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THOMAS
ALLEN
ALLEN - Thomas Allen, aged one year and nine months,
died yesterday at the home of his parents, Thomas and Mary, 8
Harrison street, Haverhill. The body will be brought to this
city today for burial.
[Nov 9, 1903 - Lowell Sun -
submitted by Nancy Washell]
JOHN BROOKES
The veteran patriot of the
Revolution, John Brookes, past Governor of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, departed this life on Tuesday morning the
1st inst., in the 73d year of his age, at his residence
in Medford, after an illness of a few days.
[Mar 16, 1825 - The Republican
Compiler (Gettysburg, PA) - submitted by Nancy
P.]
RUSSEL A BUCHANAN
Russell A.
Buchanan, who was believed to be one of only two surviving World War
I veterans in Massachusetts and who also served in World War II,
died yesterday of complications following a stroke, a heart attack,
and pneumonia at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was
106.
"At 106, Russ was in many
ways still serving his country," said Robert Erickson, veterans'
service officer for Watertown, yesterday, referring to Mr.
Buchanan's recent participation in many veterans' events, his visits
to Watertown schools to talk about patriotism, and interviews on
national and international media about his service in World War I
and World War II. "The kids gave him a standing O," Erickson said of
the school visits.
Anthonio Pierro of
Swampscott, 110, is now believed to be Massachusetts' only surviving
World War I veteran. Pierro served as a US Army private in the 320th
Field Artillery Regiment of the 82d Division in France in
1918.
Mr. Buchanan's death leaves
13 World War I veterans nationwide, according to Christopher Scheer,
of the Veterans Affairs Administration in Washington. Mr. Buchanan
enlisted in the Army to serve in World War II at the age of 41, when
he was married and not subject to the draft, after serving with the
Navy in World War I.
"Russ was an inspiration to
all of us who came after him," said Tom Kelley of the Massachusetts
Department of Veterans' Services. "We really look up to the men and
women of that generation."
Robert Stevens, director of
Veterans Services in Cambridge, where Mr. Buchanan grew up, said,
"Russ is from a generation that we owe our freedom to. I don't think
we will ever see the likes of him again in his commitment to his
country, his community, and his family."
Still mentally sharp, Mr.
Buchanan was physically active enough to attend ceremonies at the
State House on Veterans Day.
Mr. Buchanan had remained
relatively healthy until he suffered a stroke the day before
Thanksgiving, said his niece, Anne Lloy, of Yarmouthport. Around his
105th birthday in January, he took part in his sixth annual
walkathon at the Arsenal Mall in Watertown to raise funds for
homeless veterans. He walked for about a mile inside the mall,
pushing a shopping cart to maintain his balance. Next month, the
walk will be named for him - the Russell Buchanan Memorial
Walkathon, said Joseph Caouette, commander of the VFW Post 1105 in
Watertown. "Russ helped us raise a lot of money," he said. On his
105th birthday, the VFW and then-Cambridge Mayor Michael Sullivan
presented Mr. Buchanan with a key to the city.
"People are overdoing my
105th," the Watertown Tab quoted him. "I just wanted them to
approach it with nothing spectacular."
For more than 50 years, Mr.
Buchanan lived in a small house in Watertown, first with his wife,
Maybelle (Fleming), whom he had married in 1927. The couple had no
children. After her death in 1986, he lived on his own and, in later
years, with a stray cat named Petty Boy.
Two years ago, Mr. Buchanan
moved to Brigham House, an assisted-living residence in Watertown.
Though he was a man who "did not want a lot of fuss made over him,"
he was often surrounded by groups of admiring female residents, said
Marge Schwendenman, its executive director. "He would kiss your
hand. He was one of the very last men of chivalry."
Of Scottish ancestry,
Russell Alexander Buchanan was born to Alexander and Elizabeth
(Buchanan) Buchanan on Jan. 24, 1900. Though his father was
well-known as a bagpiper, young Russell took up the trombone. He
also had a talent for singing, which he expressed for 30 years in
the choir of St. John the Evangelist Church in Boston and other
churches. He attended Rindge Tech school.
As a young man, Mr. Buchanan
hoped to join the Marines and play his trombone in its band, but he
was turned down by them and tried the Navy, he told the Globe in
2001. The Navy turned him down because he weighed 115 pounds, three
less than required. That summer, he said, he went to work on a farm
in Maine and gained the required weight.
The Navy took him in 1918
and, according to Erickson, Mr. Buchanan served four years. At first
he was sent to a training base on Bumpkin Island in Boston Harbor,
where he was felled by the influenza epidemic, he told the Globe.
Erickson's records show Mr. Buchanan also trained at Hampton,
Va.
In 1922, Erickson said, Mr.
Buchanan re-enlisted for four years in the Navy Reserves, according
to records.
In between wars, Mr.
Buchanan worked as a pressman with the old Cambridge Paper Box Co.
In 1940, he told the Globe, he enlisted in the National Guard and
began active duty with the Army the next year. He said enlisting was
"the natural thing to do. I could not see not to do my duty." He was
sent to Europe with the 26th Yankee Division of General George
Patton's 3d Army. "Except for experiencing some shelling," he told
the Globe, he never felt in grave danger.
For a time, he said, he
played trombone in the band of the 101st Battalion and served in the
Red Ball Express, which carried supplies to the front. In
retirement, Mr. Buchanan led a quiet life. He had some hearing loss
but kept in good shape by walking and doing daily calisthenics. He
was still driving at 101.
He was a faithful reader of
the daily newspaper and loved crossword puzzles.
When asked by the Globe in
2001 if he had any regrets, Mr. Buchanan had one. "I wish," he said,
"I had made more of myself as a musician."
Mr. Buchanan has no
immediate survivors.
A service will be held at 10
a.m. tomorrow in St. Peter Episcopal Church in Cambridge. Burial
with military honors will be in Cambridge Cemetery. [Boston Globe, The (MA) - December 7,
2006, Contributed by Dena Whitesell]
DR. YALE H.
CHARBONNEAU
Dr. Yale H. Charbonneau, 86, of 1345 Michigan
Ave. S.W., Huron, died Sunday, March 26, 2006, at Huron Nursing
Home.
