12 OBITUARIES Unisn-News, Wednesday, May 3, 2000 7 Albert J. Diemand ex- civic leader, at 91 WENDELL Albert Joseph Diemand 91, of 126 Mormon Hollow Road, a longtime farmer and civic leader, died Tuesday at home. He served on the Swift River School Building, Committee in New Salem and the Franklin County Technical School Committee and belonged to the Democratici: Town Committee and the Golden Age Club. He was a director and past president of the 4-H Club's Camp. Howe for many years.
He held the Boston Post goldheaded cane as the town's oldest citizen and was named the Greenfield Recorder's citizen of the year 1n 1996. He was a former member of the Moose and a past town civil defense director. He organized fund-raising barbecues for the Passionist Monastery in West Springfield, Camp Howe and area churches. He was the founder and owner Diemand Farm. Born and schooled in New Britain, he lived in Wendell since 1940.
He was a salesman for Fuller Brush worked at Greenfield Tap Die Co. and was the traffic manager at Keeney Manufacturing Co. of Newington, Conn. 19 le was a communicant and minister of St. John's Church in the Millers Falls section of Montague for many years and a fourth-degree member of the Bishop Philip Garrigan Assembly of the Knights of Columbus.
Michael DePalo AGAWAM Michael DePalo, of this city, died Tuesday at Olympus Specialty Hospital in Springfield. He was a longtime upholsterer and retired in 1988. He started in 1925 with Hampden Parlor Furniture Co. and worked later for Barkley Upholstery Co. bf Chicopee.
Born in Bari, Italy, he came to this country in 1910 and settled in Howe Caverns, N.Y. He moved later moved to Hudson Falls, N.Y., and came to Springfield in 1920. A World War II combat infantry veteran, he served in the: 339th Infantry Regiment of the 85th Infantry Division in the Mediterranean Theater. He fought in the Rome-Arno, North Apennine and Po Valley campaigns in 1944-45 and received the Combat Infantryman Badge and European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon. A lifeone member of the Adriatic Club, was a former club secretary and its bocce team captain.
He was a past secretary of the Italian-American Bocce League. His wife of 53 years, the former Anna Montefusco, died in 1993, and a daughter, Esther DePalo, in 1986. He leaves a daughter, Patricia Liquore, and two brothers, Toseph and Thomas, all of Agawam; and a sister, Sara Gothier of Springfield. The funeral will be Friday morning at Colonial Forastiere Funeral Home of Agawam and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, with burial in St. Michael's Cemetery, both in Springfield.
Calling hours are Thursday afternoon and evening. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mount Carmel Scholarship Fund, 123 William Springfield, MA 01105. Tremaine L. Langhorne 'Tremaine Lee. Langhorne, 22.
of 189 Essex Street in the Indian Orchard section, died Friday at Baystate Medical' Center. Born in Riverhead, Long Island, N.Y., he was a longtime Holyoke resident. He a 1996 graduate of Holyoke High School and played basketball, track and football. He was a member of New Hope Church of God in Christ in Holyoke. He moved here two years ago and was a member of the Army Reserve.
He leaves his wife, the former Brenda Ramos, and a son, Donovan, of Indian Orchard; his parents, Barbara (Brown) Yates and James Yates of Holyoke: his father, Lester-Langhorne of Riverhead; three brothers, Antonio Brown of San Diego, and Cortnei Langhorne and Terrance Yates, both of Holyoke; a sister, Selena Yates of Holyoke; his grandparents, Mary Brown of Holyoke and Levi Langhorne of Riverhead; three step-brothers, Lester Langhorne of Riverhead, James Yates of Holyoke and James D. Yates of Springfield; and a step-sister, Dionesia Yates of Springfield. The funeral will be Friday afternoon in the church, with burial in Forestale Cemetery. Calling hours are Thursday evening at the church. Farrell Funeral Home is in charge.
Memorial contributions be made to the American deart Association, 1111 Elm West Springfield, MA 01089. THANK YOU ST. JUDE FOr prayers answered and publication promised. E. C.
C. Robert M. Baldwin Other obituaries on Page D7 BLANKENBURG Of Springfleld, April 29, 2000, Robert (Radio Bob) L. Blankenburg, 64. Served the City of Springfield in the Communication Dept.
of the Springfield lice Dept. for over 20 years. He is survived by two brothers, William and George Blankenburg; two sisters, Louise Ferguson and Jean Cormier; many nieces and nephews. He is also survived by the children of the Costa and Edgett families. He was predeceased by his life long companion and sweetheart Jacqueline Edgett, who died in 1998.
