Dorothy Vanhoven (Turner) Alger '23, 96, formerly of West Bridgewater and Dorchester, died Monday at Homestead Hospital. She was the wife of the late Mason William Alger, who died in 1987.
Born in the Savin Hill section of Dorchester, she was the only daughter of the late Joe and Annie Turner's five children.
She graduated from high school in Amherst and attended the Massachusetts at Amherst, for four years.
After marrying, she lived in West Bridgewater where and her husband farmed and ran a wholesale produce business on South Market Street in Boston.
In 1944, they moved to Coral Gables, Florida, and drove daily to Homestead where they established Alger Farms which remains operational today. They made Homestead their residence in 1967.
Mrs. Alger had been an active member of the Coral Gables Woman's Club and the American Red Cross in Homestead, and was the oldest member of the First United Methodist Church.
An avid reader, she enjoyed traveling.
A mother of five sons, she is survived by two of her sons, Richard Turner Alger and Thomas William Alger. She is also survived by five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
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(Brockton Enterprise, 7/2/98)
Herman E. Pickens '27 of Kalamazoo, MI, died Wednesday (May 27, 1998) in Kalamazoo, MI. Mr. Pickens was born August 14, 1905 in Stoneham, MA, son of Elbert B. and Ina L. (Eames) Pickens. During World War II, he served with the US Army as a Captain. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident for two years, coming from Bloomfield. He owned and operated Rundbaken Displays for 40 years. he graduated from the University of Massachusetts Summa Cum Laude and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honorary fraternity. He also was a past president of the East Hartford Kiwanis Club. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sara "Sally" H. Pickens in 1982. He is survived by his son, Maurice M. (Margaret) Pickens of Kalamazoo; and four grandchildren, Edwin, John, Mark, and Maureen Pickens. In accordance with his wishes cremation has taken place.
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Kenneth Leonard '30 died on October 14, 1997 at his home in Titusville, Florida. He leaves his wife, Myrtle Dudley Leonard; three daughters, Louise Watling of Texas; Lois Gray of West Boylston; and Diana Beck of Lewisville, Texas; 8 grand and 9 great-grand children.
Robert B. Mason '32, 88, of 21 Gregory Hill Road, died yesterday at home after an illness.
He leaves his wife of 62 years, Ethel L. (Johnson); a son, Robert G. Mason of Princeton; a daughter, Marilyn L. Smith of Moneta, Va; three brothers, Frederick G. and Rockwood P. Mason, both of Princeton,and Harold C. Mason of Pleasanton, Calif.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was born in Princeton, son of Harry A. and Mary O. (Pease) Mason. He graduated from North High School in Worcester and Stockbridge School of Agriculture in Amherst.
Mr. Mason owned and operated the Village Store for 10 years. During that time, he also served as the postal clerk for the US Post Office in the store. He retired in 1975. He was a firefighter and served as a selectman and cemetery commissioner. He was also on the Board of Appeals and a director of the Taxpayers Association. He was a member of the Princeton Grange, Historical Society, and Senior Citizens.
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(Worcester Telegram &Gazette, 5/14/98)
E. Richard Karlson '33, 86, of Vero Beach passed away on December 20, 1997. He was a postmaster at Islamarada.
He was a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He was a veteran of World War II, US Navy, Pacific Theater.
Mr. Karlson is survived by his brother, Gustaf A. Karlson, formerly of East Orleans, and his nephews, Jeffrey Karlson of Orleans, Andrew Karlson of Islip, NY, Peter G. Karlson and Michael S. Karlson of Boston; his niece, Donna Mae Karson of Hampden, Maine.
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(Cape Codder, 5/22/98)
Chester Goodfield, '34, 83, of 140 Greenwich Road [Hardwick], died Tuesday [June 2, 1998] at a West Brookfield nursing home.
He owned and operated the Guernsey-Dell Farm until his retirement in 1980.
Born in Ware, he was a graduate of Hardwick High School and the University of Massachusetts' Stockbridge School of Agriculture.
He lived at Long View Farm in New Braintree, and moved here in 1936. He was a moderator and deacon of the Federated Church, a director of the Eastern States Exposition, a trustee of the Worcester County 4-H Extension Service, and director of the Hardwick Farmers Exchange.
He was a member of the town's Cemetery Commission, and a director of the Federal Land Bank, athe American Guernsey Association, and Agway.
He belonged to the Paige Trustees of Hardwick, and was district director of the Farm Credit Banks of Springfield. He served on the towns School Committee for 21 years.
