Monica A. Dean

1922 -2024

At home and surrounded by her caring family, Monica A. Dean, 101 years old, died peacefully on Friday, March 22, 2024. Born in Lawrence, MA, on October 29, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Irene (Machu) Webb, Monica graduated from St. Mary’s High School there in 1940.

Monica was married to her beloved husband John C. Dean at St. Mary’s Church in Lawrence on August 21, 1943. She spent the first fourteen years of her marriage in Lawrence caring for her family, while John worked at an accounting firm. In 1954 they moved to Detroit, MI where John joined Ford Motor Company. Upon his retirement in 1980, they returned to New England to settle in Pomfret. They became active members of Most Holy Trinity Church, where Monica attended daily mass and was a frequent volunteer.

Monica loved to cook, garden, needlepoint, knit, and root for the Red Sox. She leaves behind many close friends and associates from her church and the greater Pomfret community. She will be missed by everyone whose life she touched. Monica was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her favorite times were those when she was surrounded by her loving family. Holiday and other celebrations at her home were some of her happiest moments.

Monica is survived by 3 daughters and 4 sons: Karen Stutz and husband Jack of Seekonk, MA, Jeryl Ann McGuire, predeceased by her husband Tom, of Worcester, MA, Maryann Dean of New York City, John C. Dean, Jr. and wife Susan of Woodside, CA, Mark Dean and wife Renée of Cornwall, VT, Michael Dean of Centerville, MA, and James Dean of Woodstock, CT; her eighteen grandchildren, twenty-seven great-grandchildren, and daughter-in-law Polly Dean of Pomfret. Monica was predeceased by her husband, John, granddaughter, MaryJo Lawson, and sister, Irene Waterman.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 9:30 AM in Most Holy Trinity Church, 568 Pomfret Street, Pomfret, CT 06258. Burial will be private. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Gilman Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam, CT.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to: TEEG, Pomfret Senior Center (PSC), 207 Mashamoquet Road, Pomfret, CT 06259, https//teegonline.org, The Arc Eastern Connecticut, 125 Sachem Street, Norwich, CT 06360, https://www.thearcect.org, or John and Monica Dean Scholarship Fund, Central Catholic High School, 300 Hampshire Street, Lawrence, MA 01841.For memorial guestbook, please visit, www.GilmanAndValade.com,