1 B6 OBITUARIES, NEW ENGLAND Union-News, Monday, January 22, 200h Obituaries Leo F. Regan LONGMEADOW Leo Francis Regan, 74. of this town, died Saturday in Mercy Hospital, Springfield. He was the president and coowner of Springfield Plumbing Supply Co. for 26 years.
He lived here for more than 45 years and was a World War Il Navy veteran. He was a member of the Home Association. He was a past president and member of Elmcrest Country Club. He was a member of the Knights. of Columbus and the Monday Night Men's Handicap Bowling League at the Liberty Street Bowl.
He was a communicant of St. Mary's Church. He leaves his wife of 52 years, the former Jeanette Bou- chard; two sons, Michael of Som-. ers, and James of 01. Kathleen Mitchell of Longmeadow; two daughters, East Longmeadow and Betsy of Longmeadow: and 13 grandchildren.
The funeral will be Wednesday morning at Sampson's Chapel of the Acres Funeral Home in Springfield and in the church, with burial at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Calling hours are Tuesday afternoon and eve-. ning. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 129 Morgan Drive, I Norwood, MA 02062. Max Schogel 1 LONGMEADOW Max Scho-.
gel, 85, of this town, died Saturday at a local nursing home. He was a real estate broker with the Dot Lortie Real Estate firm for many years. He previously worked at Hamilton Standard in Windsor. Locks, Conn. Born in Springfield, he was a lifelong area resident and was an Army veteran of World War Il.
He was a member of Beth El Temple and its brotherhood and the Independent City of Homes Association. He volunteered at the Jewish Nursing home of Western Massachusetts and had been a deputy sheriff. His first wife, the former Edna Rickman, died in 1964; and his wife, the former Lillian Stone Feldman, died last year. He leaves two stepdaughters. Sandy Schoenfein of New York City and Julie Feldman of Tesuque, N.M.; two grandchildren; and two great dren.
The funeral will be Wednesday noon at Beth El Temple, with burial in City of Homes Cemetery, both in Springfield. Harold R. Ascher Son Memorial Chapel is in charge. Memorial contributions may be made to the temple, 979 Dickinson Springfield, MA 01108, or Jewish Geriatric Services, 770 Converse Longmeadow, MA 01106. Joseph E.
Dunn WEST SPRINGFIELD Joseph E. Dunn, 87, of 39 Elm Circle, died Saturday in the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, Holyoke. He retired in 1977 from the Postal Service after 36 years in the Tapley Street office. Born and educated in Holyoke, he was a 1932 graduate of Sacred Heart High School. He lived in West Springfield for 45 years and was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in Panama and also a member of NARF. He leaves his wife Dorothy (Bramham) Dunn of West Springfield; two sons, Joseph E. Jr. of West Springfield and John P. of Springfield; a daughter, Karen A.
Roy of Westfield; two brothers, John F. and Gerald of Holyoke: and four grandchildren. The funeral will be Wednesday morning at the West Springfield Curran-Jones Funeral Home, with burial in St. Jerome's Cemetery in Holyoke. Calling hours are Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, 110 Cherry Holyoke. MA 01040, or to the Springfield Rescue Mission I 19 Bliss Springfield, MA 01105. Albert J. Stratton CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Albert "Al" James Stratton, 44, of this city, died Thursday at a local hospital.
He was the owner and operator of a landscaping business in Charlottesville. He was born in 'Springfield, Mass. He leaves his wife, Linda C. Wood Davis-Stratton; his mother, Evelyn Lee Marrs Stratton; two stepsons, Robert Zachary Davis and Derek Myles Davis; a brother, Gilbert Brian of Charlottesville; three sisters. Jean Marie Mason of Gilbert, S.C., Rebecca Lee Watson of Westfield.
Mass. and Patricia Ann Logan of Windsor Locks. Conn. The funeral will be Tuesday afternoon in Immanuel Lutheran Church, with burial in Monticello Memory Gardens. Calling hours are Monday evening at the Teague Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 3025 Berkmar Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22901. i Charles H. Foley NORTHAMPTON Charles H. Foley, 86, of 32 Upland Road in the Leeds section, died Sunday in a local nursing home. He was owner of C.H.