A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, 10a.m. at the FORASTIERE SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 220 N. Main, East Longmeadow, followed by burial in the Hillcrest Park tery, Springfield. Calling hours will be Wednesday 2-4 and 7- 9p.m. Police Escort by Springfield Police Dept.
FORASTIERE SMITH. 525-2800 BOLDUC In Westfield, Sunday, April 30, 2000, LUCIENNE (DESROCHERS) BOLDUC, 85, of 399 South Lane in Granville. She was the widow of John W. Bolduc who died September 30, 1995. Mother of Diane A.
Vella of Westfield and grandmother of two. The funeral will Thursday at 9:15 A.M. from the FIRTION-ADAMS FUNERAL HOME, 76 Broad Westfield followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial in St. Marys Church in Westfield at 10:15 A.M. Burial will be in St.
Mary's Westfield. Calling hours will be Wednesday from 5-9 p.m. BRENT Of April 30, 2000, HOWARD E. BRENT, 84. Beloved husband of the late Stella (Michela) Brent.
ing brother of Estelle Chartier of Holyoke, and the late Harold, Elmer, Irwin Brent. Loving uncle of many nieces and nephews. Dear friend of Paul Doris Muise, both of Spfld. Funeral Thursay at from the SAMPSON FUNERAL HOME, 710 LIBERTY ST. NEAR THE ARMORY ROTARY, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial in St.
Mary's Church in E. Spfld. at Burial In Gate of Heaven Cemetery. ViSITING HOURS WEDNESDAY 4-7PM. Memorial contributions may be made to Holyoke Soldiers Home, 110 Cherry Holyoke.
01040. A Chapels CURTIS Of East Longmeadow, MURIEL J. (PEASE) CURTIS, 87, of Kibbe Road, died April 30, 2000. Born in Hampden, she was the daughter of Raymond H. and Fannie J.
(Bradway) Pease. Widow of Robert M. Curtis who died in 1993. A 1930 graduate of Springfield High School of Commerce, she lived in East Longmeadow for over 40 years. She leaves a son, Glenn E.
Curtis of Alexandria, VA, An active member of the First Congregational Church of East Longmea-. dow and the Dorcas Circle of its Women's Fellowship. Funeral services wit be Friday, May 5, at 11:00 o'clock at Byron's Funeral Home, 18.58 Allen Street, Springfield. A calling Burial hour will begin at 10 O'clock. follow in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Hampden.
Memorial donations may be made to the Laughing Brook Sanctuary of the Mass. Audubon Society, 208 South Great Road, Lincoln, MA 01773. Attn: Betsy Watson, BHR BYRON 736-5413 DAVIS Of Monson On Tuesday, 53, 2, 2000, R. Glenn died at the UMass Medical Center In Worcester. Mr.
Davis is survived by a son, Shawn M. Davis of Monson; his parents, Robert G. Lilian C. (Gosselin) Davis of East Longmeadow; and a brother, Wayne P. Davis of Ludlow, Funeral services will be held on Friday, 9 AM trom SAMPON'S CHAPEL OF THE ACRES FUNERAL HOME, 21 TINK HAM RD.
CORNER OF WILBRAHAM RD. in Springfield with a 10 AM Litur9y of Christian Burial at St. frick's Church. Burtal will be at the convenience of the family. CALLING HOURS WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY FROM 5-8 PM.
The Davis family requests that memorial contributons be directed to the UMASS Memorial Foundation, Plantatian Worcester, MA 01605. (A Chapels DePALO Of Agawam, May 2, 2000, Michael DePalo, 91. Loving father of Patricia (James) Liquore of Agawam. er to Joseph and Thomas, both Agawam; and Sara Gothier of Springfield Uncle to many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife of 55 years Ann (Montefusco) who died in 1993, and his daughter Esther DePato who died in 1936.
Funeral services Friday 8a.m. from COLONIAL FORASTIERE FUNERAL HOME, 985 Main Agawam, followed by a funeral mass at 9a.m. in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Springfield. Burial will follow in ST. Michael's Cemetery.
Calling hours will be Thursday 2-4 and Memorial contributions. to The Mount Carmel Scholar. ship Fund. 23 Williams Springfield, MA 01104 COLONIAL FORASTIERE 786-2600 NAPLES, Fla. Robert M.
Baldwin of this city and formerly of Chicopee, died here April 20. He was a founder and the president of Peninsula Engineering Co. of Hampton. Born in Chicopee, he lived in the Chicopee Falls section and graduated from Chicopee High School and the BERTHA T. (WATSON) DEVALL, 89, formerly of 315 Hartwick Springfield.