His memorial Mass will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday,
March 30 at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish with Father Joe Holzhauser
officiating and with military rites by Huron Veterans Council. There
will be a Knights of Columbus rosary at 7:00 p.m. today at Welter
Funeral Home. There will be no visitation. Interment will be at a
later date.
Yale H. Charbonneau was born on Dec. 19, 1919,
to Henri and Alice (Pratt) Charbonneau at Lowell, Mass. He graduated
from Boston College in 1940. He received his doctorate of medicine
from Creighton University Medical School in 1943 and completed
surgical residency and training at Charity Hospital and Tulane
University of New Orleans, La. He was commissioned as a Medical
Corps officer in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Yale
married Patricia Anne Delaney on Oct. 23, 1942, in Mitchell,
S.D.
He practiced medicine in Mitchell, S.D., from
1946 to 1948 and continued his practice in Huron from 1948 to 1974.
He also engaged in farming and raising cattle in the
area.
Dr. Charbonneau was a member of St. Martin
Parish and an active member of Holy Trinity Catholic Parish and
Knights of Columbus. He was also a member of William Reaves American
Legion Post 7, Elks and American Angus Association.
Yale is survived by three sons, Zack (Mona) of
West Chapel, Fla., Lance (Pam) of Sheldon, Iowa, and John ‘Gus’ of
Jefferson City, Mo.; three daughters, Mary Christen of Huron, Sarah
Charbonneau of Wailuku, Hawaii, and Abby (John) Jackson of
Watertown; a son-in-law, Buck (Deb) Jacobson; 14 grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren ; and a dear friend, Betty Freeman of
Huron.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia;
a daughter, Suzanne; and a great-grandson, Tyler.
Memorials may be directed to the Suzanne
Jacobson Memorial Fund at Prairie Lakes Hospital, 400 10th Ave.
N.W., P.O. 1210, Watertown, S.D. 57201-6210, or HRMC
Hospice.
[unknown South Dakota newspaper -
submitted by Jacque McDonnell]
BERTHA (HARTT) CHENEY
1865-1961
From a church
bulletin of the First Church of the Nazarene in Lowell, Mass., March
19, 1961. (Bertha is a daughter of Samuel [1828] and Mary Anne
Hartt.)
Mrs. George (Bertha Hartt) Cheney, 95, of 60 Oliver
Drive, Dracut, Mass, went home to heaven Wednesday afternoon, March
15th. Mrs. Cheney was born in Norton, New Brunswick, Canada,
November 30th, 1865, the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Hayes) Hartt.
She had lived in Lowell until four years ago when she established
her home in Dracut. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Albert
Lunn, with whom she made her home, and Mrs. Louis Craven, of Pelham,
N.H.; two sons, Harold Cheney, of Lowell and Leon Cheney, of Vista,
California; seven grandsons; 13 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Cheney
was a charter member and the oldest living member of the First
Church of the Nazarene of Lowell. She joined when the First
Pentecostal Holiness Mission on January 6, 1903. Through the efforts
of the members of the Mission, on January 21, 1903, the First
Pentecostal Church was organized with Rev. A. Riggs as pastor. Prior
to this, the group was instrumental in organizing the "Wesley
Church" in 1898, which in reality marks the beginning of the
Holiness Movement in Lowell. In 1908 members of this congregation
met with others to organize and establish the Church of the
Nazarene. The records show that Mrs. Cheney was for about 63 years a
faithful and ardent worker in this Holiness Movement. (Contributed by Mrs. Carole
Dick)
Mrs. MARY A. (Hughes)
CLANCY
CLANCY - The funeral of the late Mrs.
Mary A. (Hughes) Clancy, beloved wife of John Clancy and an esteemed
resident of the Pawtucketville section of the city, took place this
morning at 9:30 o'clock from her home 198 Riverside street, and was
largely attended by sorrowing relatives and friends, including a
number from out of town. The cortege proceeded to St. Rita's
church where at 10 o'clock a solemn high funeral mass was sung by
Rev. Timothy Howard, assisted by Rev. James Landrigan, pastor of St.
Mary's church, Collinsville, as deacon and by the pastor, Rev.
Dennis Maguire as sub-deacon. Present within the sanctuary was
Rev. John Sullivan of the Immaculate Conception church, Salem.
The choir, under the direction of Mrs. Mary Goodwin, sang the
Gregorian mass, the solos of the mass being sustained by Mrs. Warren
F. Riordan, Miss Margaret Kelley and Mrs. Anna Regan and George H.
Inglesby. At the offertory Mrs. Riordan and Mrrs. Regan sang,
in duet, the "Misereremini Mei" !
and after the elevation Miss
Kelley rendered the "Pie Jesu." At the conclusion of mass Mrs.
Goodwin rendered "Calvary" on the organ chimes and as the remains
were borne from the church the choir sang the "De Profundis."
Mr. Inglesby sustaining the solos and Mrs. Goodwin presiding at the
organ. There were many beautiful floral tributes and also
innumerable spiritual bouquets. The bearers were Messrs. David
J. Hackett, John Armstead, Martin Conley, Edward Flynn, Henry Tighe
and Thomas Dinley. At the grave Rev. Fr. Sullivan, assisted by
Rev. Fr. Maguire, read the committal prayers and the burial was in
St. Patrick's cemetery under the direction of Undertakers James F.
O'Donnell & Sons.
[Jan 8, 1932 - Lowell Sun -
submitted by Nancy Washell]
CONNELLY,
CORNELIUS, was drowned at Lowell 13 Aug 1832
[21 Aug 1832, National
Intelligencer, contributed by Kim Torp]
MRS. LUMINA (CHAMPIGNY)
CORRIVEAU
CORRIVEAU - The funeral of Mrs.
Lumina (Champigny) Corriveau, wife of the late Cyprien Corriveau,
took place this morning from the Archambault funeral home, 311
Pawtucket street and preceeded by an open car filled with floral
offerings arrived at Notre Dame de Lourdes church at 9 o'clock,
where a mass was celebrated by Rev. Paul Maynard, OMI.
The
choir, under the direction of Laurent Sans-Cartier, sang the mass
with solos sustained by Emile Lagasse.