Foley Plumbing Co. for several years and later worked for the plumber's union on various jobs, including the University of Massachusetts high-rise dormitories and the nuclear power plant in Rowe. Born in Woburn. he attended schools there and was a graduate of Boston Trade School. He had been a resident of Northampton since 1953 and was a communicant of St.
Catherine's Church in Leeds. He had formerly been active with St. Mary of the Assumption Church. He was active in the Catholic Lay Committee on Scouting and was a recipient of the St. George's Cross.
He was a gunner's mate first class with the Navy Seabees during World War II. He was the past president of the Northampton Kiwanis Club, past district lieutenant governor and served on the Boy Scout Regional Council. He was a Grand Knight with the Knights of Columbus, a member of the Cursillo Movement and also of St. Michael's Mr. Mrs.
Club. He leaves his wife, the former Mary Crosby; a son, Thomas C. of Northampton; and two daughters, Maureen Foley of Cambridge and Margaret Pitzer of Northampton. He was predeceased by three children, Kevin, Kenneth and Kathleen Foley. The funeral will be Wednesday morning at Pease Funeral Home and in St.
Mary of the Assumption Church, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. Calling hours are Tuesday late afternoon into the evening. Memorial contributions may be made to any charity. Ernest P.
Senecal CHICOPEE Ernest P. Senecal, 84, of the Fairview section, died Friday in a Springfield nursing home. For 44 years, he was a night supervisor for the former Worthington Pump Co. (now the Atlas Copco Co.) in Holyoke, before retiring in 1977. Born in North Adams, he had lived there and in Holyoke, before moving to Chicopee in 1944.
He was a communicant of St. Anne Church and a member of the Fairview Council No. 4044 Knights of Columbus and the Worthington Pump Company Retirees Club. His wife, the former Mildred V. Cote, died in 1990.
He leaves two sons, Richard E. and George both of Chicopee; two daughters, Lois A. Cote of Ludlow and Ruth A. Biliter of Chicopee; a brother Arthur of Wolfboro, N.H.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Wednesday morning at Phaneuf-' Blais Fairview Funeral Chapels and in the church, with burial in Notre Dame Cemetery in South Hadley.
Calling hours are Tuesday afternoon and evening in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Sunshine Village, 75 Litwin Lane, Chicopee, MA 01020, or to the church, Memorial Fund, 30 College Chicopee, MA 01020. Lawrence H. Dimetres EAST LONGMEADOW Lawrence Henry Dimetres, 80, of 75 Pleasant died Saturday at home. He was a 31-year teacher in the Springfield School Departretiring near 1982.
Born in Agawam, he lived in the Springand Ludlow areas most of his life. He was an Army Veteran of World War II, serving with the rank of He was a member of Massachusetts Teachers Association, National Education Association and of the Musicians Association. He was also a member of Christ the King Church in Ludlow. He leaves his wife, the former Lillian Lepage: two sons, Lawrence of Longmeadow and Brian of Simsbury. a sister, Lorraine Corsi of the Three Rivers section of Palmer; and four grandchildren.
The funeral will be Wednesday morning at Springfield Funeral Home and in the church, with a spring burial in Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam. Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, 516 Carew Springfield, MA 01104. Leonora Bass SUFFIELD. Conn. Leonora "Lee" (Carney) Bass, 87, of this town, died Saturday in a local nursing home.
Born in Suffield, she was a longtime resident. She was a communicant of the St. Joseph Church of Suffield. Her husband, John predeceased her. She leaves a brother, Walter Carney Sr.
of Suffield: and many nieces and nephews. The funeral will be Tuesday morning at the Heritage Funeral Home and in the church. with burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Poquonock. Calling hours are Monday evening.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 642, Suffield, 06078. Donald R. Gowdy AGAWAM Donald R. Gowdy, 81, of 390 North in the Feeding Hills section, died Friday in Newnan Hospital in Newnan, Ga.
He was a retired 25 year stationary engineer for Hamilton Standard in Windsor Locks, Conn. He retired in 1980. Born in Scictco, he lived in Feeding Hills most of his life. He was a member of the Mittineague United Methodist Church in West Springfield. He belonged to the West Springfield Grange 147 and the state and national Grange.