Wife of the late Fred E. DeVall who died In 1977. Aunt of Barbara T. LeMere of Enfleld, NH, Bertha T. Tilligkeit of Granby, MA Carol A.
Hutchins of Lebanon, NH. Great Aunt of 12 Greatgreat Aunt of 13. Funeral services wIN be Friday 2 P.M. at BYRON FUNERAL HOME, 1858 Allen Spfld, followed by burial in Hillcrest Park Cemetery. Visiting hours will precede the service 12-2 p.m.
Expressions of sympathy may be made 10 Shriner's Hospital for Children, 516 Carew Sptid, MA BIER BYRON 736-5413 EDWARDS In West Springfield, Massachusetts, May 1, 2000. Alvin Tyrone Edwards, of 95 Federal Street, Springfield. Father of Jamel M. Edwards, Barquishe Edwards, LaShar Garner, and Kimberly Ingrams. Brother of Ernest McLaurin, Kenneth and Moses Edwards, Joyce West and Juliette mcLaurin.
Grandfather of 5. Funeral services from Harrell Funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Calling hour is 10 to a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Ethos, 756 State Street, MA 01109.
Send e-mail condolences in core Harrell FUNERAL HOME, INC. FELTON Of Springfield On Monday, May 1, 2000, Marshall H. Felton, 81, of Nassau Dr. died at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Mr.
Felton is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Elizabeth A. (Roddy) Felton; a son, James W. Felton of Springfield; a daughter son-in-law, Betty Ron Stephenson of Ludlow; a brother, Bernard L. Felton of Mansfield, CT; 3 grandchildren, Erin Fellon, and Ryan Casey Stephenson; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, 9:30 AM from SAMPSON'S CHAPEL OF THE ACRES FUNERAL HOME, 21 TINKHAM RD.
CORNER OF WILBRAHAM RD. in Springfield with an 11 AM of Christian Burial at Holy Name Church. Burlal will be at the convenience of the family. CALLING HOURS WILL BE HLD ON WEDNESDAY FROM 4-8 PM. The Felton family requests that memorial contribu-: tions be directed to Holy Name Church, 323 Dickinson Springfield, MA 01108.
A SAMPSON Family Chapels GOYETTE Of Westfield, Friday, April 28, 2000, Linda Mary (Corcoran) Goyette, 52. She was the loving mother and mother-in-law of Robert and Amy of Westfield. Beloved sister of Lawrence Corcoran and James Corcoran, both of Springfield. Aunt to three loving nieces, Carol Toth, Kelly Corcoran, and Colleen Smith. A funeral vice will be held Thursday at 8p.m.
at the TOOMEY-O'BRIEN FUNERAL HOME, 1043 Westfield St Calling hours will be held Thursday from FUNERAL HOME GREENE In Spfld. May 1. MR. HORACE G. GREENE, 62, of 82 Leather Leaf Drive, Spild.
The Funeral vice will be Friday afternoon at the JAMES P. HOBERT FUNERAL HOME, LYOKE at 1PM. With burial in Forestdale Cemetery. Calling hours will precede the service on Friday from 11AM to 1PM. HLASTAVA In Wilbraham, April 28, 2000 LYDIA (LAVIGNE) HLASTAVA, 83, of 64 Park Street, Palmer.
Widow of Stanley Hastava. A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. In St. Thomas Church. Burial will be in St.
Thomas Cemetery, both in Palmer. VISITING HOURS WILL BE WEDNESDAY 8:45 9.45 a.m. at the ROBERGESAMPSON FUNERAL HOME 1486 NORTH MAIN PALMER. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Thomas Church 1076 Thorndike Palmer, MA 01069-1509.
A SAMPSON Chapels HRYCAY West Springfield, formerly of Portland Maine, Sunday April 30, 2000. ALLEN J. HRY. CAY, 50. He leaves his beloved sister, Mary Ann Huse of West Springfield, his former wife, Eileen (Wiseman) of Callfornia, and saveral loving ins, Aunts, and Uncles.