He was chairman of the state Grange Agricultural Services Commission, a director of the Central Bank of Cooperatives, a member of the Eden Masonic Lodge, director of the Stockbridge Alumni Association, and a past deputy of the state Grange. He belonged to the new England Milk Products Association, the Quaboag Pomona Grange, the Hardwick and New Braintree Granges, and the Heifer International Project.
His wife, Lois E. (Smith) Goodfield, died in 1987.
He leaves s son, Robert G., a daughter, Alice M. Lowell, Hardwick; a sister, Susan Dean, New Braintree; eight grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
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(Springfield Union-News, 6/3/98)
Marjorie L. (French) Wetterlow '34, wife of the late Eric H. Wetterlow Jr. died Sunday after a long illness in the Seacoast Nursing Home at the age of 85. Mrs. Wetterlow was born in Kingston, New Hampshire, daughter of the late Henry and Florice French. She was a life long resident of Manchester and was graduate of the Massachusetts Agricultural School of UMass in Amherst, where she met her husband of fifty-nine years. She was a dietitian at the Lynn Hospital for several years and left as she and her husband founded the E.H. Wetterlow & Son Florist & Greenhouse on Brok St. in Manchester. Together, with their son Eric H. III they owned and operated the business for sixty years until 1996. Mrs. Wetterlow enjoyed cooking, sports and had a great love for animals. She was a member of the First Parish Church, the Manchester Women's Club, Liberty Rebekah Lodge, #78 and at one time was an active member of the Riverside Squares, square dancing on the North Shore for many years.
Mrs. Wetterlow is survived by two sons, Eric H. Wetterlow III of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Jon M. Wetterlow of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and four grandchildren., Frances, Erica, Kurt and Tracy Wetterlow. She was sister of the late Murray French and sister-in-law of the late Leslie H. Wetterlow.
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(Manchester Cricket, 7/3/98)
Darrell F. Cunningham '35 died Friday, May 8, 1998, at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 87.
Born in Johnson, Vt, Mr. Cunningham was raised and educated in Northboro. He graduated from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture in 1935.
Mr. Cunningham worked for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a herdsman for the Wrentham State School, a postion he held for 56 years. He enjoyed fishing and horses.
He leaves his sisters, Myrtle H. Saunders and Margaret E. Cunningham, both of Newton; a nephew, William Saunders of Liverpool, NY; and five grandnieces and grandnephews.
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(Waltham News Tribune, 5/12/98 & Needham Newton Tab 5/21/98)
Richard B. Curtis '41, 79, a Cape cod resident for 36 years, died Sunday at the Greenery Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Hyannis after a brief illness.
He was the husband of Mildred M. (McClellan) Curtis.
Mr. Curtis was born and raised in Marlboro and graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1941. He owned and operated the family business , Curtis Orchards in Marlboro.
Mr Curtis was past president of the Marlboro Rotary and a former director of the National Farm Loan Association, was appointed the Massachusetts representative of the Farm Labor Commission in 1960 and was the assistant harbor master in Dennis at one time.
He was an avid gardener who loved shellfishing with his grandsons.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Suzanne Carter of Vero Beach, Fla., and Jean DeFreitas of Yarmouthport; six grandchildren' and six great-grandchildren.
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(Cape Cod Times, 5/26/98)
John H. Brotz '42, a long-time resident of Shelburne, died Friday, July 3 in North Fort Myers, Fla. He was born on April 23, 1919 in Chelmsford, MA., and attended Massachusetts State College at Amherst. He managed South Acres Farm for several years and was active as a Mason, a Boy Scout Leader and with the US Power Squadron.
He is survived by his second wife, Ellen Dubuque Brotz, and four children, Nancy Harding of Louisville, KY, Jon Brotz of Ranco Cacamonga, CA, Roger Brotz of Bollingbrook, II, and Dona Norton of Starksboro, VT. he also has nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was pre-deceased by his first wife, Dorothy Moorehouse Brotz, four brothers and two sisters.
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(Shelburne News, 7/9/98)
William G. Stowe '46, 73, recipient of the 1986 St. Johnsbury Citizen of the Year Award and longtime resident of Rocky Ridge Road in St. Johnsbury, died at home Sunday morning, June 14, 1998.
Bill served the Town of St. Johnsbury as selectman for nine years and later as an elected Republican representative in the Vermont House. Bill retired from St. Johnsbury Academy as head of the science department after 30 years of teaching. he later was employed by EHV Weidmann for ten years. He served as president of the board of the ETSI (Electrical Thermal Systems Inc.). He was on the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital board for ten years, stepping down as president of the board at the end of last year for health reasons.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy 'Dottie' (Hurlock) Stowe of St. Johnsbury; four children, Lawrence Stowe, Kenneth Stowe, Dr. Christine Rinder, and Emily Cleaveland; five grandchildren; and three brothers and sisters.
