General Hospital fans, we’ve got a hot new leak about Monica Quartermaine‘s (Leslie Charleson) funeral that’s coming up soon. We also have information about the drama that comes in the aftermath of that funeral, which is going to shock Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) and rock the whole family. And we’ve got leaked info about Monica’s upcoming memorial this fall.
Monica Quartermaine’s Funeral: Sooner Than Expected
I would have expected her death and funeral for November sweeps, which runs October 30th through November 26th, but it looks like it’s actually going to be sooner. Leslie Charleson’s tragic passing was January 12th of this year from complications of a head injury after a fall, and she had had several falls. We knew, of course, we were going to get a Monica scene where she passed.
But obviously it has to happen off-screen. It’s been since December 2023 that we last saw Leslie Charleson as Monica on General Hospital. That was in scenes where she was wheelchair-bound because she was having balance issues. So, her off-screen death and her on-screen funeral are going to be very sad. This new leak says it’s going to bring some big shockers.
Erica Slezak Joins General Hospital as Monica’s Sister
The leak says someone unexpected shows up. One Life to Live alum Erica Slezak is joining General Hospital this fall for a short arc. She is not playing her One Life to Live character, Victoria Lord. Erica’s representatives confirmed she was going to play a new character. Then, in late July, a leak revealed she would be playing Monica’s sister. Now, we’ve got much more tea to spill with brand new leaks all about this.
Monica’s Off-Screen Death and On-Screen Memorial
The first part of the leak says General Hospital has already filmed Monica’s off-screen death and on-screen funeral. That means it should be about four to six weeks or so before we get the death storyline of Tracy’s sister-in-law. We’re going to find out soon how Monica passes, and then, of course, we’ll get her memorial service.
For a while now, we’ve had mentions from Jason Morgan (Steve Burton), Tracy, Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson), and others that Monica has been sick and bedridden. We’ve seen Tracy being very protective of Monica and the Q’s mention her often, but we haven’t seen her in two years. We’ve heard Tracy saying lately that Monica’s been feeling a bit down.
So, Tracy’s been running interference to minimize stress on her. As far as her character’s death goes, I would guess that Tracy or somebody else in the family is going to report that they went to check on Monica, and maybe she passed away peacefully in her sleep or from heart failure. I would expect it to be natural causes tied to these ongoing illnesses that we’ve seen and heard about.
Jason Morgan Delivers Eulogy Amidst Potential Drew Drama
The next part of the leak is about Monica’s memorial service. We’ve heard it will be her beloved adopted son, Jason, who delivers the eulogy for his mom. He’s going to be heartbroken to lose Monica, Jason loves her. He’s been closer to the Quartermaines recently than he has been in a long time. Jason is even living under her roof, so this is a big deal.
I do wonder if Drew Cain Quartermaine (Cameron Mathison) is involved. He’s supposed to be attacked this week as part of Sidwell’s (Carlo Rota) sinister plot. So, maybe Drew is going to still be recuperating, assuming he doesn’t die. I know fans would like to see him dead, though.
Presuming Drew’s alive and well, but still a pariah among the Quartermaines, I could see him crashing the funeral. That’s not part of the leak. That’s just me talking about what I expect “Terrible Drew” to do. I certainly wouldn’t put it past him to show up at Monica’s funeral and make a scene, making things harder on the family than it’s already going to be.
A Shocking Revelation: Monica’s Mysterious Sister
The last thing I want to talk about regarding the memorial service is that there is supposed to be a big shock at the funeral. As I said before, One Life to Live’s Erica Slezak is playing Monica’s sister, whom we’ve never seen. I am curious if her last name is going to be Adamson, which is Monica’s biological mother’s name, or Bard, which was Monica’s maiden name.
This could be a sister who reconnected with her later in life. If you recall, Monica herself was adopted by Gail Baldwin. I don’t remember a lot about that, none of it really, because Monica’s introduction predates when I was a kid and my big sister started me watching when I was a little kid during the Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary) and Laura Spencer (Genie Francis) heyday.
So, I don’t remember anything at all about any mentions of Monica’s biological family, but GH writers have done a retcon and invented this sister. I’m betting that Erica Slezak’s character is the one who wrote the letter that Martin Gray (Michael E. Knight) found at Drew’s house. If you remember, Martin picked it up.
Drew said the kids were coloring on the back of the page and didn’t even look at it. But Martin read it, looked absolutely shocked, and hightailed it to the Quartermaine mansion to try and talk to Monica. Martin didn’t get to talk to Monica, but he did ask Yuri some questions about this and whether she had talked about her family outside of the ones we know in Port Charles.