Bearers were Walter
Dupuis, Henri St. Pierre, LeRoy Webster, Leon Webster, Lewis
Lorraine and Raoul Laferriere. Burial was in the family lot in
St. Joseph's cemetery, where committal prayers were recited by Rev.
Auriemma Veronneau. Funeral Directors Amedee Archambault &
Sons were in charge of arrangements.
[May 3, 1947 -
Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy Washell]
Gen. John M.
Corse - died, Winchester,. Mass., Apr. 27, 1893, a.
58.
[Source: Listed in the 1843
Chicago City Directory, sub. by K. Torp]
WILLIAM B. COSTELLO
COSTELLO -
The funeral of William B. Costello took place yesterday afternoon at
2:00 o'clock from his late home, 42 Stanley street. There were
a number of beautiful floral pieces, including one inscribed, "Our
Papa," from the children of the deceased. The bearers were
Capt. Albert Gibson, John Kennedy, John Warburton, James Letterell,
Michael Gilligan and Samuel O'Neil. Thomas Boyle had charge of
arrangements at the house. Interment was in the Catholic
cemetery. Undertaker Davey in charge.
[Nov 9, 1903 - Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy
Washell]
MARCELLA S.
COURTNEY
The funeral of Marcella S. Courtney,
a former resident of Lowell, but for the past few years residing in
Belmont, took place this morning at 9:30 o'clock from the O'Donnell
funeral home, and was largely attended by many relatives and
friends. The cortege proceeded to St. Patrick's church where
at 10 o'clock a solemn high funeral mass was celebrated by Rev.
Martin E. Norton, OMI, assisted by Rev. Edwin F. Carey as deacon and
Rev. Robert W. Shea as sub-deacon.
The choir, under the
direction of Prof. Henry T. Gilday, sang the Gregorial mass.
The solos of the mass were sustained by Miss Frances Tighe, Mrs.
Frank M. Brogan and Joseph Courtney. Prof. Gilday presided at
the organ.
Among those in attendance at the funeral: A
delegation from the Notre Dame alumnae, Mrs. Martin Dalton, Mrs.
James Welch, Miss Margaret Coyle, Miss Mary Ryan, Miss Catherine
McGarry, Miss Mary E. Sullivan, Miss Annie Linnehan and Miss Mollie
Sullivan; also License Commissioner William F. Barrett and Frank J.
Sullivan.
At the grave, Rev. Fr. Shea read committal
prayers. The bearers were Martin Courtney, Francis Courtney,
brothers, Roy Atkinson and Charles Schroeder, brothers-in-law.
Burial was in the family lot in St. Patrick's cemetery under the
direction of Undertakers James F. O'Donnell & Sons.
[May 3, 1947 - Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy
Washell]
LILLIAN M. (CHENEY) ( YEOMANS)
CRAVEN
1902-1973
Mrs. Lillian M. (Cheney)
(Yeomans) Craven, 71 of Sherburne Road, Pelham N. H. died yesterday
afternoon at the Lowell General Hospital. She was the wife of Louis
J. Craven, Mrs. Craven was born in North Tewksbury, March 18, 1902,
the daughter of the late George and Bertha (Hartt) Cheney, but had
made her home in Lowell until establishing her residence in Pelham
18 years ago. Besides her husband, she is survived by three sons,
Victor H. Yeomans and Dana R. Yeomans both of Lowell; and Walter G.
Yeomans of Framingham; two step-daughters, Mrs. Frederick Dorsch
(Louise) of Epping, N.H.; and Mrs. Alexander Marini (Lorene) of
Londonderry, N.H.; a sister Mrs. Albert Lunn (Mildred) of Dracut,
Mass.; a brother, Leon Cheney of Fall Brook, California and 10
grandchildren. Mrs. Craven was a member of Calvary Baptist church of
Lowell and the Philathea Class of that church. She also held
membership in the Ladies Aid Society of the Congregational church of
Pelham and the Lowell Association of A.A R P.
[Taken
from the Lowell Sun May 8, 1973 - Contributed by Mrs. Carole
Dick]
HAROLD CHENEY
1905-1978
Harold G. Cheney, 73, of 71 Eighteenth St.,
died last evening. Mr. Cheney was born in Lowell, the son of the
late George and Bertha (Hartt) Cheney and had been a lifelong
resident of this city. Until his retirement a year ago, Mr. Cheney
had owned and operated Edna's Candy Shop for over 36 years. Besides
his wife, the former Edna M. Wentworth, he is survived by two sons,
Vernon H. Cheney of Springfield, VT., and Richard W. Cheney of
Lowell; two sisters, Mrs. Louis Craven (Lillian) of Pelhan, N.H. and
Mrs. Albert Lunn (Mildred) of Dracut; a brother, Leon A. Cheney of
Vista, California; and seven grandsons, Mr. Cheney was a member of
the First Congregational church of Lowell and was a member of the
new England Retail Confectioners Association.
[Taken
from the Lowell Sun November 18, 1978, Contributed by Mrs. Carole
Dick]
Mrs. EFFIE L. (Lennox)
CRAIG
1870-1953
Mrs. Effie L. (Lennox) Craig, a
resident of Lowell and Dracut for the greater part of her life, died
yesterday at the Ann Lye Nursing Home, North Billerica, after a long
illness in her 83rd year. The widow of Edward H. Craig, she had for
the past several years made her home at the 738 Bridge street, in
this city. Mrs. Craig was born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, the
daughter of the late James and Alice (Lorrey) Lennox, but came to
Lowell when a child. Mrs. Craig is survived by a sister, Mrs. Edith
M. Cork of Lowell; a brother, Frank Lennox; a former resident of
Dracut, but more recently making his home in Florida; and several
nieces and nephews.
[Contributed by Mrs. Carole Dick]
CHARLES CRIGG
CRIGG - Charles
Crigg, son of Patrick and Mary Crigg, died at his home, 260 Lakeview
avenue, last evening aged 19 years. He was a well-known member
of the Lowell Military band and acted as janitor of their
room. Besides his parents, he leaves three brothers, James,
Joseph and Bernard, and one sister, Mrs. Arthur
Simpson.
