Obituary: Christine McGinnis, Retired Bursar’s Office Teller

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Christine McGinnis
Christine McGinnis

Christine (Late) McGinnis, 89, of Belchertown, a retired receiving teller in the bursar’s office, died July 6.

Born Dec. 18, 1928 in Springfield, she joined UMass Amherst in 1967 as a clerk and typist in the treasurer’s office.  She became a receiving teller in the bursar’s office in1969 and retired in 1994. Post-retirement, she worked part-time in the bursar’s office from 1994-95.

The widow of Wendell C. McGinnis, she is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth “Becky” (Davin) Martin and her husband Henry of Belchertown; and two brothers, John Late and his wife Carol of Satellite Beach, Florida, and James Late and his wife Josephine of Newington, Connecticut.

A funeral mass will be held Saturday, July 14 at 11 a.m. at St. Francis Church. Burial will follow at South Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Hospice of the Fisher Home or the Belchertown Senior Center Nutrition Program.