He was a member of the Beekeepers Club of Massachusetts and the West Springfield Garden Club. He the United States Army during World War II. His first wife, the former Gladys Clark, died in 1984. He leaves his wife, the former Thelma Fife Granroos; two sons, Donald Jr. of Westfield and William of Palm City, a brother, Harry Lorin of Shelburne; a stepson, David Granroos of Newnan, Georgia; a stepdaughter, Linda Garrett of West Springfield; three grandchildren; four and five step great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be Wednesday morning at the Agawam Curran-Jones Funeral Home, with burial in Hazardville Cemetery, Enfield, Conn. Calling hours are Tuesday afternoon and evening. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mittineague United Methodist Organ Fund or Memorial Garden, 840 Amostown Road, West Springfield, MA 01089, or to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 516 Carew" Springfield, MA 01104. George W. Robinson EASTHAMPTON George W.
Robinson, 80, of this town, died Saturday in Holyoke Hospital, Holyoke. He was a tractor trailer driver for Helms Express, retiring in 1986. He was previously employed by United Elastic and Yellow freight lines. Born in Springfield, he lived in Southampton until moving to Easthampton in 1940. He attended Southampton schools and Smith Vocational School in Northampton.
He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in Italy. He received the Bronze Star and the E.A.M.E. Ribbon with two bronze stars. He was a member of the Easthampton Veteran of Foreign War Post 3422 and the Teamsters 404 of Springfield. His first wife, the former Dorothy Stoddard, died in 1961.
He leaves his wife, the former Jacqueline Urdzela; two sons, George W. Jr. of Easthampton and Gerald of Clarksville three daughters, Beverly Robinson of Easthampton, Frances LaRock of Gulfport, and Mary Kirkwood of Illinois; two sisters, Marge Wing of Westfield and Frances Krawczyk of Florida; five grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren. A son, Charles Robinson, died in 1969. The military funeral will be Wednesday morning at the Mitchell Funeral Home, with burial in Center Cemetery.
Southampton. Calling hours are Tuesday afternoon and evening. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of Western Massachusetts, P.O. Box 70218 Brightwood Station, Springfield, MA01107. Clara L.
Coon HOLYOKE Clara "Mickey" Lou (Dwyer) Coon, 74, of 485 South died Thursday at a local nursing home. She was a homemaker. Born in Holyoke, she was a lifelong resident and 1943 graduate of Sacred Heart High School. She was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Church, a 25-year member of Holyoke Turnverin and a member of the Elmwood Tower Association. Her husband, Norman Coon, died in 1999.
She leaves two sons, Daniel W. Kerkhoff of Chicopee and Michael Kerkhoff of South Hadley; two daughters. Nancy R. Clark of Essex Junction, Vt. and Kathleen S.
Kochapski of Northampton; a brother, James Delton, 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Wednesday morning at Messier Funeral Home and in the church, with burial in Calvary Cemetery at a later date. Calling hours are Tuesday evening. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 31 Capital Drive, West Springfield, 01089. Neil A.
Brown SPRINGFIELD The funeral of Neil A. Brown, 62, of Manhattan Street and formerly of Monson. will be Tuesday at Sampson's Chapel of the Acres Funeral Home, with burial at the convenience of the family at Oak Knoll Cemetery in Palmer. A calling hour will precede the service. He attended Kim Center Elder Care.
He leaves his mother, Alice (Hanson) Smith of Springfield; and a sister. Donna Vincent of New Hampshire. Patricia DiLiberto SPRINGFIELD Patricia (Acone) DiLiberto, 89, of 102 Burns died Saturday in Baystate Medical Center. She was a cafeteria worker for the former Walgreen lunch counter. She also worked at American International College and at Ansara's Laundry.
Born in Westport, she resided in Springfield for the past 58 years. She attended the West Springfield Gospel Hall and was a member of the Springfield Golden Agers. She leaves two daughters, Miriam Silva and Eunice Ritchotte, both of Springfield; two brothers, James latesta of West Orange, N.J., and Salvatore latesta of Chicago; a sister, Ruth Fields of West Orange; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandson. The funeral will be Wednesday morning at Ratell Funeral Home, with burial in Hillcrest Park Cemetery, Springfield. Calling hours will be Tuesday evening.
