CHESHIRE, Mass. —  

Patricia Ann Bondini, 85 of Cheshire, passed away August 28, 2021 at Craneville Place in Dalton.

She was born in Adams, MA on August 25, 1936 to the late Lucien and Yvonne Ouellette LeClaire.

She attended Notre Dame grammar school in Adams and in 1954 graduated from Adams Memorial High School. She married Stephen A. Bondini on September 6, 1954 at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Cheshire. He predeceased her on December 13, 2015.

Mrs. Bondini had been employed as a secretary, having worked for Hoosac Valley High School for 22 years, as well as General Electric for 10 years. She also had worked for Attorney Edmund St. John Jr.

A communicant of St. Mary of the Assumption Church, she was a member of the Cheshire Garden Club, The Yankee Pride Quilters Guild and the Cheshire Senior Center. She enjoyed gardening, quilting, crocheting, watching and feeding the birds. She also liked to hunt and fish.

Mrs. Bondini is survived by her sons, Stephen Bondini, Jr and wife Linda of Windsor, CT, Robert Bondini and wife Brenda of Windsor, MA; two daughters, Julie Krutiak and husband Eric of Savoy, MA and Jill Nye and husband Daniel of Cheshire MA. Nine grandchildren, Heather, Nathan, Stephanie, Tyler, Jay, Patrick, Serena and Zackary. Nine great-grandchildren, Austin, Kylie, Aiden, Devin, Natalie, Brendan, Chloe, Conner and Landon. Pat also left behind her faithful furry companion Mia.

Besides her husband, she was predeceased by her two brothers, Ernest and Clement LeClaire, and one grandson, Joshua Bondini.

FUNERAL NOTICE: A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Patricia A. Bondini will be held, September 25, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Cheshire. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Sonsini Animal Shelter or to the Cheshire Community Center and Senior Center in care of Dery-Cheshire Funeral Home, PO Box 445, Cheshire, MA 01225.