All services are private at the request of the family, and there are no calling hours. The TOOMEYO'BRIEN FUNERAL HOME Is handling all arrangements. In teu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Parish Cupboard, 1023 Main West Springfleld, MA 01089, or to the Make-A-Wish Foundations, 1 Armory Square, Springfield, MA 01105. FUNERAL NOME KUZMA In South Hadley, April 30, 2000, Anna (Krause) Kuzma, Gold Star Mother, 92, of 87 River Road, South Hadley. Mother to Patrick D.
and Paul Dineen, Elleen Pasterczyk, and the late Marc J. Kuzma and Louise Ganicany Epperson. Grand. mother to 15; great-grandmother 10 17; great-great-grandmother to 10. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 10AM at the RYDER FUNERAL HOME, 33 Lamb St.
with burial in Village Cernetery, both of South Hadley. A calling hour will precede the funeral from 9-10AM. University of Rhode Island. He lived in Newport News, for 45 years before moving to Naples. A World War II veteran, he was a major in the 147th Engineer Combat Battalion and took part in the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
He leaves his wife of 58 years, the former Mabel Hinshaw; a son, Robert M. Jr. of Naples; a brother, Donald E. of Deaths O'NEILL In Holyoke, April 30, 2000, GARET L. "PEGGY" (GRIESS) 72, of South Hadley.
Wife of Thomas E. O'Neill. Sister of Mary St. Germain of South Hadley and the late George Griess. Aunt of several nieces nephews.
The Funeral will be held Wednesday Morning at 8:45 from the BARRY J. FARRELL FUNERAL HOME, HOLYOKE, followed by a Mass in St. Theresa Church, South Hadley at 10 AM. Burial will be Rose. Cemetery, South Hadley.
to Calling hours Tuesday 8 PM Only. memorial contributions to the Noble Visiting Nurse Hospice, 77 MIll Westfield, MA 01085. FORASTIERE. 733-5311 PIRRO Of Springfield, May. 1, 2000, JOHN 95, retired owner of John's Shoe Repair, Armory Spfld.
Husband of 65 yrs. to Raffaela (Fabrocini) Pirro. Father of James Pirro, Joanne Lucas Philomena Sister of Mickalina Innone. Also survived by 9 grandchildren 13 great-grandchildren. Calling hours Wednesday, 8a.m.-10a.m.
in the FORASTIERE FUNERAL HOME, 45 LOCUST followed by a service in the funeral home at 10a.m., and burial in St. Michael's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, PURNELL Robert A. Purnell, 86, formerly of Springfield and burg, late of Fairhope, AL, died Saturday. Husband of the late Ethel Purnell.
Father of Nancy Lackey and Maryann Christy. Brother of Fred Purnell. Grandfather of great-grandfather of 1. Funeral services will be Friday at in the Williamsburg Congregational Church, followed by burial in Village Hill Cemetery. THE DOUGLASS FUNERAL VICE, Amherst is in charge of arrangments.
The family requests friends bring photos 10 share. DOUGLASS FUNERAL SERVICE REYES In May 2, Lucia Reyes Perez, 87, of 721 Walnut St. Funeral an burial in Cayey, Puerto Rico. No calling hours. PUERTA DEL CIELO ROMANIAK Of Bondsville, MA, April 30, 2000, THADDEUS C.
ROMAN1AK, 39, of Crawford St. Son of the (Cuirezak) late Walter J. Romaniak. and Mary Brother W. A of David of the Thorndike section.
Uncle to several nieces and nephews. Graveside services at 10 A M. Wednesday In SS. Peter Paul Cemetery. Calling hours Tuesday evening 7-9 P.M.
at the MOTYKA SON FUNERAL HOME 2186 Three Rivers. MA 01080. Dcnations may be made to boag Valley Hospice 103 Fair-, view Palmer, MA 01069. ROSARIO In April 29, Carlos Alberto Rosario, 44, of 30 Elmer Chicopee. Husband of Sara Rivera.
Funeral Wednesday at 12:30 PM at the PUERTA DEL CIELO FUNERAL HOME, State Spfld. followed by burtal in Oak Grove Cemetery. Calling hours Wed. PUERTA DEL CIELO ROY Of Sturbridge, May 1, 20C0, PAUL A. ROY.
Husband of the late Ruth G. Johnson) Roy. Father of Paul A. Roy, Jr. of Sturbridge, Linda R.
Neilson of Princeton, NJ, Patricia A. Roy of Southbridge and Sharon E. Chamberland of Sturbridge. Brother to Dr. Charles A.
Roy of Southbridge and Philippe 4. Roy of Southbridge and Pauline T. Rowett of Harwich, Ma. Grandfather of 5. He also leaves many nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held on Friday, May 5 from the DANIEL MORRILL FUNERAL HOME, 130 Hamilton Southbridge, Ma. with a Mass at 1pm. in St. Anne's Church, 16 Church Sturbridge, Ma. Burial will be in New Notre Dame Cemetery, Southbridge, Ma.
Calling hours at the funeral home will be Thursday May 4, 6-9pm. Memorial contributions may be made to Jason Chamberland Memorial Fund, Sturbridge Fire 346 Main bridge, Ma. 01566 or to the Hart Wellness U. Mass Memorial Foundation, Suite 315, 377 Plan. tation Worcester, Ma.