[Nov 9, 1903
- Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy Washell]
PETER DOYLE
DOYLE - The funeral
of the late Peter Doyle took place this morning at 9:30 from his
home, No. 13 Shafer Street and was largely attended by sorrowing
friends and relatives. The cortege proceeded to St. Patrick's
church where a mass of requiem was held at 9:45. Rev. Timothy
Callahan officiating. The choir, under the direction of Mr.
Bond, rendered Schmidt's mass, and at the offertory the Pie Jesu was
sung by Mr. Bond. At the conclusion Miss Ethel Ranger rendered
"Over the Stars There is Rest." As the remains were born from
the church the De Profundis was sung by the full choir, Mr. J. H.
Johnson, presiding at the organ. The bearers were John
Callahan, Edmund Kelly, Patrick Hendriken, Michael O'Brien, all of
Boston and Edward Barrett and Wm. Brogan of this city. Among
the floral offerings were a large spray of chrysanthemums from the
Whitney family, also a beautiful spray from Miss Kate McEwin.
The interment was in the family burial lot at New Calvary cemetery,
Boston, under the direction of Undertakers James F. O'Donnell &
Sons
[Nov 9, 1903 - Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy
Washell]
WILLIAM W. GEORGE
George, William
W., was killed 22 Nov at Lowell, Mass. after
supporters gave way on a roof on which he was working.
[26 Nov 1830, National Intelligencer,
contributed by Kim Torp]
ELIZABETH F. GORDON
GORDON - The funeral services over the
remains of the late Elizabeth F. Gordon, were held at St. Peter's
church yesterday afternoon. Rev. Fr. McDermod conducted the
services both at the church and at the grave. Although
deceased had no relatives in this city, she was loved and respected
by all who knew her. Burial was in charge of Undertaker
Ela.
[Nov 6, 1903 - Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy
Washell]
ELBRIDGE GOSS
A Massachusetts Author Dead.
Melrose,
Mass.-Elbridge Henry Goss, author and banker, died of pneumonia
Friday. Mr. Goss was the author of
numerous historical works,
the best known of which is a life of Paul Revere. He was 78 years
old.
[Oct 16, 1908, p1. Alma,
Wabaunsee Co, KS - contributed by Barb
Z.]
ALFRED
GRAIN
GRAIN - Alfred Grain ( or Frain), infant
son of John and Mary Frain, died Saturday afternoon at their home,
44 Butler avenue. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon
at two o'clock. Burial was in the Catholic cemetery.
Undertaker Molloy is charge.
[Nov 9, 1903 - Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy
Washell]
MARY E. GREEN
GREEN - Mary E. Green, a former resident of Lowell, died
today at the home of her mother, Mrs. Catherine Black, 156 Chapel
street. Deceased was 53 years of age and formerly sang in St.
Peter's church choir. She is survived by her husband, John
Green, four sons and four daughters, her mother and two brothers,
Edward and William P. Black.
[Nov
9, 1903 - Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy
Washell]
Mrs. MARY
(Graham) GUATHNEY
GUATHNEY - Mrs. Mary Graham
Guathney, eldest daughter of Admiral G. H. Burrage, retired, of this
city, died at her home in Norfolk, Va., on Monday, Jan. 4.
Mrs. Guathney was well known here and had many friends in this
city. Her death was sudden and followed a brief
illness.
[jANUARY 8, 1932 - Lowell Sun - submitted by
Nancy Washell]
CHARLES
HALE
MRS. ELIZABETH HALE
Hale,
Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of the late Capt. J. Hale, an eminent surgeon
in the Revolutionary war, and daughter of Rev. David Hale, many
years a minister of Sutton, Mass., died in Hollis, Mass., aged 97.
[10 Nov 1830, National Intelligencer, contributed by Kim
Torp]
JOHN HART
Mr. John
Hart died at Cambridge 5 Aug. at the age of 71 of paralysis. He was
born at the North End, Boston, was educated at Andover Academy and
was for thirty years a respected member of the wholesale shoe
business, from which he retired in 1871, since which time he had led
a quiet life at his home in Cambridge. He leaves a widow and four
children. (Boston Weekly
Journal, Thursday, Aug. 6, 1885. Contributed by Mrs. Carole
Dick)
JOHN HAY
In South Reading, Dr. John Hay, aged 77, a respectable
physician and citizen
[North American Review May 1815]
WILLIAM
HAZEN
1872-1957
Husband to Florence HarttThe Rev.
William Hazen, Scholar and MissionaryRev. William Hazen was born at
Jericho, Vermont, studied at Deerfield Academy, the University of
Vermont, Hartford Theological Seminary and Yale Divinity School.
Ordained in 1897, he sailed for India in 1900 under the American
Board of Commissionaries for Foreign Missions. He married Florence
Hartt in 1905 in Ahmednagar, India. He was deeply interested in
church union and shared in the organization of the United Church of
North India. Was secretary of the Marathi Mission from 1910-
1930.RETIRED: after 41 yrs of devoted missionary serviceDIED: July
7, 1940 Is survived by his wife Florence, now resident in
Auburndale. Mass. U.S.A. "Retired Missionary Home"We first met Will
when he was principal of the Bombay High School, but really got to
know and love him when we were together in Sholapur. A man of
unusually fine intellect, with a keen interest in many realms, he
had a profound understanding of India and its religious quest. His
knowledge of many varied subjects made him a veritable "Walking
Encyclopedia" and thus invaluable in an Indian environment where
books of reference were not always accessible.But what most endeared
the Hazens to India and to us was their practical demonstration of
Christian Brotherhood. Like other district missionaries they toured
the rual areas teaching the Christian Way of Life and showing how to
combat the three "D's" of village life - Dirt--Debt--Disease. But
the Hazens went much further. With the Indian Members of their
Traveling Ashram they not only shared the simple life of the
villagers but they successfully experimented with the meager menu of
the land. Restricting themselves to the balanced diet of the
recommended government pamphlet prepared for the peasant. They
showed by precept and practice how the poor villager could thrive on
such a diet without increasing his cost of living, a few annas a
day. This unmistaken proof of the Hazen's sincerity made a deep
impression on all classes of Hindus and Mohammedans alike. We felt
it a privilege and honor to be associated with such selfless
missionaries and have happy memories of our many years of
friendship. This affectionate tribute from their old colleagues:
Richard and Isabel Rose. [Contributed by Mrs. Carole Dick]
AARON
HILL
Hill, Aaron, aged 71, died in Cambridge, Mass., 4
Dec. He was a native of Cambridge and graduated at Harvard in 1776.