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(The Burlington Free Press, 6/16/98)
Ray R. Fuller '47 of Wellesley died unexpectedly on July 1, 1998. He was 76.
Born and raised in Springfield, he was the son of the late Raymond and Ruth (Friedrich) Fuller. He was educated at Springfield Tech High School and graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1947.
Mr. Fuller was an ex-POW Purple Heart veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Army Air Force.
A longtime resident of Wellesley, Mr. Fuller owned and operated Kidston Hardware for many years and was well-liked and respected throughout the community. He was a golf, fishing and bowling enthusiast.
He is survived by his wife, Jean (Kidston) Fuller; his father-in-law, Rudy M. Kedston of Port Charlotte, Fla.; two children, Jeffrey K. Fuller of Wellesley and Janet Abbott of Plymouth; a brother, Russell F. Fuller of Suffield, Conn; and two grandchildren, Jacqueline M. and Daniel K. Fuller of Natick.
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(Wellesley Townsman, 4/9/98)
William I. Cerier '49, 72, of 5877 Sunswept Lane, formerly of Leominster, Mass., died Thursday, May 28, in Milwaukee.
He was born in Nashua, N.H., and had lived in Leominster before moving to Florida. He was a graduate of the Univeristy of Massachusetts, Amherst, and graduated from New York Medical College in New York City in 1954.
Dr. Cerier practiced family medicine for some years in Fitchburg, Mass., before changing to emergency medicine. He was director of the emergency room at Leominster Hospital before he Retired.
He served in the Navy during World War II.
Dr. Cerier was a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, the New England Pediatric Society, the New England Obstetric Society and the Massachusetts and New Hampshire Medical societies. He was a member and former longtime board member of the American Academy of Family Practice, and a member of the Charles W. Moore Lodge of Masons in Fitchburg and the Scottish Rites and Shrine Lodge of Boston.
He leaves his wife, Jen (Rosen) Cerier; a son, Edward Cerier of Minneapolis; daughters, Susan Janowski
Edward M. Coogan '50 ,72, of 120 Jean Circle, formerly of Millers Falls, died Friday (7/3/98) at home.
He was born in Millers Falls, Jan. 15, 1926, the son of Edward M. and Mary (Murphy) Coogan Sr.
He graduated from Turners Falls High School in 1944 and from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst in 1950. He was a resident of Chicopee Falls since 1978.
Coogan was employed by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. in Springfield for 40 years, retiring as an assistant controller in 1988.
He served in the Navy aboard the A.J. Luke during World War II. He was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church and was a former scout master for Cub Scout Troop 81, and was a former coach for Little League and CYO Basketball.
He enjoyed gardening and his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, the former Claire E. Mercier; three sons, Daniel M. of Feeding Hills, Thomas E. of Chicopee and Jerome T. of Holyoke; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
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(Greenfield Recorder, 4/4/98)
Trueman C. Jackson '50, 71, of Shady Glen Drive, Orlando, died Wednesday May 6. Mr. Jackson worked in facility management for Lockheed Martin. Born in Somerville, Mass., he moved to Central Florida in 1982. He was Salem Lutheran. He was a member of Masonic Lodge, Massachusetts, and Shriners Club, Orlando. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Margery; daughter, Donna Cormier, Tampa; son, T. Carl Jr., Utah; sisters, Jennie Anderson, Illinois, Bertha Hoben, Elaine Dell, both of Massachusetts; four grandchildren.
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(Springfield Union-News, 5/12/98 & Northampton Daily Hampshire Gazette, 5/12/98)
Alan R. Pehrson '52 Retired Army Lt. Col., husband of Muriel D. (Fauteux) Pehrson of Dartmouth died Saturday, May 23, 1998, at Veterans Hospital in Jamaica Plain after an extended illness.
He Retired from the Army in 1970 and then taught at Fairhaven High School for 10 years. He was also executive vice president of William McCaskie Inc. of Westport for more than a decade.
He graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1952 where he was student senate president. He graduated from Tulane University in 1964 with a master's degree in business administration and was president of the Graduate Business Society.
He enlisted in the Army in 1946 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1952. He served overseas in Japan, Korea, Germany and Vietnam and mechanized cavalry armored cavalry, armor, Army Security Agency and military intelligence assignments. He was awarded the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, two Army Commendation Medals for World War II, the Japanese occupation, Korea, and Vietnam.
