James B Hobbs

James B. Hobbs of Monson, MA, 78, passed away on March 15, 2025, at Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer, MA. He was born in Rochester, NY, to Russell and Helen (Moran) Hobbs on November 12, 1946. He grew up in Springfield, MA. He was a graduate of Cambridge College and held a Master of Arts in Education Management. He began his career in human services as a direct care worker at Monson State Hospital and retired as the Revenue Operations Manager for the University of Massachusetts Medical School. James volunteered actively in the town of Monson, serving as a member and former co-chair of the Council on Aging, and was a founding member of the Friends of the Senior Center. He was also a communicant of St. Patrick’s Parish in Monson.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Sandra (Szado) Hobbs of Monson; his daughter, Caitlyn, and her husband, Dominic Torchia, and grandsons, Luca and Nicola, all of Easton, CT; sister-in-law, Michele Szado of Monson; brother-in-law, Ronald Siok of Sebring, FL; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sisters, Judith Goodhand of North Carolina and Gretchen Hebert of Easthampton, MA; brother in-law, Edward Szado of Monson; and sister in-law, Lynne Siok of Sebring, FL.

Visiting hours will be held Friday, March 21, 2025 from 5-7 at Lombard Funeral Home 3 Bridge Street Monson. A Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, March 22 at 10 am in St Patrick’s Church 22 Green St. Monson, MA. Please gather directly at the Church. Burial will follow at Bethany Cemetery also in Monson.

Floral tributes may be sent to the funeral home or memorial contributions may be graciously made in his memory to the Monson Senior Center, 106 Main Street, Monson, MA 01057; the American Cancer Society; or the Massachusetts Audubon Society.