After entering the medical profession, he went to sea as a surgeon
on public and armed ships. At the close of the Revolution, he
entered mercantile business in Portsmouth, N.H. Being unsuccessful,
he returned ot Cambridge and represented the Legislature. In 1802
President Madison appoint him assessor of the land tax.
[7 Dec 1830, National
Intelligencer, contributed by Kim Torp]
CHARLOTTE STRAW
HOWARD
HOWARD - Charlotte Straw Howard, wife of
William H. Howard, died at her home, 40 Arlington street, yesterday
afternoon of nephritis. Deceased was 66 years of age and
leaves beside her husband two sons, Albert S. Howard and William H.
Howard, Jr., both of this city; a sister, Mrs. Henry M. Thompson of
Lowell, and a brother, Herman F. Straw, of Manchester, N.H.
Her only daughter, Sarah C. Howard, died June 13th last, and Mrs.
Howard's death was hastened by this
bereavement.
[Nov 9,
1903 - The Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy
Washell]
Mrs. CORINNE
LEDUC
LEDUC - The funeral of Mrs.
Corinne Leduc took place from her late home, 683 Lakeview avenue
yesterday. A funeral mass was celebrated at St. Joseph's
church by Rev. Fr. Brullard, O.M.I. The bearers were: B.
Motard, A. Gendron, B. Varley and A. Dubois. Burial was in St.
Patrick's cemetery, where the committal prayers were read by Rev.
Fr. Viaud, O.M.I.
[Nov
6, 1903 - Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy
Washell]
EDWARD ST. LOE
LIVERMORE
Livermore, Edward St. Loe,
formerly member of Cong. from Essex North District - died in
Tewksbury, Mass., 15 Sept 1832, age 70.
[25 Sept
1832, National Intelligencer, contributed by Kim
Torp]
HENRY CABOT LODGE
Died. Henry Cabot
Lodge, 74, of Massachusetts; in Cambridge, Mass. (
He was interred in the
Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts)
[Time Magazine, Monday, Nov. 17, 1924, submitted by K. Torp]
Mrs. JULIA A. LOMBARD
Died as suddenly on Thursday
evening, the 5th, inst. at her residence in Cambridge , Mass. ,
Julia A., wife of Benjamin Lombard. [The Courier, Henry, IL
15 Nov 1857, submitted by Nancy Piper[
MILDRED (CHENEY)
LUNN
1905-1999
DRACUT - Mildred (Cheney) Lunn,
93, died yesterday, May 1, 1999, at Saints Memorial Medical Center
in Lowell. She was the wife of Albert G. Lunn. She was born in
Lowell on June 11, 1905, a daughter of the large George and Betha
(Hartt) Cheney. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Lunn had been employed as
a teacher in the Dracut School System. She previously had taught in
the Tewksbury School System. She held membership in the Retired
Teachers Association of Massachusetts.
Mrs. Lunn was an avid and
devoted member of the First Church of the Nazarene
where she was
secretary of the Official Church Board. She also served with the
World Mission Society, the church choir and taught Sunday school.
She was very active on the board of patrons of the River Valley
House. She and her husband were active with the Senior Bowling
League of Salem N.H.
Mildred demonstrated her love for others by
knitting many tiny sweater outfits for various newborns of the
church family. She was a joyful woman who never had a negative word
to say about anyone, and she was never without her devoted husband,
Albert, by her side. We will miss her.
Besides her husband,
survivors include a sister-in-law, Janice Lunn of Lowell; seven
nephews and their spouses, Vernon Cheney of Vermont, Mr. & Mrs.
Richard Cheney of North Chelmsford, Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Cheney and
George Cheney, all of California, Mr. & Mrs. Victor Yeomans of
Maine, Mr. & Mrs. Dana Yeomans of North Chelmsford and Mr. &
Mrs. Walter Yeomans of Framingham. [Contributed
by Mrs. Carole Dick]
WILLIAM
MANNING
Death of a Printer - The oldest printer in
Mass., William MANNING, died in Cambridgeport on Wednesday, in his
84th year. [Aug. 7, 1849, Daily
Missouri Republican, St. Louis- submitted by C.
Horton]
ALICE
MCELROY
McELROY - Alice
McElroy, aged 57 years, died yesterday morning at her home, 172
Church street. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Timothy
Keefe and Miss Annie McElroy; one son, Bernard; one sister, Mrs.
Annie Gormley of Somerville; and two brothers, Patrick McQuade of
this city and James of Ireland.
[Nov 9, 1903 - Lowell
Sun - submitted by Nancy Washell]
JOHN A.
McCLUSKEY
McCLUSKEY - All
that was mortal of the late John A. McCluskey was consigned to its
final resting place in the Catholic cemetery this morning. The
funeral took place from his late hoem, 294 West Manchester street at
8:30 o'clock and proceeded to the Sacred Heart church, where a high
mass of requiem was celebrated at nine o'clock by
Rev. Fr.
Tresche, O.M.I. The choir under the direction of Mrs. Thomas
H. Muldoon sang the gregorial mass and during the service several
appropriate selections were rendered by different members of the
choir.
The bearers were Messrs, Thomas Ledwidge, John J.
Daly, William Bowen, Henry Conley, James Rooney and Julian
Mercere. Present at tjhe funeral was the following delegation
from North Billerica Council Royal Areanum: John Conley, John
Meehan, John J. Conley and Thomas Sledden. The interment was
in the Catholic cemetery where the last and rites of the church were
solemnized by Rev. Fr. Tresche, O.M.I. The funeral was under
the direction of Funeral Director Charles H. Molloy.