He was appointed a lay reader emeritus of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts in 1980 after serving as a licensed lay reader in the Armed Forces and the Diocese of Maryland and Massachusetts; in Germany; Fort Devons; Vietnam; Holy Trinity Church, Essex, Md; and Grace Church, New Bedford. He was a vestryman at Holy Trinity Church, Essex; St. Peter Church, South Dartmouth; and Grace Church, New Bedford.
He was a life member of American Legion Post 166, Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 7; Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 207; the Military Order of the World Wars; the Retired Officers Association; American Mensa; Consumers Union; Friends of the Dartmouth Libraries; the Old Dartmouth Historical Society; and the US Cavalry Association. He was an honorary colonel of the association's Yellow Legs Regiment.
Survivors include his widow; two sons; Robert Pehrson of Mashpee and Scott Pehrson; a daughter Kristine Hardin of Chelmsford; a brother, Norman of Rancho Palos Vere, California.
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(Standard Times, 6/3/98)
Robert F. Anasoulis '53, 68, of Brigantine, NJ, formerly of Glastonbury and West Hartford, died Thursday, June 18, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Fredrickson, New Brunswick, Canada.
Born in Swampscott, Mass., son of the late John and Elizabeth (Scala) Anasoulis, he was a graduate of Lynn English H.S., where he excelled scholastically and in football. He attended Rutgers University before receiving his B.S. in engineering from UMass Amherst. He then served in the US Army for two years. He received his master's in aeronautical engineering from RPI, Troy, NY (Hartford branch).
He was employed as an engineer for Pratt and Whitney, East Harford, Lockheed in San Jose, Calif., and United Technology Research in East Hartford. While working at Lockheed, he attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., working toward his doctorate. He taught advanced math classes part-time at the University of Hartford for several years.
During the 1970s and 80s, he owned and opreated with his family several drycleaning and laundry businesses in the Harford area, under the name, Annis and Nesco. He also owned two donut shops, one in Bloomfield and one in New Britain. He had been employed at Caesar's in Atlantic City, NJ, since 1986.
He leaves one son, Robert J. Anasoulis of New Britain; three daughters, Mrs. James (Joni) Day of Canton, Mrs. Steve (Carol) Rose of Quincy, Mass., Sandra Anasoulis of New York City, NY; one sister, Mrs. John ( Theres) Doyle of Wenham, Mass.; four grandchildren, Jim, Beth and Stephanie Day, all of Canton, and Nicholas Rose of Quincy, Mass.; several nieces and nephews.
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Edward E. Crowley '58, 65, of 23 Burleigh Road died Wednesday [May 27, 1998] at home. He was a self-employed art instructor, and specialized in teaching the elderly. He taught at many area nursing homes and senior clubs. His paintings are in a number of public and private collections. Born in Binghamton, New York, he was a graduate of Springfield's High School of Commerce and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
He moved to Springfield in 1947.
He was a Navy veteran, and served aboard the cruiser, USS Worcester, during the Korean War.
He was a member of the Samuel D. Sherwood Masonic Lodge, the Connecticut Valley Consistory of Scottish Rite Bodies, and the Melha Temple, where he belonged to the clown unit with the name of Banana.
He produced the "Royal Crown Ballet," and painted stage designs and wall murals at the temple. He was named clown of 1990.
He was a past king lion of the Lions Club, a past zone chairman of Lions District 33Y, and a past president of the Lions Orthoptic Clinic.
He also belonged to the Northern Connecticut Chorus of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragment of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America.
He leaves his wife, Andree (Watt) Crowley; three sons, John E. of Monson, William G.W. of Northampton, and Paul J. of Nashua, NH; two daughters, Nancy Anne O'Connell of Tucson, Ariz, and Marybeth Carson of Sciota, PA; two brothers, James J. of Wilbraham, and Joseph R. of Holyoke; a sister, Mary C. Brooks of California; 13 grandchildren, and a great-grandson.
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(Springfield Union-News, 5/28/87)
Stephen H. Wales '59, 65, of Elizabethton, Tenn., died May 6 at Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City. He was a professor of accounting at Ferris State University and retired in 1987. He was also a certified public accountant and retired in 1996. He had previously taught at the Indiana University Extension Center at Jeffersonville, and served as the director of economics and business there. Born on Aug 12, 1932, in Northampton, Mass., he was a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, and Indiana University, where he earned a masters degree in accounting. He became a CPA in Indiana in 1965. He was a member of Hunter Methodist Church in Elizabethton, and had been a member of Burgoon Baptist in Bloominton, Ind. He was also an Air Force veteran. He leaves his wife, Pat Blackwell Wales; two sons, Stephen Wales II of Hastings, Mich., and Jay Wales of Palmer, Mass.; two daughters, Cynthia Wales of Big Rapids, Mich., and Donna Stelle of Fremont, Calif.; two brothers, Howard of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Laurence of Gladstone, Va.; a sister, Shirley Childs of Ogden, Utah, and eight grandchildren. Services were at the Allen Funeral Home, with burial at Burgoon Cemetery, both in Bloomington, Ind.
(Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 5/14/98)
Edward T. Byrne '60, 61, of Littleton, died suddenly at Emerson Hospital in Concord on Friday June 5. He was the husband of Barabara (Hall) Byrne.
Born in Milford, on Oct 23, 1936, he was the son of the late William and Loretta (Murray) Byrne.
He moved to Weston at the age of three, and attended St. Joseph's Academy in Wellesley and St. Sebastian's School. Mr. Byrne moved to Littleon in 1953 and was a 1954 graduate of Littleton High School.
He was a graduate of Stockbridge School of Agriculture where he recieved a degree in dairy technology.
Mr. Byrne owned and operated Dell Dale Farms in Littleton until his retirement in 1986. He owned and operated the Nashoba Package Store in Littleton until his death.
He was also a member of The Alliance for the Mentally Ill, the Massachusetts Package Store Association, the National Package Store Association and he was an avid New England Patriots fan.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Loretta R. Kirkpatrick of Littleton; two sons, Michael F. Byrne of Littleton and Richard W. Byrne of Worcester; a granddaguther Jessica M. Byrne and a sister, Sr. Theresa M. Byrne O.S.U. of Witherbee, NY.
He was also the brother of the late Eleanor Ann Byrne.
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(Boston Globe, 6/9/98)
Edward J. Weeden '62G, 73, of Greenfield, who had taught in South Deerfield, died June 20 in Hartford Hospital in Connecticut.
He was born Feb. 4, 1925, in Grafton, N.Y., and grew up in Williamstown.
He graduated from Williamstown High School, and received a bachelor's degree from Boston University in 1952 and a master's degree from the University of Massachusetts in 1962.
He was a U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II, serving in India.
Mr. Weeden had been a government and social studies teacher at the Frontier Regional School in South Deerfield for 28 years, retiring in 1978. He previously had worked at the Sprague Electric Co. of North Adams, the Farrell Driving School in Greenfield, and the Stop & Shop Supermarket in Greenfield.
He had coached the girls volleyball team and the Debating Club at Frontier, and had been a member of the Frontier Teachers Association, representing it in contract negotiations with the Regional School District Committee.
He leaves his wife, Janice (Regali) Weeden; a son, Paul Weeden of Greenfield; two daughters, Barbara Weeden of Greenfield, and Gail Weeden of Colchester, Vt; two grandsons; and six nephews.
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(Daily Hampshire Gazette, 6/23/98)
Carroll A. Holmes '63, 57, of 41 Pelham Road, died June 22 at home.
He was born March 22, 1941, in Northampton.
He was a 1959 graduate of Amherst Regional High School, and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts in 1963.
Mr. Holmes was employed by the Massachusetts State Forest and Park Division, Connecticut Valley Region, from 1964 until the time of his death. He had worked at Granville State Forest, then in Boston as the fiscal officer before being appointed regional director.
He was a former member of the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Library Trustees in Shutesbury.
In October 1997, the former Bennett's Beach at Lake Wyola in Shutesbury was renamed the Carroll Holmes Recreation Area. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is being planned.
He was an avid horseman, having owned many Standard breds in the 1960s and 70s, and racing them at several New England tracks.
He leaves his wife of 21 years, Alice (Carey) Holmes; three daughters, Shannon Hoover of Montague, Kathleen Martin of West Dover, Vt., and Alanna Holmes, at home.
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(Daily Hampshire Gazette, 6/24/98)
Esther Eisenberg '65, 54, of 188 Woods Ave., Malverne, NY, formerly of Lee, died Tuesday at Sloan Kittering Hospital in New York City.
Born in Lee on Jan. 4, 1944, daughter of Morris Eisenberg and the late Jean Mandel Eisenberg, she was a 1961 graduate of Lee High School and a 1965 graduate of the University of Massachusetts. In 1967, she received her master's degree in education from Lehigh University.
She was employed as a teacher in the Valley Stream District School in Malverne for the past 31 years.
Sh enjoyed golf, being surrounded by her family and friends, and being with her students.
Besides her father of Lee, she leaves her stepmother, Inez Eisenberg of Lee, and a brother, Joseph Eisenberg of Lee.
