Union-News, Wednesday, September 8, 1993 15 B. Palmer, ROTC, civic leader LUDLOW Henry B. "Chief" Palmer, 68, of 522 Holyoke an Air Force Junior ROTC instructor at Central High School in Springfield, and a retired Air Force chief master sergeant, died on Tuesday at home. He started his career with the schools 19 years ago, and developed the ROTC program at the school and in the community. Both he and the program received many awards, including citations from the Massachusetts Army National Guard.
Palmer was named an outstanding JROTC instructor. He received the Alexander B. Mapp Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to the community last year. He also was cited by the Urban League. He was the parade marshal for the 1987 Springfield Veterans Day parade.
Born in Sharon, he lived in Lakeville, before coming here 20 years ago. He was a World War II veteran, and served for more than 30 years in supplies and management. He was president of the TriCounty Baseball League, and was active in area baseball for the past 20 years. He received the Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Award of Distinction. He was a member of the NCO Club at Westover.
He was a direc- Peter Chrusciel WESTFIELD Peter Chrusciel, 73, of 53 Union a retired employee of H.B. Smith died on Monday in Noble Hospital. He retired in 1977. Born in Poland, he lived here for 36 years, and was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church. He leaves his wife, the former Wladyslawa Szczepanski; two sons, Stephen of Westfield, and Henry, serving with the Navy in Washington, D.C.; six daughters, Sophie Wojciechowski of New York state, and Stacia Chrusciel, Wanda Chrusciel, Christine Chrusciel and Ann Lemere of Westfield, and Helen Costa of Ludlow; two brothers and two sisters in Poland, and eight grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be on Thursday morning at Czelusniak Funeral Home and the church, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. Calling hours are this afternoon and evening. Edna M. Damario SPRINGFIELD Edna M.
(Beauregard) Damario, 84, of 23 Pioneer Way, a 30-year employee of the former Springfield plant of Westinghouse Electric died on Sunday in Mercy Hospital. She retired in 1968. Born in Gardner, she lived here most of her her life. She was a former communicant of St. Thomas Aquinas Church, and most recently a communicant of St.
Catherine of Siena Church. She was a member of the Springfield Golden Age Club. Her husband, Camillo Damario, died in 1959. She leaves three sisters, Yvonne M. Rouleau, with whom she lived, Evelyn Thibeault of Westfield and Priscilla Arcand of Springfield, and several nieces and nephews.
A stepson, Thomas Damario, died last year. The funeral will be. on Friday morning at St. Pierre Springfield Funeral Chapels and St: Catherine of Siena Church, with burial in St. Michael's Cemetery.
Calling hours will be on Thursday afternoon and evening. Mary Beatrice Pappas Mary Bea- trice (DeJesus) Pappas, 77, of 698 Westhampton Road, and formerly of the Walter Salvo House, died on Monday at home. Born in Holyoke, she attended Chicopee schools, and moved here many years ago. She was a communicant of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Holyoke, and belonged to the Eagles here. Her husband, Daniel Pappas, died in 1986.
She leaves a son, George of Atlanta, a daughter, Marianne Pappas LaBarge of Northampton, with whom she lived; a brother, Alfred DeJesus of Bel-Air, three sisters, Minnie DaMato of Enfield, and Lucinda Cadette and Irene LaRose of Northampton; five grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. The funeral will be conducted on Thursday morning at Northampton Czelusniak Funeral Home and the church, with burial at the Forestdale Cemetery in Holyoke. Calling hours are this afternoon and evening, and memorial contributions may go to the Hampshire County Hospice, PO Box 1087, Northampton, 01061. Other obituaries, Page 14 Alphonse P. LaBonte CHICOPEE Alphonse P.
LaBonte, 85, formerly of Green Street, a retired employee of the former Moore Drop Forge died on Sunday in Holyoke Hospital. He retired in 1973. Born in St. Charles, Quebec, he lived in Fairview from 1957. He was a communicant of St.
Anne's Church, and a member of the Moose here. His wife, the former Irene B. Jasmin, died in 1967, and his son, Robert, in 1941. He leaves two brothers, Lucien and Amedee of St. Charles; two sisters, Laura Therieault of West Springfield and Sister Bernadette of St.
Charles, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be on Friday morning at Phaneuf-Blais Fairview Funeral Chapels and the church, with burial in the Calvary Cemetery. Calling hours will be on Thursday evening. Muriel R. Paquette PALMER Muriel R.
