Sr. Solange Flamand

PETERSHAM – The Sisters of the Assumption mourn the loss of Sr. Solange Flamand, formerly known as Sr. Solange-de-Marie who passed on at Marie Esther Health Center on Friday, June 21, 2013. She was a native of Northbridge, Massachusetts, the fifth child of six born to Eva (Desmarais) and Joseph Flamand on August 8, 1930. Sr. Solange entered the Congregation of the Sisters of the Assumption in January of 1954.  Following her profession of first vows in 1956, she served in the ministry of education in parochial schools, teaching in MA, CT, RI, and NY for twenty-seven years and as Interim Principal in Meriden, CT.  After seven years as Provincial Treasurer in Worcester, MA, Sr. Solange moved to Petersham in 2000, going from community services to a ministry of prayer in the Infirmary.  Her final years, 2009 to the present, were spent at the Marie Esther Health Center in Marlboro, MA. Sr. Solange is survived by one sister;  Sr. Jane Flamand, formerly known as Sr. Saint-Jean-de-Notre-Dame of Worcester, MA, one brother; Joseph Flamand and his wife Lorraine of Northbridge, MA, several nieces and nephews, the Sisters of the Assumption worldwide, the Sisters of St. Anne, and the Staff in Marlboro, Ma. She was predeceased by her three brothers Edward, Norman and Charles Flamand. Calling Hours will be held on Monday, June 24, 2013 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., closing with a prayer service at the Sisters of St. Anne Convent, 720 Boston Post Rd. East, Marlboro, MA.   A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of the Sisters of St. Anne, Marlboro. Sr. Solange will be laid to rest in the East St. Cemetery, Petersham, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sisters of the Assumption Retirement Fund, 211 North Main St., Petersham, MA  01366, For more information or to sign our online guest book please visit www.fiskemurphymackcom. Fiske-Murphy & Mack Funeral Home of Athol and Orange is directing arrangements. $(document).ready(function(){ });