(Berkshire Eagle, 6/1/98)
Christopher Hench '66 '67G died on May 14, 1998 after a long illness. He was a Retired emeritus teacher of History and International Relations at Shady Side Academy, where he had taught for 26 years. His teaching was distinguished by a focus on empowering students to think for themselves, to look at both sides of a question, and to strive for a high standard of excellence. His golf teams lost only one match in fourteen years, and he was an excellent tennis coach and player who often worked as a combination golf and tennis professional at various Pittsburgh country clubs during the summers. He learned to love prep schools at Williston and later at the Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York. Many of his former students attended services held in his memory. He is succeeded by his son Jefferey and daughter Lisa, and by three grandchildren. His wife Eunice Cordero Hench '65 passed away five years ago after a long career working at Carnegie Mellon University.
(Contributed by Michael Hench, Ph.D. '64 '69G)
Ellen Paster Fisher '67, died on December 15, 1997 of cancer in Diablo, CA. She is survived by her mother.
Robert A. McCarthy '73, 58, of 31 Mountainview Drive died on June 9 whil vactioning at his summer home in Lubec, Maine.
He was a 32-year Wilbraham public school teacher, and taught Romance languages at Minnechaug Regional High School.
He chaired its foreign languages department, and Retired in 1993.
Born here, he was graduated from the High School, and receved a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Massachusetts, and a master's in French from Harvard University.
He studied in France for a year a a Fulbright scholar.
He was a communicant of All Saints Church, and played the organ at many town churches including Mount Carmel, St. Mary's, All Saints, and the United Church. He leaves his partnest, Leslie and Jeanne (LaRoche) McCarthy of Ware; a brother, Roger of Springfield, and two sisters, Louise Anderson of Sherborn, and Jane St. Amand of Drry, NH.
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(Springfield Union -News, 6/16/98)
Ronald W. Shaw '73, 47, formerly of Thousand Oaks, California, and Worcester, Grafton and Falmouth, Mass., a studio shipping director, died June 20, 1998 in a rest home in Ventura after a long illness.
He leaves a brother, Sanford W. Shaw of Stony Brook, Long Island, NY; a stepbrother, E. Thomas Brown of Westford, Mass; three stepsisters, Pauline West of Arlington Heights, Mass., Bernice Taylor of Watertown, NY, and Sandra West of Dayton, Ohio, all formerly of Grafton; an uncle; nephews and nieces. He was born in Worcester, son of William P. and Helen W. (Whitcomb) Shaw, and later lived in Grafton. He spent many summers in Falmouth. He later lived full-time in Falmouth. He moved to Thousand Oaks in 1981 before moving to Ventura in January. He graduated from Grafton High School in 1969 and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in 1973.
Mr. Shaw was director of shipping at John Perry Studio in Oxnard. He previously worked at several stores in Falmouth.
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(Worcester Telegram and Gazette, 7/7/98)
Christopher L. Hardin '74, 46, died Saturday, May 30, 1998, at MetroWest Medical Center in Natick.
Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Milton B. and Meriel (Newcomer) Hardin.
He was the husband of Sherry L. Poirrier.
He conducted research and documentation of the educational uses of media with particular interest in black musicians in higher education. He was an accomplished photographer with many books, album covers and exhibits to his credit. He was an avid aficionado of all the performing arts and produced films in Libya and Somalia.
He was most recently the director of media services at Clark University, Worcester. He received his bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctorate in education from the University of Massachusetts.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three brothers, Jeffrey M. and his wife, Jane Hardin, of Millis and Nicholas J. and his wife, Susan Hardin, of Williston, Vt., Daniel E. and his wife, Carolyn Hardin, of Carbondale, Colo.; a sister, Lisa Jane Mardin, of Millis; five nephews and three nieces.
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(Middlesex News, 6/5/908)
Mary Ann "Missy" Stark '76, 44, of Enfield died Monday at Holyoke Hospital. She was a placement officer for the state Department of Employment, and worked previously for Connecticut Bank & Trust Co. Born in Denver, Colo., she was a graduate of South Hadley, Mass. High School, and the University of Massachusetts, with a bachelor's degree in psychology. She lived here from 1979. She leaves a brother, David M. of South Hadley, and a sister, Anne-Theresa "Terri" Stark of South Deerfield, Mass.
