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Myrna Neff
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Myrna R. Neff of Lexington, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2005. She was the wife of Gordon W. Neff.
In addition to her husband of 49 years, she is survived by her children, Lisa C. Saunders of Chelmsford, Susan E. Neff of Lexington, Eric D. Neff of Westminster and Christopher M. Neff of Atlanta, Ga.; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and her sister, Lois Ikeler of Dansville, N.Y.
A candlelight service will be held at 6 p.m., Sunday, March 13, at the Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Ave., Lexington.
James Flanagan
Thursday, March 17, 2005
James J. Flanagan, 84, died Wednesday, March 9, 2005, following a brief illness. He was the husband of Rose (Fennell) Flanagan.
He was born and raised in Lowell. Mr. Flanagan attended St. Peter's School and graduated from Lowell High School in 1938. While attending high school, he was a captain in the boy's military program and his company won first prize in the Company Competition Drill.
Mr. Flanagan was employed in the city's wool mills during his youth. In recent years, he visited the historic mills and museums with his children and grandchildren, explaining how the machinery worked and pointing out his job as a "battery boy."
After high school, he worked as an accountant and later as an agent in the insurance business.
During World War II, he began a career that spanned more than 20 years with the General Electric Co., working in the West Lynn turbine operations. He was one of the initial employees selected for GE's Manufacturing Management Training program. He was promoted to head of production, and worked on submarine and jet-engine turbines at the West Lynn facilities.
Mr. Flanagan left GE, and joined Information Dynamics Corp. of Reading, and served as vice president of administration. According to family members, Mr. Flanagan provided consulting services to NASA and the Library of Congress. Through his involvement with IDC, Mr. Flanagan was able to become an adviser to The Library of Congress and The National Academy of Sciences.
He later joined the Copyright Clearance Center of Salem, where he subsequently became president, and from where he retired.
Mr. Flanagan was an avid reader. He enjoyed music, and his pride and joy was his Baldwin theater organ, which he played enthusiastically. He also enjoyed watching professional sports and was excited at the Red Sox World Series win. He took up woodworking in retirement.
In addition to his wife, of 57 years, he is survived by a son, James J. Flanagan III and his wife, Deborah of Lexington; a daughter, Carol Flanagan of San Diego; two grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were private.
For those who wish, contributions in Mr. Flanagan's memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472.
Arrangements were under the care of the Edward V. Sullivan Funeral Home, Burlington.
Walter Lojek
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Walter W. Lojek, 88, a longtime Lexington resident, died Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. He was the husband of Marie D. (Palmisano) Lojek.
He was born in Boston on May 3, 1916, the son of the late Katherine (Ogonik) and Albert Lojek. Mr. Lojek grew up in Medford.
Mr. Lojek was employed as a builder and carpenter in Lexington.
He was a member of the Elks in Medford.
Mr. Lojek was a communicant of St. Brigid Church in Lexington.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Lorraine Youngs and her husband, Joseph, of Marlborough, and Gail M. Andersen of Norfolk; three grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and a brother, Joseph Lojek of Newburyport.
A funeral Mass was offered March 14, at St. Brigid Church in Lexington.
For those who wish, contributions in Mr. Lojek's memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701, or to the charity of one's choice.
Arrangements were under the care of the Douglass Funeral Home, Lexington.
Phoebe Palmer
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Phoebe (Nichols) Palmer, 95, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005, at Brookhaven at Lexington. She was the wife of the late George A. Palmer.
She was born in Lexington on July 1, 1909, the daughter of the late Bertha (Redman) and Howard S.O. Nichols. Mrs. Palmer was a 1931 graduate of Smith College.
Mrs. Palmer was employed as a medical secretary at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
She is survived by a nephew, the Rev. Edward Nichols; and a niece, Lucy French.
She was the sister of the late Elizabeth Nichols, Miriam Nichols, and Edward Nichols.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, April 2, at the United Church of Christ (Hancock Church), Lexington. Burial is in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge.
For those who wish, contributions in Mrs. Palmer's memory may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Arrangements were under the care of the Douglass Funeral Home, Lexington.
Leo Feldman
Leo Feldman of the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Boston, formerly of Lexington, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006.
Mr. Feldman was a graduate of Northeastern University and served as a U.S. Army staff sergeant in the European Theatre during World War II.
He is survived by two sons: Gerald Feldman of Newton and Stuart Feldman of Brookline; a daughter, Rachel of New York City; his cherished companion, Gloria Holland of Lexington and a brother Arthur Feldman of California.
He was the brother of the late Harold Feldman.
Services were held Sunday, Nov. 26 at Levine Chapel, Brookline, followed by burial in the Beth El Cemetery, West Roxbury. Shiva was private.
Remembrances may be made in Mr. Feldman’s name, to Hebrew SeniorLife, 1200 Centre St., Boston, MA 02131.
