Margaret M. "Midge" Spaulding
1937 – 2016

West Springfield – Margaret M. "Midge" (Murphy) Spaulding, 78, died peacefully at home Monday morning. Midge was born in Proctor, VT, grew up in Rutland, VT and has lived in West Springfield for the past 40 years. She attended Mt. St. Joseph Academy and graduated in 1959 from Castleton State Teachers College. She taught school in the Middlebury, VT School system, the West Springfield School System and Longmeadow Schools. She received her Masters of Education from Westfield State College and was a special education teacher. A communicant of the Church of Good Shepherd, West Springfield, MA she was a member of the Alter Guild at the church. She also belonged to the Daughters of the Nile and the Ladies of Oriental Shrine, having served as officers in both. She was involved with several groups which existed to support the Shriners Hospital for Children and was awarded the Adult of the Year from the West Springfield Boys & Girls Club for her volunteer work on the Board of Directors. She had played golf and loved to travel, especially Aruba. Midge leaves her husband of 51 years Robert G. "Pete" Spaulding Jr.; two children Daniel M. Spaulding and his wife Alissa and Heidi L. Spaulding all of West Springfield; her beloved grandchildren Casey, Jordan, Daniel, Mackenzie, Michael and Brody. Her son Robert G. Spaulding III died in 1998 and she was predeceased by a sister Mary Kierstead. The funeral will be held at the West Springfield Curran-Jones Funeral Home Thursday at 11:00am followed by burial in Hillcrest Park Cemetery. Visiting hours will be held Wednesday from 4:00 – 7:00pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 516 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104.