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(Springfield Union News, 7/8/98)
Normand R. Dubois '77G, 59, of 172 Exeter Road [Hamden, Connecticut] died Wednesday, May 27, 1998 at his home. He was the husband of Eileen Barry Dubois. Mr. Dubois, son of the late Rosario G. and Yvonne Marcotte Dubois, was born in Lewiston, Maine, June 8, 1938. He graduated from Providence College with a bachelor in arts degree in biology and from the University of Massachusetts with a Ph.D in microbiology. He was a world-renowned scientist in the field of invertebrate pathology and the author of many publications in his field. For more than 35 years, he worked for the Northeastern Center for Forest Health Research in Hamden, which is a division of the US Forest Service. He was a member of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, the American Society for Microbiology and the Entomological society of America. Other survivors include sons, Marc Dubois of South Cheshire; a daughter, Deborah Dubois of Washington, DC; brothers, Maurice and Paul Dubois; sisters, Yolande Chouinard, Marthe Dubois and Denise Dubois and Jachqueline Gallagher.
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(Hamden Chronicle, 6/4/98)
Elizabeth (Rathbone) Sorli '78 of Lynnfield died Sunday at her home after a lengthy illness. She was 41.
Born in Wilbraham, Mrs. Sorli graduated from Minnechaug Regional High School in 1974 and from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1978.
She was a former vice president of the investment firm Hagler, Mastrovita and Hewitt, Inc. in Boston.
Mrs. Sorli is survivied by her husband, Roy; her father, James S. Rathbone of Jacksonville, Fla.; two sisters, Catherine Grumoli of Springfield and Olivia Hudson of West Springfield.
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Normand R. Dubois '77, 59, of 172 Exeter Road died Wednesday, May 27, 1998 at his home. He was the husband of Eileen Barry Dubois. Mr. Dubois, son of the late Rosario G. and Yvonne Marcotte Dubois, was born in Lewiston, Maine, June 8, 1938. He graduated from Prividence College witha bachelor in arts degree in biology and from the University of Massachusetts with a Ph.D in microbiology.
He was a world-renowned scientist in the field of invertebrate pathology and the author of many publications in his field. For more than 35 yearss, he worked for the Northeastern Center for Forest Health Research in Hamden, which is a division of the US Forest Service. He was a member of the Society forInvertebrate Pathology, the american Society for Microbiology and teh Entomological Society of America.
Besides his wife, he leaves sons, Marc Dubois of South Burlington, Vt. and David Dubois of Cheshire; a daugther, Deborah Dubois of Washington, DC.; brothers, Maurice Dubois of Lewiston, Maine and Paul Dubois of Auburn, Maine; sisters, Yolande Chouinard in Maryland, Marthe and Denise Dubois of Lewiston and Jeacqueline Gallagher of Braintree, Mass. He was predeceased by a brother, Jean Dubois.
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(New Haven New Haven Register, 5/29/97 & Milford Hamden Chronicle, 6/4/98)
Rev. John Beattie '79, Methodist minister, 44, of Hadley and formerly of 8 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, died Saturday [7/11/98] at his sister's home in Hadley. From 1982 until 1986, he was an English teacher at Stoneleigh-Burnham in Greenfield.
In 1986, he became pastor of the East Longmeadow United Methodist Church. In 1988, he was appointed pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church (now the Lenox United Methodist Church).
He was born in Glendale, Ariz., and earned his bachelor's degree in 1979 from the University of Massachusetts. He also attended Boston University as a founder scholar, where he completed graduate work and was awarded his master's of divinity in 1986.
He served in the Army in Germany during the Vietnam War.
He was a coach for the Pittsfield Little League, with the Greylock Credit Union Team in the North End Little League. He also coached YMCA soccer.
He was the current president of the Pittsfield Area Council of Churches and served on the district committee for ordained ministry of the United Methodist Church.
He leaves two sons, John A. Jr. and Ryan R. both of Lenox; his parents, Edward and Ruth Beattie of Hadley; two sisters, Suzanne Gomez of Westfield and Ruth Ann Callahan of Hadley; and his former wife, Cheryl S. Beattie of Worthington.
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(Union-News, 7/13/98)
Laurie A.Yacuzzo '84, 36, of 121 William St. died Saturday [5/9/98] at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born here [Northampton], she was a graduate of the High School. She was a 10-year contract administrator for Baycare Parters Inc. Division of Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She worked previously in the account department of the former Bank of New England in Springfield. She attended Greenfield Community College and the University of Connecticut, and received a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She received a master's degree in business from Western New England College. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church, and a volunteer for the United Way. Her mother, Delia Yacuzzo, died in 1994. She leaves her father, James V. Yacuzzo of Easthampton; a sister, Vivian Smith of Holyoke, and a niece.
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(Springfield Union-News, 5/13/98)
Margaret A. (Atkin) Gosselin '90, 52, of 41 Summer St. died Sunday (5/17/98) at home.
She was born in San Diego, Calif., Nov 25, 1945, the daughter of William C. and Jean (Rigg) Atkin.