Anne Epstein
Anne Merrick Epstein, 75, a former 40-year resident of Lexington, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006, in Portland, Ore. where she had been living since 2004 She was the wife of the late David Epstein.
Mrs. Epstein wrote two books for children, “Stone Man, Stone House,” and “Good Stones,” the story of a Wabanaki Indian girl who survives on her own in the woods of Maine. At the time of her death she had completed a novel, also a story of survival, set in Newfoundland during the French explorations in the 16th century.
In 1974 she and her late husband, the composer and conductor David Epstein, wrote “Night Voices,” a children’s piece for narrator, children’s chorus, and orchestra, commissioned by the Youth Concerts at Symphony Hall, the concert series for young people of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
She was a lifelong activist for peace and justice, lending her time to such organizations as the Massachusetts Political Action for Peace (MassPAX) and the Nuclear Freeze/SANE campaign.
Mrs. Epstein is survived by two daughters, Eve Epstein-Burian of Portland, Ore. and Beth Epstein-Hounza, of Paris, France, three sisters, Ruth Baugh and Alice Baugh, each of Bellevue, Wash., and Mary Bliss of Glen Park, Md., and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held in Lexington in the spring.
Donations can be made in Anne Epstein’s name to Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Autumn Funerals and Cremation in Tigard, Ore.
Anita Steele
Anita B. (Houde) Steele, 96, of Lexington, formerly of Gloucester, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006, in the care of her daughter, Marybeth Johnson, and her family. She was the wife of the late William Steele.
Born in Ft. Kent, Maine on June 10, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Hector and Mathilde Houde. Her father was a veterinarian who worked the lumber camps of northern New England, Quebec, and the Canadian Maritimes. She grew up in many locations, attending French schools in towns that were large enough to have a school. In the 1930s, she taught herself English and moved to Gloucester, to live with her older brother, Albert. During the Great Depression she considered herself fortunate to have work in Boston, first as a seamstress, and then as a hairdresser at the Ritz Carlton.
In 1940 she married Bill, a naval officer. After World War II, she and her husband ran the Willow Rest in Riverdale for 20 years.
She was devoted to her children, grandchildren, rosary beads, and the Boston Red Sox, always lending a cheerful hand to help with anything that needed doing – whether it was mending drapes or pitching batting practice for the grandchildren.
She is survived by her daughter Marybeth (Steele) Johnson and her husband Jim; her son Bill and his wife Esther; and six grandchildren.
She was the mother of the late Beverley (Steele) Pollack and her husband Marshall, and sister of the late Horace, Albert and Roland Houde, Ella (Houde) Kipling, Doreen (Houde) Bohan and Eva (Houde) Chase.
Her service was held from the James C. Greely Funeral Home, Gloucester, with a funeral Mass celebrated in St. Ann’s Church, Gloucester.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her name to a charity of one’s choice.
Elizabeth Mooney
Elizabeth R. Mooney, 88, formerly of Arlington and Lexington, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006, at home. She was the wife of the late Dr. Charles T. Mooney.
She was born in Boston on Nov. 28, 1917, the daughter of the late Louisa Salomando and Michael Villone. Mrs. Mooney received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Simmons College in Boston.
Mrs. Mooney served as a lieutenant in the Nursing Corp in the U.S. Navy during World War II, stationed at Pearl Harbor, and then at the Veteran’s Administration in Bedford.
She was a volunteer at Winchester Hospital.
She is survived by two sons, Charles T. Mooney Jr. and his wife, Janet, of Chelmsford, and Michael T. Mooney and his wife, Diane, of Lexington; a daughter, Elizabeth R. DiBenedetto and her husband, John, of Norwood; five grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Mary T. Mooney of Stoneham.
Funeral services were private. Burial was in Westview Cemetery, Lexington.
For those who wish, contributions in Mrs. Mooney’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701, or the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Boston, MA 02110.
Dorothy Parks
Dorothy Parks, a lifelong Arlington resident, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006, at the Park Avenue Nursing Home.
She was born in Arlington, the daughter of the late George and Abbie (Foley) Parks. Ms. Parks graduated from Arlington High School in 1932. She also attended Hitchcock Business School.
Ms. Parks was a 40-year member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and a member of the Belmont Tennis Club and Lexington Golf Club for 15 years.
She is survived by a cousin, Martha Parks of Lexington; and her dear friend, Mary Merrullo of Somerville.
She was the friend of the late Muriel White.
A funeral was held Nov. 29, at the Saville & Grannan Funeral Home in Arlington Center. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Arlington.
Online guest book and directions at savilleandgrannan.com.
Thomas Louder Jr.
Thomas J. Louder Jr., of Minneapolis, Minn., formerly of Arlington, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006, He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Polley) Louder.
He is survived by a daughter, Lorrie Louder; two sisters, Mary deMontigny of Lexington, and Patricia Riordon of Foxboro and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral service is pending, date to be announced.