01605. RYAN In Northampton, April 30, Dolores J. (Murphy) "Dolly" Ryan, of Chicopee, a retired elementary school teacher for the City of Chicopee. Wife of the late Robert M. Ryan who died in 1978.
Mother of Michael S. Ryan of Scituate and Cathy R. McNally of Northampton. Grandmother of 2. Also leaves behind many friends.
Funeral Thursday morning at 9 A.M. at the FUNERAL HOME, 333 Springfleld foltowed at 10 by a Mass in Holy Name Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Calling hours are Wednesday from 2 10 4 and 7 to 9. Memorial contribu-.
tions may be made to VNA pice Alliance, 168 Industrial Northampton, 01060 or to the Eims College Alumni Fund, 291 Springfield Chicopee 01013. ST. MARIE Of Westminster Colorado, April 1, KENNETH L. ST. MARIE, 47.
Native of Chicopee, Son of Armand Loretta St. Marie. Husband of Debbie St. Marie of Westminster. Father of tina and Jason.
Step grand father of Bailey. Brother of Linda Bienvenue of South Hadley and Brian St. Marie of Patuxent River, MD. MEMORIAL MASS on Saturday, May 6, 2000 in As: sumption Church in Chicopee at 10A.M. Burtal was in Colorado.
Memorial contributions may be made to any charity. Holyoke, three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The funeral was Wednesday at Peninsula Funeral Home, with burial in Peninsula Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Booneville Volunteer Fire Department, Booneville, N.C., 27011, or the Mariners Museum, 1 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 23606. Obituaries He built a facility for handicapped people at Camp Howe and managed a Massachusetts Poultry Association booth at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield for 20 years.
He leaves his wife of 59 years, Elsie G. Diemand; six sons, Joseph, Peter and Edward, all of Wendell, Albert of Houston, Anthony of Montague and Paul of Peterborough, N.H.; six daughters, Mary Howe, Faith and Anne, all of Wendell, Bertha Petruski of Montague, Elsie Blanchard of Northampton and Judy Bailey of Barrington, R.I.; a sister, Gertrude Cordick of East Hartford, 25 grandchildren; and 12 greatgrandchildren. The funeral will 'be Thursday morning at Kostanski Funeral Home and St. Mary of the Assumption Church, both in the Turners Falls section of Montague, with burial in the Diemand family cemetery in Wendell. Calling hours are this afternoon and evening.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Western New England, 164 High Greenfield, MA 01301, or theto 4-H ClubCamp Howe Campership Fund, in care of Carrie Sears, Greenfield Cooperative Bank, 63 Federal Greenfield, MA 01301. Alvin T. Edwards SPRINGFIELD Alvin Tyrone Edwards, 51, of 95 Federal died Monday at a West Springfield nursing home. He was employed as a construction laborer. Born in Tampa, he lived here for 45 years and was a graduate of Springfield schools.
He leaves his former wife, Dianne (Capers) Edwards 'of Springfield; three sons, Jamel M. Edwards, Barquishe Edwards and LaShar Garner, all of Springfield; a daughter, Kimberly Ingrams of Springfield; three brothers, Ernest McLaurin of North Carolina, and Kenneth McLaurin and Moses Edwards, both of Springfield; two sisters, Joyce West and Juliette McLaurin, both of Springfield; and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, Tyrone Ingrams. The funeral will be Thursday morning at Harrell Funeral Home, with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. A calling hour will precede the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ethos Program, care of the Springfield Urban League, 756 State Springfield, MA 01109. Rita D. Beauvais PORT RICHEY, Fla. Rita D. (Boisvert) Beauvais, 71, of 7300 Orange Blossom died Sunday at a Hudson nursing home.
She was a housekeeper at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, and also worked at Spalding Sports Worldwide of Chicopee, Mass. Born in Chicopee, she attended Perpetual Help School in Holyoke, and lived in South Hadley before moving south three years ago. She was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church in South Hadley. Her husband, Joseph Beauvais, died in 1996.
She leaves a son, Joseph R. Jr. of Hudson; two daughters, Nancy Lockshier of Stratford, and Belinda Beauvais Peaco*ck of Hudson; three sisters, Yvonne DelBuono, Germaine Reopel and Therese Dupres, all of Chicopee; and four grandchildren. The funeral and burial are private and there are no calling hours. Ryder Funeral Home of South Hadley is in charge.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 31 Capital Drive, West Springfield, MA 01089. R. Glenn Davis MONSON R. Glenn Davis, 53, of this town, died Tuesday at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. Born and raised in Springfield, he served in the Army in Europe during the Vietnam War and was a longtime Monson resident.