[Nov 9, 1903 - Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy
Washell]
ARTHUR EUGENE MELLEN
Dec 1866 - Nov 1966
Arthur E. Mellen was the son of John Loring
Mellen,. Arthur E. Mellen married Lillian Ada Hartt, daughter of
Samuel Hartt and Mary Jane Hayes in Lowell in 1891. They had nine
children: Myrtle Beatrice, Earl Rufus, Raymond Arthur, Hazel Belle,
Judah Hartt, Ida Pearl, Theodore Orrin, Dorothy Mae and Marjorie
Eudora. Arthur had worked his way up from office boy to become a
printer by trade, and foreman at the Courier Citizen plant at
Lowell. There he supervised the huge press that printed the first
telephone directory in New England, that for the city of Boston. He
died six weeks short of the century mark on 13 November 1966, being
preceded by his wife Lillian Mellen who died 20 January 1951. They
were buried at Edson cemetery in Lowell. [Contributed
by Mrs. Carole Dick]
EARL R.
MELLEN
1894 - 1975
Services for Earl R. Mellen, 81,
of Wyoming Avenue, were to be held today at 10 a.m. in Morrow
Memorial Methodist Church, Maplewood. Mr. Mellen a former president
of Weston Instruments, Newark, and a former chairman of the Hospital
Service Plan of New Jersey (Blue Cross), died Monday at
home.
Born in Lowell, Mass., he lived here since 1929.
He was a 1916 graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and
had been employed by Weston Instruments for 47 years before his
retirement in 1959.
Mr. Mellen was active in civic affairs both
here and in Newark. He served as chairman of the local Planning
Board, and was a past president of the Newark Chamber of Commerce
and the Newark Rotary Club. He had been a director of the Newark
Museum, the Howard Savings Bank and the Commercial Insurance Co.,
both of Newark; the National Industrial Conference Board and the
Newark YM-YWCA. He was a chairman of the Hospital Service Plan of
New Jersey.
Mr. Mellen was involved in Boy Scouts affairs and
served as vice president of the Robert Treat Council. He was the
recipient of the Scouts' Silver Beaver Award. He was a member of the
N.J. Association of Credit Executives, a director of Caluilagraph
and a member of Kane Lodge F&AM, Newark.
Surviving are his
wife, Mrs. Isabel Holloway Mellen; four sons, Earl R. Mellen Jr.;
Howard G. Mellen, Raymond R. Mellen and Walter R. Mellen; two
daughters. Mrs. Joan Walsh and Mrs. Carol Wick; five sisters, Miss
Myrtle Mellen, Mrs. Marjorie Blake, Mrs. Edwin Jacques, Mrs. John
Prescott, Mrs. Harry Smith; two brothers, Judah Mellen and Raymond
Mellen, and 16 grandchildren.
[Taken from the
Millburn Item Thursday Nov. 6 1975, Contributed
by Mrs. Carole Dick]
JOHN LORING MELLEN
1827-1896
John Loring
Mellen was born in 7 Oct.1827 in Swanzey, Cheshire, NH. He settled
in Lowell, Mass around 1843. In 1856 John married Venetia Ruby Cline
of Swanton, Vermont. He listed in 1863 to serve with the
2nd Massachusetts artillery, being mustered in at
Reedsville, Mass, on 11 December 1863, Mustered out in
1865.
They made their home at 50 West Fourth
Street, Lowell, Mass. After living in Lowell 53 years, John Mellen a
member of Post 120 G.A.R. died at the Veterans Hospital in 1896 in
his 70th year, with burial in the Edson cemetery at
Lowell, MA.
His widow
Venetia died on 7 January 1930 at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ella
(Mellen) Frazee of Bath, Maine, just 3 weeks short of 94 years of
age. A member of the Paige Street Baptist Church of Lowell, her
funeral service was conducted by Rev. Harry L. Smith, with burial in
the Edson cemetery at Lowell.
[Contributed by Mrs. Carole
Dick]
HENRY MOORE - died, Concord,
Mass., after 1841 -
[Source: Listed in the 1843 Chicago City Directory, sub. by
K. Torp]
Mr.
Eben. Moulton, one of the Senior
class at Harvard University
[The North American Review, Sept 1815 - Sub. by K.
Torp]
Mrs. BRIDGET F. (MClEAN)
O'BRIEN
The
funeral of Mrs. Bridget F. (McLean) O'Brien, a highly esteemed
member of the Sacred Heart parish, took place this morning from her
late home, 93 Blossom street, at 9 o'clock and was largely attended,
including relatives and friends from Cambridge, Dorchester and
Bermuda. The funeral cortege proceeded to the Sacred Heart
church, where at 10 o'clock a solemn high funeral mass was
celebrated by Rev. Edeard T. Ward, OMI., assisted by Rev. Thomas J.
Haggerty, OMI, as deacon adn Rev. Daniel J. Finnegan, OMI, as
sub-deacon. Seated within the sanctuary were Rev. T. Franklin
Wood, IMI, Rev. James Flannery, OMI, Rev. William F. Mahan, OMI,
Rev. George Fox, IMO, Rev. Bernard Fletcher, OMI, Rev. William B.
McFadden, IMI, DCL, and REv. Charles F. Barry, OMI, superior of the
Oblate Novitiate at Tewksbury. The santuary choir, under the
direction of Mrs. Veronica Barr Gonyea, the organist, sang the
Gregorian chant, solos being sustained by Miss Kathleen Jennings,
Mrs. Martin Maguire, Masters Thomas Sheehan, Edward Britton and
William McGrath.
There was a profusion of beautiful floral
offerings and many spritirual bouqets to testify the high esteem in
which the deceased was held. Present at the funeral was a
delegation of the Holy Rosary sodality of the Sacred Heart church,
consisting of Mr.s Bart O'Sullivan, Mrs. Delia Burke, Mrs. Michael
Hines, Mrs. Walter Finnegan, Mrs. James Garrity and Mrs. Lillie
Cate.
The casket was borne by the following bearers:
Messrs. Albert Frazer, Henry Petty, James Cowell, John Chambers,
Patrick and Peter McNulty. Burial was in the family lot in St.
Patrick's cemetery, where the committal prayers were read at the
grave by Rev. Fr. Ward, OMI, assisted by Rev. Fr. Haggerty, OMI, and
Rev. Fr. Finnegan, OMI. Funeral arrangements were in charge of
Undertakers O'Connell & Fay.