She graduated from high school in 1963 in Tulsa, Okla. She graduated in 1967 from Lake Forest College with a bachelor's degree in philosogy, and in 1990 from the University of Massachuetts at Amherst with a doctorate of education in counseling psychology.
A longtime Montessori teacher, she founded the Open Center for Children in Somerville almost 30 years ago, which is still thriving.
In more recent years she was a psychologist and founded the Cancer Counseling Center of Amherst.
She was also a psychologist at the Franklin Medical from 1989 to 1993.
Besides her father, she leaves her husband, Phillip Gosselin, a son, Sathya S. at home; a daughter, Gabrielle at home; two isters, Susan Atkin DuCote, of San Francisco, Calif., and Ruth M. Atkin Etienne of France; one aunt, three nephews and two nieces.
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(Greenfield Recorder, 5/22/98)
Roger S. Porter of Amherst, professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts and first head of the school's renowned polymer science and engineering department, died August. 25 after a long illness. He was 70. A native of Minnesota, Porter was educated at the University of California Los Angeles and the University of Washington, Seattle. He worked in industry for a decade before joining the UMass faculty in 1966. He Retired in January 1997 after 30 years as a faculty member, 10 of which were spent as head of polymer science and engineering. "Science has lost a giant, and polymer science has lost a friend and colleague," said Richard Farris, current head of polymer science and engineering. Farris called Porter a visionary of polymer education who has won numerous research awards for his scientific contributions to the field, and who was so important to the establishment of the very successful department which has brought so much recognition to the University." "Not only did Dr. Porter nurture the polymer science and engineering department from its early days, and help bring it to national and international prominence, he also continued to conduct his own extremely successful research, and to teach and mentor students," said Linda Slakey, dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. "He excelled in all of these areas, and the University greatly benefited from his contributions." One of Porter's major inventions was a polymer strand that is 10 times stronger than steel, but more flexible. The strands are made of polyethylene, a common plastic used to make products ranging from soda bottles to Frisbees to bulletproof vests. His other achievements included two books, three patents, and 450 journal publications. Porter was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from the University in 1996. He also received the Chancellor's Medal, the highest award bestowed by the campus in recognition of service to the University. He received numerous research awards, most recently the Paul J. Flory Award in Polymer Education, which was bestowed on him last spring by the American Chemical Society (ACS). Porter was a member of several professional societies, including the ACS, the Society of Rheology, and the American Physical Society, of which he was a fellow. Professor Frank Karasz, who met Porter in 1954 when both were graduate students, recalled his international reputation and his "intense commitment" to the polymer science and engineering department. In a letter written for the department's newsletter last autumn, Porter joked about the humble beginnings of the department: "It was easy to be the first head of PSE in 1966, since I was the only one in the department." He noted that when the department first began, much of its mail was erroneously delivered to the political science department, because the departments' names were so similar. "I performed most every function in the early days, including student recruiting. I met our very first recruited student at the bus station and carried his bags into his lodgings in Prince House." The department put down roots in 1966 and became official in 1974, with Porter serving as head until 1976. After stepping down as department head, Porter continued his research on the characterization and rheology of liquid crystals and other polymers. Over the years, the department evolved dramatically, from that first student and a cluster of offices in the basement of Goessman Laboratory, to more than 150 researchers whose laboratories and offices are housed in the new Silvio 0. Conte National Center for Polymer Research. The department has been consistently rated the best of its kind in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. He is survived by his wife, Catharine, a faculty member in the University's consumer studies department, and four children: Laura Keith of Alburn, Washington; Ruth Tilman of Las Vegas, Nevada; Margaret Porter, of Amherst; and Stephen Porter of Amherst. Services are private, and the family has requested no flowers. Donations may be made in his name to Hospice of Hampshire County. A memorial symposium is being planned by his former colleagues.
(UMass News Office, August 26, 1998)
Jose L. Monserrate '74G, 62, of Wellesley, formerly of Amherst, died July 13 at home.
He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Puerto Rico.
He moved to Amherst in 1973, and completed his graduate studies at the University of Massachusetts.
Mr. Monserrate was chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus. He was a former professor of Spanish and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at UMass.
He was a member of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Public Education Nominating Council, a special consultant for the Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education, and president of Educational Planners.
He was a keynote speaker at the National Association for Bilingual Education conferences in Washington, DC, and a member of the Caribbean University Chancellors Association.
He leaves his wife of 35 years, Cuchi Monserrat; two daughters, Maria Ziomek of Amherst, and Marilu Winslow of San Antonio, Texas; two sons, Pepe Monserrate of Coral Gables, Fla., and Rafael Monserrate of New York; and five grandchildren.
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(Daily Hampshire Gazette, 7/28/98)