Paquette, 73, of 95 Main Three Rivers, a 42-year dietitian at Tambrands died on Tuesday in Wing Memorial Hospial after a short illness. She retired in 1985. Born' here, she lived here all of her life, and was a communicant of St. Anne's Church. She belonged to Club 55 of Palmer.
She leaves a sister, Lucille McLaughlin of Three Rivers, and a niece, Tamara Walker of Three Rivers. The funeral will be on Friday morning at Belanger Funeral Home and the church, with burial in St. Anne's Cemetery. Calling hours are on Thursday afternoon and evening. Memorial contributions may be made to the Tommy McLaughlin Scholarship Fund, in care of Pathfinder Regional School, Palmer, 01069.
ETHEL TERRY TRICE Ethel T. Trice, Md. deaconess LANDOVER, Md. Ethel (O'Neil) Terry Trice, 68, of Landover died here on Aug. 22.
Born in Springfield, she was graduated with honors from Classical High School, and moved to Greater Washington, D.C., in the early 1960s. She moved to Maryland in 1968. She was a deaconess of the Shiloh Baptist Church, and a member of its Nurses Unit and Circle 4. Her first husband was the late E. Edward Terry.
She leaves a daughter, Olief "Bunny" Terry-Iracks; two adopted daughters, Blanche L. Bowman and Lora K. Yancy of the Washington area; three sisters, Carrie M. Leak, Geneva Chambers and Bertha B. Cooke of Springfield, and six grandchildren.
Henry S. Washington Son Funeral Home was in charge. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Association for Sickle Cell Disease, Suite 1106, 3345 Wilshire Los Angeles, 90010-1880. Margaret F. Cultrera LANESBORO Margaret Florence (Spaniol) Cultrera, 70, of 27 Baker a former clerk at the J.J.
Newberry Department Store for many years, died on Monday at home after a short illness. She was born and schooled in Pittsfield. Her husband, Santos Cultrera, died in 1986. She leaves a brother, William J. Spaniol of Pittsfield, and a sister, Katherine T.
Lester of Pittsfield. The funeral will be on Thursday morning at Dery Funeral Home, with burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery, both in Pittsfield. Calling hours are this afternoon and evening. HENRY B.
PALMER tor of the Ludlow Boys and Girls Club, and served on the town's Fair Housing and Conservation Commissions. He was the president and owner of Pride Products, and was a boater. He leaves his wife, the former Sheila Ann Desmond; his father, Walter Palmer of Lakeville; a son, Erskine H. of Charlemont; three daughters, Shelley A. Palmer of Ludlow, Christina D.
Palmer of Greenwich, and Gretchen F. Palmer, one of Diet Pepsi's UhHuh girls, of Los Angeles, four brothers, John of Lakeville, Walter Jr. of Storrs, William of Bloomfield, and Robert of East Hartford; three grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. The funeral will be on Saturday morning at the First Church, with private burial in Island Pond Cemetery. There are no calling hours, and Kapinos-Mazur Funeral Home is in charge.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Chief Henry B. Palmer Memorial JROTC Award, in care of Central High School, 1840 Roosevelt Springfield, 01109, or the Henry B. Palmer Memorial Tri-County Baseball Award, in care of Howard Burns, 197 Joseph Westfield, 01085. William K. Kielb CHICOPEE William K.
Kielb, 83, of Chicopee, a retired 35-year inspector at Savage Arms Corp. in Westfield, died on Saturday in a local nursing home after a short illness. He retired in 1975. A lifelong resident, he was a communicant of the Basilica of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr.
He was a founder of the Pastime Athletic Club, and a member of machinists and bartenderss union locals, and the Savage Arms 25-Year Club. He excelled in sports, and formerly played basketball for the Polish Falcons. He leaves his wife of 59 years, the former Mae R. Michalski; a son, William K. and daughter, Constance Denoncourt, both of Chicopee; a brother, Frank Kielb; three sisters, Julia Rattelle, Adele Breton and Bertha Franczek of Chicopee, two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be this morning at Staryzk Funeral Home and the church, with burial in the parish cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Assocation, 240 Main Memorial Hall, Northampton, 01060. Rose Ginader LENOX Rose (Potvin) Devoe Ginader, 84, the -operator of the former South Lee General Store, died on Tuesday in a local nursing home. She and her husband, George C. Ginader, ran the store for many years until its sale in the early 1970s.