[jAN 8, 1932 -
Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy Washell]
CHARLES F.
PERHAM
PERHAM - Private
funeral services for Charles F. Perham were held at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at Saunders' Funeral home, 90 Westford
street. Rev. H. Dwight McConnell, pastor of the Pawtucket
Congregational church, officiated. The bearers were Charles F.
Weston, Edward Martin, Edgar H. Barker and Joseph Bennett.
Burial took place in the family lot in Woodbine cemetery, where the
committal service was read by Rev. Mr. McConnell. Funeral
arrangements were in the charge of Funeral Direction William H.
Saunders.
[May 31, 1932 -
Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy Washell]
CYRILLE
PICHE
PICHE - Cyrille Piche,
a resident of this city for over 30 years, died this morning at his
home, 273 West Sixth street, aged 72 years. Deceased leaves to
mourn his loss his wife, Mrs. Louis (Frechette) Piche, thre sons,
Mr. Arthur Piche, of Middletown, Conn., Mr. Omer iche and Mr.
Alphonse Piche, both of Lowell; five daughters, Mrs. Sylvio
Emond, Mrs. Noe Clermont, Mrs. Romeo Destrempes, Mrs. Geo. Hebert
and Miss Cecile Piche, all of Lowell; four brothers, mr.
Theophile Piche of Winooski, Vt., Mr. ERnest Piche of Three Rivers,
P.Q., Mr. Arthur Piche and Mr. Joseph Piche, both of Portneuf,
P.Q.
[May 31, 1932 - Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy
Washell]
H.D.
Pickman, aged 19, a
graduate of Harvard University, whose character had inspired
sanguine hopes in his friends for his future
distinction.
[The
North American Review, Nov 1815 - Sub. by K. Torp]
JOSE
M. PITTA
PITTA - The funeral of Jose M.
Pitta, youngest son of John G. and Isabel (Abreu) Pitta, took place
yesterday afternoon at 1:15 o'clock from the home of his parents,
186 Perkins street, and was attended by relatives and friends.
Services were held at St. Anthony's church at 2 o'clock, the pastor,
Rev. Joseph T. Grillo, officiating. There were several floral
offerings. Burial took place in St. Patrick's cemetery, under
the direction of Undertaker Manuel E. Santos.
[January 8, 1932 - Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy
Washell]
CHARLES W.
PORTER
PORTER - Charles W. Porter, a well known resident of
Centralville, died at his home, 406 Bridge street, this morning,
aged 54 years, 7 months and 2 days. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Winnifred Porter and five children, three sons, Robert
W., Carl M., and Ernest A. Porter and two daughters, Gladys and
Pearl M. Porter, all of Lowell.
[May 31, 1932 - Lowell Sun
- submitted by Nancy Washell]
Capt. Walter Russell of Watertown, Mass., died 26 June 1878 in
East Providence, R.I.
[The "Republican", from Springfield, Mass., submitted by K.
Torp]
LUTHER H. SARGENT
SARGENT - Luther H. Sargent, aged 61 years, died Saturday
at his home in North Chelmsford. For several years, Mr.
Sargen'ts health had been so delicate that he was compelled to
withdsraw in a large degree from active participation in the affairs
of his village and of the town, but in his days of physical vigor he
could always be counted up as an inflexible supporter of all measure
designed to promote the highest interersts of the
community.
When a young man he took an active part in a local
temperance organization and along political lines he was an ardent
supporter of the principles of the republican party. One year
he represented his town in the lower branch of the
legislature.
At the time of his decease he was a member of
the board of trustees of the Adams library. For a long term of
years he was teh valued bookkeeper for Silver & Gay. Mr.
Sargent possessed some literary tastes, his nature was singularly
refined, and coarseness of thought or expression found no lodgement
with him. He was truly a good man and the world has need of
more of such refined and honorable characters. He leaves a
widow and one child, Mrs. C. Frank Butterfield of North
Chelmsford.
There are also three grandchildren left to mourn
his loss, Jessie S., Nellie L. and Hazel L. Richardson, and one
sister, Mrs. F. W. Marshall of Jamaica Plain.
[Nov 9, 1903 - Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy
Washell]
HELEN F
SAUNDERS
NATICK -- Helen F. Young Saunders, 86,
of Natick, died Friday, Oct. 8, 2004, at MetroWest Medical Center in
Natick. She was the wife of Edward A. Saunders, who died in
1952. Born in Natick and a lifelong resident, she was the
daughter of the late Edward H. and Rose E. (McLaughlin) Young.
Mrs. Saunders worked at Wellesley College for more
than 20 years in the printing department, and retired in 1985. She
had previously worked at the Natick Coop, New England Telephone and
the Quincy Ship Yard. Mrs. Saunders enjoyed candlepin bowling
at the Fairway Lanes in Natick for many years. She knitted, was an
avid reader and loved watching the Boston Bruins.
She leaves her daughter, Susan L. Bishop and her
husband, Eugene, of Natick; her son, Edward A. Saunders Jr. and his
wife, Lois, of Framingham; her brother, Edward H. Young Jr. and his
wife, Barbara, of Wayland; her sister, Anna Wright of Quincy; five
grandchildren, Linda R. Bishop of Natick, Diana L. Bishop of Darien,
Conn., and Edward C. Saunders, Jonathon A. Saunders and Devin T.
Saunders, all of Framingham; her sister-in-law, Mary Maloney and her
husband, Augustus, of Somerville; her brother-in-law, John Connolly
of Melrose; and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass will be held Monday, Oct. 11, at 10
a.m., at St. Patrick's Church. Burial will follow in St. Patrick's
Cemetery.
Visiting hours will be held Sunday, Oct. 10,
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at the John Everett and Sons Funeral
Home, 4 Park St., Natick Common. Memorial donations may be made to
the American Lung Association, 5 Mountain Road, Burlington, MA
01803.
[Sat, Oct 9, 2004 - MetroWest Daily- submitted by Nancy
Washell]
MRS OLIVE
P. SAWYER
A NONOGENARIAN PASSES AWAY.
Death of Mrs. Olive P. Sawyer at the age of
90.