He leaves a son, Shawn M. of Monson; his parents, Robert G. and Lillian C. (Gosselin) Davis of East Longmeadow; and a brother, Wayne P. of Ludlow.
The will be Friday morning at Sampson's Chapel of the Acres Funeral Home and St. Patrick's Church, with burial at the convenience of the family. Calling hours are late Thursday afternoon through the evening. Memorial contributions may be made to the UMass Memorial Foundation, 377 Plantation Worcester, MA 01605. THANK YOU ST.
JUDE For prayers answered and publication promised. R. M. D'ANGELO KEAVANY Of W. Springfleld, April 29, 2000, Madeline (Brennan) Keavany, 68, of 65 Rogers beloved wife of Gerald M.
Keavany; mother of Michael Gerald J. and James B. Keavany; grandmother of Conor, Kevin, Erin and Ryanne Keavany. The neral will be Wednesday morning at 9am from WEST SPRINGFIELD CURRANJONES FUNERAL HOME lowed by Mass in St. Thomas Church at 10am.
Burial in St. Michael's Calling hours are Tuesday 4-8pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Gerald and Madeline Keavany Scholarship Fund for Cathedral High School or to the Madeline Keavany Scholarship Fund at St. Thomas School. Curran Jones FUNERAL HOMES LANGHORNE In Springfield, Massachusetts, April 28, 2000.
Tremaine "Tre" tee Langhorne, 22, of 189 Essex Street, Indian Orchard. Beloved husband of Brenda (Ramos) Langhorne. Father of Donovan Langhorne. Son of Barbara (Brown) Yates, James Yates and Lester Langhorne. Brother of Antonio Brown, Cortnei Langhorne, Terrance Yates and Selena Yates; step-brother of Lester.
Langhorne, James Yates, James D. Yates and Dionesia Yates, Grandson of Mary Brown and Levi Langhorne. Nephew of Jane Birks, Gia St. Clare, Larry Brown, and Alvin Brown. Funeral services from New Hope Church of God In Christ, 629 South Summer Street, Holyoke on Friday at 1 p.m.
with burial In Forestdale Cemetery. Calling hours are 7 10 9 p.m. on Thursday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Send e-mail condolences in care of Harrell FUNERAL HOME, INC.
LEVINE In Longmeadow, May 1, SAUL LEVINE, 83, of 770 Converse tuneral Wednesday, 2pm at HAROLD R. ASCHER SON MEMORIAL CHAPEL, with burial in Kodimon Cemetery. MEYERS East Granby, LAWRENCE P. MEYERS, 90, of North Main Street, East Granby, CT. HuSband of the late Margaret M.
(O'Donnell) Meyers, died, Sunday, April 30, 2000 at Middlesex Memorial Hospital In Middletown. He was born March 1, 1910 in Grandy son of the late Wilflam and Mary (Lapinski) Meyers and had lived in Hileah, prior to moving to East Granby 54 years ago, Mr. Meyers was aeronaufics mechanic for Tobey at Brainard Airport, Hartford for 15 years prior to his retirement. He had formerly been employed for 30 years at the Simsbury Flying Service and Pan American Airlines In Columbia, South America: and Miami, Florida for seven years. He was a member of the Board of Se.
lectmen, School Board, Sewer Commission, Zoning Board and A Justice of the Peace all in East Granby. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, ald and Sandra Meyers of Cave Creek; AZ; a daughter and sonin-law Deborah and Roland Vigneault of Agawam, MA; two ters, Mary Evans of Manchester, Helen Wallace of Wethersfield; two granddaughters; Christine Meyers, Phoenix, AZ, Sharon Hartman of West Springfield, MA; and a grandson, Ronald P. Meyers, Jr. of Portland, OR. Funeral will be Friday, May 5, 11:15 A.M.
from the VINCENT NERAL HOME, 880 dow Street, Simsbury, follwed by Mass of Christian Burial at 12 Noon in St. Bernard's Church, Tariffville. Burial will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery. Friends may call at the Vincent Funeral Home, Simsbury, Thursday, May 4, 5-8 p.m.
MYERS Anna E. Myers, 87, of River Road, Westmore and, NH and a former Sullivan, NH resident, died Tuesday morning in the Maplewood Nursing Home, Westmoreland. She was born in Brookfield, VT on January 10, 1913, the dauther of Guy W. and Lottie (Lyon) Parker. Mrs.
