9A.M-10A.M. at the FORASTIERE SMITH FUNERAL HOME 220 NORTH MAIN STREET, EAST LONGMEADOW, MA 01028, Followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 11A.M. in Sacred Heart Church 395 Chestnut Street, Springfield. Rites of Committal will follow in St. Aloysius Cemetery, Berkshire Avenue in Springfield. In lieu of flowers memorial contribution may be made to any Alzheimer's Organization of your choice or to Southington Care Center, 45 Meriden Avenue, Southington, CT 06489 Published in The Republican from February 16 to February 17, 2012