Olive P. widow of Gideon T. Sawyer, died at the home
of her daughter, Mr.s Olive P. Hervey, in Medford, yesterday, ages
90 years.
Mrs. Sawyer was the daughter of Southard and
Drucilla Hatch Potter. She was born Oct. 14, 1808, in a house
then standing at the southwest corner of Purchase and North streets,
and until within a few years her home was within two squares of the
place where she was born. Her parents both lived to old ae, her
father reaching 90 years and her mother 18 at the time of
death.
A fact remarkable in the history of families is to
be recorded of Mrs. Sawyer. The last of her father's children,
she was all her own children pass from under her roof to married
life, and again saw all her daughters return widowed an dher son's
home left desolate, while her own children are living to the third
generation.
During his lifetime Gideon T. Sawyer was the oldest
in membership on the books of the North Congrgational church, he
having joined that body in 1823. The name of Mrs. Sawyer
follows his on the church book, her membership dating from
1825.
Mrs. Sawyer from 1832 until within a few years
resided at the southeast corner of North and Foster streets in this
city, and she was fond of recalling the time when between her house
and County street there were only broad fields, none of the
neighboring streets having been opened, and along Purchase street in
place of asidewalk was a narrow path.
Mrs. Sawyer was the oldest subscriber to the Mecury
and she held the paper in high esteem. On the day when she was
90 years old she was photographed, and at her desire, she held a
copy of The Mercury when the picture was taken. The
reproduction of the pictures accompanies this sketch.
Stephen P. Sawyer of this city and Mr.s Olive P.
Hervey of Malden are Mrs. Sawyer's only surviving
children.
Mrs. Sawyer was dearly beloved by the members of her
family and held in the highest esteem by a large circle of friends
an acquaintances.
Mrs. LYDIA (Morin) SEVIGNY
SEVIGNY - The funeral of Mrs. Lydia (Morin) Sevigny, wife of
Joseph Sevigny, took place this morning at 8 o'clock from her home,
121 Cabot street, and was largely attended. A solemn high
funeral mass was celebrated at 9 o'clock at St. Jean Baptiste church
by Rev. Narcisse Cotnoir, OMI, assisted by Rev. Rodolphe J. Smit,
OMI, of Albert, as deacon and by Rev. Arthur J. Lemire, OMI, as
sub-deacon. The church choir, under the direction of Rodolphe
E. Pepin, the organist, sang Pietro A. Yon's mass. The solos
were sung by Miss Cecile Vincent, Mrs. Maria Jacques, Edward Coutu
and Elzear Cote. The bearers were Damien Descoteaux, Ludger
Grimard, Joseph Joyal Donat, Joyal, Ovila Pineault and Arthur
Bedard. REpresenting Ste. Anne's sodality at the funeral were
Mrs. Charles T. Lirette, Mrs. Ludger Grimard, Mrs. Joseph Joyal,
Mrs. ARthur Belard, Mrs. Arthur Blais and Mrs. Louis
Frechette. There was another delegation of this society at the
church, where the attendance was unusually!
large.
Among those present were many other classmates of the children of
the deceased from St. Joseph's college under the guidance of the
Marist Brothers. There were many beautiful flowers. From
out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Sevigny of Amesbury; Mr. and
Mrs. John Morin, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morin, Mrs. Joseph Laroche, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Morin, Mrs. Adolphe Langlois, Mrs. Hector Poirier and
Omer Sevigny of Laconia, N. H.; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gauthier and
Miss Jeanette Gauthier of Amesbury; Joseph Morin of Epping,
N.H., Mrs. Adjutor Bourgault of Thetford Mines, P.Q.; Stanley Morin
of Billerica; Mrs. John Morin, Mrs. John Girpux and Mrs. Morin
of Cambridge. The burial was in the family lot in St. Joseph's
cemetery, where the committal prayers were read by Rev. Lucien
Brassard, OMI. The funeral arrangements were in charge of
Funeral Directors Amedee Archambault and Sons.
[Jan
8, 1932 - Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy
Washell]
Miss LOUISE SHANNEHAN
SHANNEHAN - Funeral services
for Miss Louise Shannehan were held at her home, 31 Dodge street,
Beverly, yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev. J. J. Russell,
pastor of the Second Congregational church of Beverly
officiating. There were many flowers. Burial was in the
family lot in the Edson Cemetery, Lowell, where Rev. Mr. Russell
read the committal prayers. The funeral arrangements were in
the charge of Undertaker Hiram C. Brown.
[Jan 8,
1932 - Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy
Washell]
MARY
A. WALSH
WALSH - The remains of late Mary
A. Walsh were consigned to their final resting place in the family
lot in St. Augustine's cemetery in Andover this morning. The
funeral took place from her late home, 15 Grove street at 8:30
o'clock and was largely attended by friends and relatives of the
deceased, including many people from out of town. The funeral
cortege proceeded to St. Patrick's church in Suffolk street, where
a high mass of requiem was celebrated at nien o'clock by Rev.
James A. Walsh. The choir under the direction of Mr. Fred G.
Bond sang the Gregorial mass and during the service several
appropriate solos were rendered by different members of the
choir. The remains of the deceased reposed in a handsome black
broadcloth casket with silver trimmings and it was surrounded with a
wealth of floral tributes, showing the esteem in which the deceased
was held by her many friends and acquaintances.
The bearers
were Messrs. Kennedy, Duffy, Carney, and Keeney. The interment
was in St. Augustine's cemetery, Andover, and was under the
direction of Funeral Director Charles H. Molloy.
[Nov 9, 1903 - Lowell Sun - submitted by Nancy
Washell]
The "Belfast
Spider" Dead.
Somerville. Mass.-Isaac O.
Weir, who as "Ike Weir, the Belfast Spider," won the featherweight
boxing championship of the world, 20 years ago, died Thursday at his
home in this city.
[Oct 2, 1908, p2. Alma, Wabaunsee
Co, KS - contributed by Barb Z.]
Capt. Whitman
SAMUEL F.
WRIGHT
Samuel F. Wright -
livery, d. Dunstable, Mass., Oct. 27, 1892
[Source: Listed in the 1843 Chicago
City Directory, sub. by K. Torp]
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