Myers was a member of the Keene VFW Post 799 Women's Auxiliary, a member of the Sullivan United Congregational Church and the Ladies Homeland Circle of Sullivan. She en. joyed volunteering for many ganizations and taught cooking and crafts to local 4-H Clubs. She is survived by four sons, Harold E. Myers and Dennis A.
Myers, both of Sullivan; Phillip L. Myers of Converse, TX; Richard D. Myers of W. Blockton, AL; two daughters, Wilma L. Mike of Chicopee, MA; Sprague of Sullivan; 17 grand.
children; 16 great-grandchil. dren; many nieces and ews. Her husband, Lawrence H. Myers, three brothers and two sisters died earlier A daughter, Joyce, died in Infancy. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 10a.m.
in the Foley Funeral Hom, 49 Court Street, Keene, NH. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery, Keene. Family and friends are invited to call at the funeral home on Friday from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9 00 PM. Donations may made in her memory to the Maplewood Activity Fund, Maplewood Nursing Home, 201 River Road, Westmoreland, NH 03467. NICKOLLS Of Spfld April 27,2000 Kenneth Nickolls, 78, of 304 Reeds ing.
Husband of Kathryn (Batten) Nickolls, father of Dr John Nickolls of Los Altos CA, Or Judith (Nickolls) Schoonmaker of Evergreen CO and the lote Steven Nickolls (1978). Grandfather of Maia, Kirsten and Erika Schoonmaker of Evergreen CO. Alec Nickolls of Los Altos CA. Brother of Frances Arthur of St Augustine FL uncle of several. A memorial service is Sat May 6, 2000 at: 11am at Wilbraham United Church, 500 Main Wilbraham, MA 01395 with a reception Immediately following at the church.
NO calling hours. Byron's Funeral Home entrusted with these arrangements. in lieu of flowers contribution in his memory may be sent to the Church. BHR BYRON 736-5413 SCHMID 11 of is Irvin R. Schmid, of Charlestown, Rhode died al Baystate Medical Center May 2nd after a short illness.
Born on tober 6, 1920 in Hartford, CT. He leaves his wife, Jacqueline (Guffanti) Schmid; daughter Lori Joyal, son-in-law Robert and granddaughter Jacqueline of Hampden, MA; two sons, Alexander Schmid, wife Pat, and granddaughter Jessica of East Longmeadow, MA; C. Christian Schmid, wite Lisa, and grandson Erich of Demarest, New Jersey. He received a Bachelors and 8 Master Degree from Springfield Collee and worked on a doctorate degree from Boston University. He was veteran of World War having served in the South Pacific from 1943- 1946.
He was Profes: sor of Physical Education and Head Soccer Coach at Springfield College for 36 years, retiring in 1985 and considered to be the mentor for hundreds of youth club, high school and colleg soccer coaches across America. He had been a. clinician at home and abroad, a soccer writer, author, researcher and a member of the United States Olympic Soccer Commit. tee. He founded the Springfield Youth Soccer League, of which one division is named the Irv Schmid League.
He was inducted into the Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame and received the Tarbell Medallion, Springfield College's Highest Award in 1995. He served as President of the National Soccer Coaches Association and received the Highest Honor Award. He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, New York in 1993. There are no calling hours. The funeral will be held at Dunn's Corners Community Presbyterian Church on Friday, May 5th at BucklerJohnston Funeral Home of Westerly, Rhode Island is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Irv Schmid Financial Aid Fund at Springfield College, 263 Alden Street, Springfield. MA 01109 or Dunn's Corners Communily Presbyterian Church, 221 Post Road, Westerly, Rhode Island, 02891. SHEA Of Springfield, On Monday, May 1, 2000, IRENE (MORAN) SHEA died at a local nursing home Mrs. Shea was predeceased by her two children, Daniel B. Shea and Nancy Shea.
She is survived by her beloved husband Barry F. Shea and several loving nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be held on Friday, starting at 9 A.M; at SAMPSON'S CHAPEL OF THE ACRES FUNERAL HOME 21 TINKHAM CORNER OF WILBRAHAM RD. in Springfield with an 11 A.M. Memorial Mass at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church.
Burial will tollow at the Gate of en Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the Shea family requests that memorial contributions be directed to Downeyside, 999 Liberty Springfield, MA 01104. A Family CAMPSON Chapels neral Home, 565 Front Chicopee, followed by a Mass of Christian Burlal at 9:00 A.M. in St Stanislavs Basilica. Burial in St.