Brenda E. Duval HADLEY Brenda E. (Baj) Duval, 55, of Stockwell Drive, died Saturday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She retired as a bookkeeper from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and was a waitress at the Bluebonnett Diner. Born in Northampton, she graduated from Hopkins Academy She leaves three sons, Todd D.
Glazier of Westfield, Scott D. Glazier of Bernardston and Gary B. Glazier of New Town, her mother, Jennie Baj; and three grandchildren. The funeral will be Thursday morning at Czelusniak Funeral Home of Northampton and in Most Holy Redeemer Church, with spring burial in the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam. Calling hours are late Wednesday afternoon through evening.
Joan B. Smith HOLYOKE Joan Barbara Smith. 80, of Loomis House, died Friday in the Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton. She was a teacher for the visually handicapped in Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Detroit, she had been a resident of Holyoke since 1998.
She was a summa cum laude graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas College in Blauvelt, N.Y. She received a master's degree from Teachers College at Columbia University, N.Y, and was a dissertation short of a Ph.D. She leaves her husband, Robert Parker Smith; three daughters, Dr. Deborah Smith of the Leeds section of Northampton, Shelley Smagac of Boulder, and Leslie Reyher of Valley Cottage, N.Y: a sister, Julie Thornton of Marcellus, and five grandsons.
The funeral services will be private and at the convenience of the family. There are no calling hours. Mitchell Funeral Home is in charge. Memorial contributions may be made to the Loomis House Nursing Center, 298 Jarvis -Holyoke, MA, 01040. Margaret T.
Clayton HOLYOKE Margaret T. (Walsh) Clayton, 90, formerly of Ridgewood Avenue, died Sunday in a local nursing home. She worked for the Skinner Mills and later for the Holyoke Geriatric Authority. Born and educated in Holyoke, she lived there all of her life and was a communicant of St. Jerome Church.
Her husband, Harold F. Clayton, died in 1980. She leaves three sons, Harold F. "Skip" Jr. of Holyoke, Michael of Easthampton and Robert of Southampton; two daughters.
Mary Jane Kisiel of Holyoke and Patricia A. Clayton of South Hadley; and seven grandchildren. 'The funeral will be Wednesday morning at Barry J. Farrell Funeral Home and in the church, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Calling hours will be Tuesday afternoon into the evening.
Memorial contributions may be made to Jericho, P.O. Box 1039, Holyoke, MA 01041. Raymond C. Warner LONGMEADOW Raymond C. Warner 93, of this town, died Friday in a local nursing home.
He worked more than 35 years for Crane and formerly Chapman Valve Co. in Indian Orchard. He retired in 1972. He was employed in the Time Study and Methods Department at the time of his retirement. Born and raised in Springfield, he moved to Longmeadow in 1968.
He was a graduate of the former Springfield Technical High School in Springfield. He was past president and a lifetime member of the Springfield Revolver Club and a participant in the Over 60 Club. His wife, the former Esther M. Hammond died in 1995. He leaves his daughter.
Esther M. Warner of Bernardsville, N.J.; and a nephew. John R. Angevine of Warren. Conn.
The funeral will be Tuesday afternoon at Byron's Allen Street Funeral Home, with burial in Hillcrest Park Cemetery. A calling hour will precede the service. A Peter P. Borek CHICOPEE Peter Paul Borek, 88, of this city, died Friday in Baystate Medical Center, Springfield. He was a construction manager for 25 years with Tyler.
Equipment Co. of Longmeadow. He also worked for the Eastern Equipment McGovern Lawnmovers, of Windsor, and the J.P. Partyka Co. of Chicopee.
He retired in 1979. Born in the Indian Orchard section of Springfield, he lived in Chicopee for 67 years. He was educated at Immaculate Conception Grammar School and graduated from Cathedral High School in 1930. He was a communicant of the Basilica of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr and a member of Holy Name Society.
He was a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus, Elder Council 69 and a Past Grand Knight. He was a 20-year volunteer at Baystate Medical Center. His wife, the former Stella M. Kielian, died in 1 1999: He leaves his brother, 5 Theodore Borek of Springfield: and many nieces and nephews. The funeral will be Wednesday morning at the Kozikowski Funeral Home and in the church, with burial in the church cemetery.
