Gregory R Songer , January 24, 1947 — February 25, 2019

Gregory R Songer  (Athol, Massachusetts, MA) January 24, 1947 February 25, 2019 Death notice, Obituaries, Necrology
Gregory R Songer  Obituary Photo

May 20, 2019 Gregory R. Songer ATHOL- Gregory Ross Songer, 72, of White Pond Road, died unexpectedly on February 25, 2019 at his winter home in Ft. Meyers, Florida. Born in Westfield on January24, 1947, he was a son of the late Maurice and Gladys (Allard) Songer.

From 1962-1965, Greg was enrolled in the Machinist Program at Greenfield Vocational School. On July 6, 1966, he enlisted in the United States Army and served a tour of duty in Vietnam before his honorable discharge on June 27, 1968. Greg has been married to Karen Stoddard for 32 wonderful years.

In 2010, Greg retired from NRG Services in Ayer where he operated power plant boilers and related equipment as a licensed Steam Foreman 2nd Class. Greg previously worked for Hamilton Standards (1968-9), Leavitt Machine Co. (1969-71), Magnet Corp (1970-76), Ranor Corp (1976-79), Orange Nut and Bolt (1978-82) and Sealpro Inc. (1982-98) before NRG. Greg was a certified Rescue SCUBA diver and former member of the Athol-Orange Frogmen.

He was a lifetime member of the Petersham Gun Club and a lifetime member of 46 years of the Elks Club, most recently the North Ft. Meyers Lodge. After retirement, Greg enjoyed his winter home in Florida with his wife where they made many dear friend.

He enjoyed going to Maine to his camp in Burlington. Most of all, Greg enjoyed his dream home in Athol which he and his wife had built in 1996. He spent many hours working around the home with his excavator as well as working on his apple orchard which he planted with his grandson.

Greg was always ready for a new adventure, a new project, or new destination. He had a passion for ultra light airplanes and enjoyed endless fishing and hunting trips, as well as motorcycle rides with his dear friend, Lenny Crossman. Greg loved people- the more the merrier!

He was always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone who needed it. He was strong, caring, and easy going man who will be sadly missed by so many. Greg is survived by his loving wife, Karen Stoddard, of Athol and Ft.

Meyers, FL; son, Chad Songer and his companion, Judy Reinke Johns, of Athol; brother in law, Brian Stoddard and his wife, Becky, of Athol; sisters in law, Bonnie Maloney and her husband, Kevin, of Connecticut, and Linda Carey and her husband, Michael, of North Carolina; aunts and uncles, Larry and Josephine Songer of Orange and Frank and Marie Songer of Athol; many nieces, nephews and cousins. Besides his parents, Greg was predeceased by a grandson, Joseph R. “Joey” Songer. There are no calling hours.

A memorial service will be held on June 1, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Witty’s Funeral Home, 158 South Main Street, Orange, with Rev. Judy Jones of the Orange United Methodist Church officiating. A dinner will follow at the Athol American Legion, corner of Exchange Street and Pequiog Avenue, Athol.

In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the Joseph Songer Scholarship Fund, c/o Athol High School Scholarship Association, P.O. Box 338, Athol, MA 01331-0338 Witty’s Funeral Home, 158 South Main Street, Orange, is directing the arrangements. You may offer your sympathy online at www.

If you found any mistakes, or you would like to add/remove to this obituary, please contact us by email: info@obituary.memorial. We never ask money for this.

death notice Gregory R Songer January 24, 1947 — February 25, 2019

obituary notice Gregory R Songer January 24, 1947 — February 25, 2019

City Athol is located in the Massachusetts. This city is one of the oldest cities in the United States. It has its own architecture, attractions, the beauty of nature which attracts a huge number of tourists.

Athol is recognized by the huge number of celebrities born here who have become famous not only in the United States, but all over the world. However, Athol is not only famous for its celebrities. This city is also home to a huge number of people, all of whom have their own story to tell. Finding out the story of a public person is easy: just use an Internet search and you will find all the necessary information in front of you. With non-public people, everything is somewhat more complicated: about them not so much information in the public domain, but it still is. For example, using search services, you can learn the history of the deceased person and find his obituary.

This page is a cache taken from the public sources. We do not own or modify obituary in any way. All copyright belongs to the respective owners. Go to funeral home website to view original page.