Stanisiaus Cemetery, Chicopee. Calling hours are Thursday 6-8 P.M. Memorial contributions to St. Stanislaus School Endowment Fund, 534 Front Chicopee, MA 01013. WOJCIK Of Chicopee, May 2, 2000, STANLEY WOJCIK, 85.
band of Eleanor (Etfer) Wolcik. Father of Marianne Wojcik and Chester S. Woicik. Brother of Gladys Franz, Sietania Kos, and Adele Kuplec. Grandfather of 2 and greatgrandfather of 4 Funeral services will be held Friday at 8.00 A.M.
from the Kozikowski WOLCOTT Of Westfield, May Ist, 2000, Helen (Jones) Wolcott, widow of Ralph Wolcott. The funeral will be held Thursday at at HEAL FUNERAL HOME, 29 Broad Westfield, with burial at Pine Hill Cemetery. A calling hour will be held Thursday from 1:00 Memorial contricutions may be made to the Western Hampden Historical Society, PO Box 256, Westfield, MA 01086-0256 or to the field Atheneum, 6 Elm Westfield, MA 01085. Memoriams Jen, Michael, Laura, Karla, Sean, Ryan, Suzle BRADLEY In loving memory of Patricia John Bradley who passed away May 3rd 5th. A miltion times we've missed you A million times we've cried If love alone could have saved you You never would have died In life we loved you dearly In death we love you sthf For in our hearts you have a place That one one else can fill It broke our hearts to lose you But you didn't go alone For part of us went with you The day Goa took you home Sadly missed by Kathy, Michael, Lynn, Jay, Kim Tony In loving memory of Grandma Er.
Patricia R. Bradley and Grandpa John J. Bradley To us you were very special and we miss you more each day. Tho saddest day our our lives was tho day you passed away 2 years ago. We think of you in silence and; often speak your name, but all we have are memories and your ture in a frame.
Although we cannot reach you, and your voice we cannot hear, we know you walk beside VS, never absent, always near. Greatly missed by Brianna, Mario, Anthony, Lisa, In Loving Memory NATHAN J. D'ANGELO On his birthday May 3rd I'm thankful for the times we shared, the special relationship we had and the priceless memories. I think of you more than, every day Although 1 miss you terribly, in my heart, I know that you are at peace. I love you Nateman, MIKE GORDON SUSAN G.
GOR DON 1908 MAY 3, 1999 Mom, you went away on the third of May, you wanted to stay but God called you that He prepared our hearts for the great loss it was time to take your crown lay down your cross. Still we were left with a legacy of love. We will see you one day when we all meet above. Sadly missed by Your Family PAIXAO in toving memory of Jeffrey Matthew Palrao Who passed away May 3, 1995 I do not need a special day to bring you close to mind. A day that I don'tthink of you no one can ever find.
I have so many memories of the special times we shared. Happy, sad, no matter what You showed me how you cared. The hopes and dreams I had for you are gone and lost forever. But all those days you were here with me I will forever treasure. Love always and forever, Mommy SCRIBNER IN LOVING MEMORY OF KENNETH SCRIBNER 1929-1995 Lonely is the home without you, Life to us is not the same.
All the world would be like heaven, If we could have you back again. A light is from our household gone, A voice we loved is still. A place is vacant in our home, That can never be filled. May the God of Love and Mercy, Care our loved one who is gone. And Bless with consolation, Those of us left 1o carry on.
Not forgotten Sadly missed by your Wife, Children Grandchildren SLEPCHUK In Loving of RUTH SLEPCHUK Who passed away May 3, 1994 Your memory burns an everlasting flame that will remain lit 1 as time passes. Each year becomes longer without you. It is said that time heels and allows us to forget, but you will never be forgotten. We love you. Sadly missed by your husband Walter and children and grandchildren.
In loving memory of RUTH SLEPCHUK who passed away this day six years ago. Time has passed and it is too long for U5 who grieve and too quick for us who knew you but because of you our love will last an Eternity Until we meet again We love you Your Children ST. ONGE, SR. In Loving Memory of 'EDWARD R. ST.
ONGE, SR. Who passed away May 3,1996 We think of you in silence Ane make no outward show But what It meant to lose yOU No one will ever know You wished no one farewell, Nor ever said goodbye You were gone before we knew it, Only God knows why. Your golden heart stopped beating with tender hearts at rest God broke our hearts to prove He only takes the best. To some you may be forgotten, To others part of the past But for those who loved you dearly Your memory will always last. Sadly missed by his wite, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, Memorial Services Card of Thanks GRAVESIDE SERVICE MOBBS Graveside Service For Mildred (Crandall) Mobbs Saturday, May 6 at 11 a.m.
Pine Hilt Cemetery Westtield, MA At the Crandall Family plot, in at 4 1- 7 4 of Vi 0 1 -mc 4 f. 0.