Born and schooled in Rochester, N.H., she lived in Becket before coming here in 1942. She was fond of bingo and pie-baking. Ginader died in 1965. Mrs. Ginader leaves two sons, J.
Roland Devoe of Stockbridge and Richard A. Devoe of Rochester; a daughter, Margaret Cook of Rancho Cordova, a brother, Maurice Potvin of Rochester; a sister, Delia Patch of Milton, N.H.; nine grandchildren; 13 greatgrandchildren, and two greatgreat-grandchildren. The funeral will be on Thursday morning at Finnerty Stevens Funeral Home in Stockbridge, with burial in Fairmont Cemetery here. Calling hours are this evening. LABOR DAY DENTURE SAVINGS! UPPER ONLY Single Denture AND Partials from $175 SET Sept.
11 from $39 LOWER 2 Aug. Weeks 29 to Only $385 Relines $79 464 Riverdale St. West Springfield, MA. Rt.5 South DENTURE CENTER 736-6006 Edward J. Weldon, lawman, bar owner SPRINGFIELD Edward J.
Weldon, 69, of Merrimac Avenue, a 17-year city police officer, died on Tuesday in Municipal Hospital. He retired from the Police Department many years ago. He was also the owner of the Dory Lounge on St. James Avenue. A lifelong resident of the city, he was a graduate of the former Springfield Trade School, and a communicant of Sacred Heart Church.
Weldon was a Navy veteran of World War II, and belonged to the John Boyle O'Reilly Club. He was a former member of Elks Lodge 61. He leaves his wife, the former Claire T. Doty; two sons, Edward J. and Christopher J.
of Springfield: three daughters, Maureen Weldon of Belchertown, and Valorie Egan and Audrey Scanlon of Springfield; a brother, Raoul of Chicopee; a sister, Ruth Weldon of Springfield, and 10 grandchildren. The funeral will be on Friday morning at Sampson Liberty Street Parlors and the church, with burial in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Calling hours are on Thursday afternoon and evening. Memorial contributions may be made to the church renovation fund at 395 Chestnut Springfield, 01104. Sister Jean Marie, at 84 HOLYOKE Sister Jean Marie, 84, of the Sisters of Providence died on Sunday at the Providence Motherhouse.
She was a registered pharmacist, and spent 65 years in religious service. She was a pharmacist for .12 years at St. Luke's Hospital in Pittsfield, spent three years at St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester, and served for four years at the Providence Motherhouse. She also worked a year as a part-time pharmacist at Flynn's Drug Store in Pittsfield.
She also worked in the Providence Mother- Alton E. McConnell PHILLIPSTON Alton E. McConnell, 57, of Phillipston, a retired attendant for New England Residential Services in Holden, died on Sunday at St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester. He retired last year.
Born in Winchendon, he was graduated from Murdock High School in 1954, and lived here for many years. He was an Air Force veteran. He leaves a daughter, Linda S. Van Horn of Antrim, N.H.; a brother, Roland J. Jr.
of Winchendon; three sisters, Phyllis J. Colburn and Joyce A. Keib of West Springfield, and Thelma E. Whitney of Ware, and two grandchildren. The funeral will be on Thursday afternoon at Snow-Ladeau Funeral Home, with burial in the Riverside Cemetery, both in Winchendon.
Calling hours are this evening. Kate E. Pessolano SPRINGFIELD Kate E. Pessolano, 6, of 29 Cindy Circle died on Tuesday at home. She lived here all her life, and was about to enter the first grade at the Mary Walsh Elementary School when she died.
She was a member of the Dance Company for two years. She leaves her parents, Joseph B. and Beverly G. (Bryeans) Pessolano of Springfield; two brothers, Joseph and Kevin of Springfield, and her grandmothers, Ina (Neal) Bryeans of Blytheville, and H. Elizabeth (Matthews) Pessolano of Chatham.
A private funeral will be conducted on Thursday at Forastiere Funeral Home, with burial in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery. There are no calling hours, and memorial contributions may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Western Massachusetts, 1 Armory Springfield, 01105. Martha Crafts, Franklin nurse A A SHELBURNE Martha (Sanger) Crafts, 82, of 26 Old Greenfield Road, a retired registered nurse at the Anchorage L. Nursing Home here, died on Monday at Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. She retired in 1974.