Calling hours are Tuesday afternoon and evening. Memorial contributions may be made to the Felician Sisters of Enfield, 1315 Enfield Enfield, CT 06082. Lorraine M. Mahoney CHICOPEE Lorraine M. (Chabot) Mahoney.
79, of 1760 Westover Road, died Thursday in Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. For 12 years she was a caretaker at Mercy Hospital and previously was a machinist for 10 years at the former F.W. Sickles. Born in Manchester, N.H., she was a lifelong resident here. She was predeceased by her husband, James Mahoney.
She leaves four sons, Roger W. Perusse of Surfside, S.C., Patrick D. and Robert J. Mahoney, both of Chicopee and Brian J. Mahoney of Gloucester; two daughters, Maureen Skwisz of Clermont, and Lynn Marie Mahoney of Chicopee; and nine grandchildren.
She was predeceased by three sons, Dennis Perusse, James Mahoney Jr. and Michael Mahoney. The funeral will be Tuesday morning at Tylunas Funeral Home with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Calling hours are late Tuesday afternoon to early evening. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 31 Capital Drive, West Springfield, MA 01089.
Edward S. Strysiko HATFIELD Edward S. Stryszko, 77, of 133 Henry died at home. He had worked as a roofer for more than 35 years with Titan Roofing in Springfield. Born in Hatfield, he was raised in Northampton, where he was a longtime resident, a graduate of Northampton High School and communicant of St.
John Cantius Church. He was a member and former secretary of the Roofers and Slaters Union No. 248. He was also a longtime member of the Northampton Revolver Club, where he was considered an expert marksmen and won numerous competitions on the state and national level. He leaves his brother, Joseph of Northampton; one sister, Helen Allard of Vernon, and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Tuesday afternoon at Czelusniak Funeral Home of Northampton, with burial at St. Stanislaus Cemetery in South Deerfield. Calling hours are late Monday afternoon through evening at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. John Cantius Church, Hawley Street, Northampton, MA 01060.
Pearl E. Kramer AGAWAM Pearl E. (Beaulieu) Kramer, 80, of 183 N. Westfield Street in the Feeding Hills section, died Friday at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Born in Chicopee.
she lived in Agawam for 45 years and was a communicant of St. Theresa's Church. She leaves a son-in-law, Edward Garvulenski of Dennis; two grandchildren; and a great A daughter, Theresa A. (DiDonato) Garvulenski, died in 1994. The funeral will be Wednesday morning at Agawam Funeral Home and in the church, with burial in Springfield Street Cemetery, Feeding Hills.
Calling hours will precede the funeral. Mildred Chase HADLEY Mildred Chaser formerly of the Montague Village section of Turners Falls, died Saturday in a Northampton nursing home. She was a longtime supervisor and payroll manager the former Millers Falls Tool in' Greenfield. Born in Detroit, shel was raised in Montague and attended local schools. She was al member of the First Baptist, Church in Amherst.
She lived in Hadley 10 years before moving tor Northampton recently. She leaves a cousin, Clayton Chase of Rochester, N.H. The funeral Wednesday afternoon in the church, with cremation burial in the spring in Wildwood Ceme tery. A calling hour will precede the funeral. The Czelusniak Funeral Home is in charge.
Memorial contributions may be the church, 434 North Pleasant Amherst, MA 01002. The Czelusniak Funeral Home in charge. Killer of civil rights leader dies 14 .90 Associated Press 4 al r. a A 11 -EL MC JACKSON, Miss. Byron De Le Beckwith, convicted assassin of civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1963, died last night at University Medical Center.
00 Barbara Austin, a hospital spokeswoman, said Beckwith entered the hospital at 2:07 p.m. CDT. She could not elaborate on his ailment or the cause of death. a "It's a matter for the coroner's office to determine," she said. Evers, 37, who as NAACP field secretary pushed for an end to segregation, had stepped out of his Oldsmobile with an armful of "Jim Crow Must Go" T-shirts when he was shot in the back.
91 Beckwith was convicted at a third trial in 1994 after two mistrials three decades earlier. In his de; fense, three police officers claimed to have seen him in Greenwood, about 90 miles north of Jackson, half an hour after the shooting. After his conviction. he was sen41. tenced to life imprisonment.
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