She worked previously at Franklin County Public Hospital (now FMC) for many years. Born in East Orange, N.J., she lived here for several years, and was a 1932 graduate of the Massachusetts General Hospital School of ing, Mrs. Nursing in Crafts Boston. was After active the Massachusetts Jersey Cattle Club. She leaves her husband of 60 years, Robert W.
Crafts; a son, Dr. Robert A. of Schenectady, N.Y.; a daughter, Marjorie C. Giard of Shelburne; a sister, Dr. Marjorie D.
Sanger of Needham, and five grandchildren. A memorial service will be conducted on Saturday afternoon at 1 370 Main Ashfield. There are no calling hours, and Smith-Kel- 1 leher Funeral Home is in charge. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mohawk Music Association, in care of Barbara Bishop at 108 Colrain Road, Shelburne, 01370, or the Oncology Department at Franklin Medical Center, 164 High Greenfield, 01301. house gift shop and hospitality lounge.
Born in Southbridge, she was known in secular life as Therese Cecile Carpentier. A graduate of Assumption Academy in Worcester, she completed studies at the Providence Hospital School of Nursing in 1945. She was a eucharistic minister, an organist for several insitutions staffed by the Sisters of Providence, and a sacristan at the Providence Motherhouse, Mount St. Vincent here, the Holy Child Guild in Westfield, St. Luke's Hospital Pittsfield, and Mercy Hospital in Springfield.
She was also an artist, and painted in oils and watercolors. She leaves a brother, Nelson Carpentier of Southbridge, and a sister, Viola Chapdelaine of Manchester, N.H. The funeral will be this morning at the Providence Motherhouse and Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, with burial at the Calvary Cemetery in Brightside. Dillon Funeral Home is in charge. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of Providence Retirement Fund, in care of the Motherhouse, Gamelin Street, Holyoke, 01040.
Peter Salata ADAMS Peter Salata, 85, of 40 East Jordan a retired employee of the former Brightwater Paper died on Monday in Pittsfield's Berkshire Medical Center. He worked previously at Berkshire Fine Spinning and retired 20 years ago. He was born in Kalisz, Poland, and attended schools there. He was in the Polish Army in World War II, and was interned in Germany. He settled in Adams in 1950, and attended St.
Stanislaus Kostka Church. He leaves his wife, the former Olga Kaczalowska; a stepdaughter, Jane Brozyna of Adams; a brother, Ignacy of Cleveland, Ohio; three step-grandchildren, and a step-great-grandson. A memorial service will be conducted at the convenience of the family, and burial will be later in the Bellevue Cemetery. Auge-Paciorek-Simmons Funeral Home is in charge, and there are no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, in care of the funeral home at 13 Hoosac Adams, 01220.
Mary A. Morancey NORTHAMPTON Mary A. (Quintin) Morancey, 94, of St. Pe-: tersburg, and formerly of this city, a retired licensed practical nurse at the Pine Rest Nursing Home here, died on Aug. 30 in a St.
Petersburg nursing She retired 22 years ago. Born in East Dunham, Quebec, she to St. Petersburg in 1973. She leaves her husband, Albert Morancey; two sons, Wilder Matthews of Skowhegan, Maine, and Gordon: Matthews of Florence; a daughter, Jean Moore of St. Petersburg; a sister, Rachael Tigue of Las Vegas, a half-sister, Dorothy Bliss of Natick; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
Another son, Kenneth Matthews, died in 1990. The funeral and cremation were in St. Petersburg. A memorial service will be conducted on Oct. 3 at the Annunciation Church in Florence.
A Carrie T. Rooney Bressette PALMER Carrie T. (Tibbetts) Rooney Bressette, 95, of 41 Main Thorndike, died on Tuesday in a Wilbraham nursing home. Born in Montague City, she lived here most of her life. She leaves a son, Kenneth Rooney of Melrose, two daughters, June Rooney Korzec and Shirley Rooney of Thorndike; two brothers, Dr.
Edward Tibbetts of, Portland, and Hutch Tibbetts of Saratoga, N.Y.; a sister, Phoebe Winch of Framingham; 18 children, and 23 great-grandchildied dren. in Another 1991. The son, Donald funeral will Rooney, be: on Thursday morning at Belanger Funeral Home in Three Rivers, with burial in the St. Thomas Cemetery. Calling hours will precede the funeral.
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