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Margaret A. Rhynd, 86, of Winchester
Margaret A. Rhynd, 86, of Winchester, formerly a longtime resident of Belmont, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001.
Born in Waltham, she was the daughter of the late Robert M. and Jennie (Hogan) Rhynd. She was a former secretary for the Belmont Light Department.
The funeral will be held from the Brown & Sons Funeral Home, 36 Trapelo Road, Belmont, Friday, Nov. 2, at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass celebrated at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 401 Belmont St., Belmont at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited. Interment will be in Belmont Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Brown & Sons Funeral Home, Belmont.
Barbara Allen, 69, a former Belmont resident and teacher
Barbara (Craig) Allen, 69, a former Belmont resident and teacher, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, in Santa Fe, N.M., after a short illness. She was the wife of Max Allen.
She was born April 8, 1932, in Medford, to Anabel and Arthur J. Craig. She attended school in Belmont and graduated from Lesley College in Cambridge in 1953.
She taught grade school in Massachusetts and California. Her specialty was kindergarten because she enjoyed little children.
She married in 1959 in Santa Monica, Calif. and lived there until moving to Santa Fe in 1993.
In addition to her husband she is survived by three sons, Craig Allen of Stateline, Nev., Robert and his wife Margie Allen of Los Angeles, Calif., and John and his wife Jessica Allen of Gallup, N.M.; two granddaughters; and a brother, Arthur Craig of Belmont.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Nov. 7, at SantaMaria de la Paz Catholic Community.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Kitchen Angels, 1222 Siler Road, Santa Fe, NM 87507.
Patricia E. Burton, 55, of Belmont
Patricia E. Burton, 55, of Belmont, died Oct. 27, 2001, at Emerson Hospital in Concord.
She was born and raised in Dorchester, the daughter of the late Frederick and Catherine (Tewksbury) Burton. She lived in Belmont for the past 35 years.
Ms. Burton was employed by Boston Coach for several years, prior to which she had been employed as the manager of telecommunications at Emerson Hospital for many years.
She was also a member of the Mystic Choral Group.
She is survived by her daughters, Jennifer Bester and her husband David Walsh of Somerville, and Jill Bester of Belmont; and a granddaughter.
A funeral blessing was held Nov. 1, in Our Lady of Mercy Church in Belmont.
Arrangements were under the care of the Brasco & Sons Memorial Chapel, Belmont.
John McKinnon, formerly of Belmont
LEXINGTON — John B. McKinnon, formerly of Belmont, died Nov. 22, 2001, at the Park Avenue Nursing Home. He was the husband of Regina (Mahoney) McKinnon.
He was born in Boston. Mr. McKinnon has been a longtime member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Boston Local No. 67.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by five sons, John McKinnon of Duxbury, Charles McKinnon of Lexington, Christopher McKinnon of Los Angeles, Calif., Mark McKinnon of Arlington, and Eugene McKinnon of Salisbury; a brother, William McKinnon of East Dennis; a sister Felida Magistri of California; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral was held Nov. 27, from the Stanton Funeral Home in Watertown, followed by a funeral Mass in St. Camillus Church, Arlington. Interment was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
For those who wish, contributions in Mr. McKinnon’s memory may be made to St. Camillus Church, 1175 Concord Turnpike, Arlington, MA 02476.
Celia Rosen, 93, former Belmont resident
Celia (Linsky) Rosen, 93, died at her West Yarmouth residence on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001. She was the wife of William M. Rosen.
Born in Boston, she lived in Belmont for over 60 years before moving to West Yarmouth five years ago. For many years she worked with her husband at Rosen Pharmacy in Belmont.
The Rosen family was one of the founding members of Beth El Temple Center in Belmont. Mrs. Rosen was active in the temple and its sisterhood.
Besides her husband of over 68 years, she is survived by a daughter, Myrna and her husband William Elkins of Hyannis; a son, Robert and his wife Carolyn Rosen of Waltham; six grandchildren and a great-grandson. She was the sister of the late Hyman Linsky, Rose Linsky and Bella Manecofsky.
Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 2 at the Cape Cod Synagogue, Hyannis. Burial took place at the Sharon Memorial Park in Sharon. Memorial observance was held at the homes of Myrna and Bill Elkins and Robert and Carolyn Rosen.
Remembrances may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
The Brezniak-Rodman Funeral Directors were in charge of arrangements.
Hervey B. Elkins
Hervey B. Elkins, 96, of Belmont, died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2001. He was the husband of Maude (Beaton) Elkins.
Born in Bath, N.H., he was a graduate of Proctor Academy in Andover, N.H. and Harvard University. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Prior to retirement he was employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Labor and Industries as director of occupational hygiene. He was a founding father of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
A resident of Belmont since the 1930s, Mr. Elkins was an avid bird watcher.
He was predeceased by a brother, Kimball Elkins.
A funeral service will be held at a later date.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Brown & Sons Funeral Home, Belmont.
Virginia Lind
Virginia (Grant) Lind, 96, a longtime resident of Belmont, died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2001 at the Mt. Auburn Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Edward G. Lind.
Born in Somerville, she was the daughter of the late Justin and Emily (Bray) Grant. She graduated from the Somerville school system and was self-employed as a dressmaker in the clothing industry.
Mrs. Lind is survived by one daughter, Marilyn Lind of Belmont, and many nephews and nieces.
Cremation services were held Wednesday, Nov. 21 at the Mt. Auburn Crematory. Internment was in Massachusetts Veterans National Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of J.M. Reardon Funeral Home, Belmont.
Michael S. Macrakis
BELMONT — Michael S. Macrakis, 76, died of lymphoma on Nov. 5, 2001, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was the husband of A. Lily Macrakis.
He was born on the Greek island of Crete and graduated from the American Preparatory College in Athens in 1942. While earning a degree in electrical and mechanical engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, he served as an officer in the Greek Army from 1947 to 1951, when he came to the United States to continue his studies. Mr. Macrakis received a master’s degree in electrical engineering from M.I.T. and a doctorate in applied physics from Harvard University in 1958.
His work as a senior researcher at Lincoln Laboratory explored the physics of electromagnetic wave propagation. After that he worked for the NASA Electronics Research Center in Cambridge as chief of its physical electronics division. Subsequently, as a senior research associate at M.I.T. in the Department of Electrical Engineering, he was affiliated with the Energy Laboratory. In that capacity he organized a major conference on energy and edited the proceedings published in 1974 by the M.I.T. Press in a volume titled " Energy - Demand, Conservation and Institutional Problems. "
Mr. Macrakis left M.I.T. for a new challenge in Greece to become the managing director of ELVIL, the Hellenic Industry for Electronics, established by the Greek government in an effort to introduce new telecommunication technologies to the country.
His interest in things Greek expanded in many directions. He was the founder and vice president of the Greek Font Society in order to assure the presence and quality of Greek typography on the computer screen.
In 1996, he edited a book, " Greek Letters: From Tablets to Pixels, " based on the proceedings from the society’s international symposium on the Greek alphabet and the history of its typography.
He also edited his father’s diaries (published as " Stories from the Greek Mountains, May-October 1944 " ), which chronicled the final days of the German occupation foreshadowing the post-war political development of Greece.
His experiences and knowledge of the Greek scene led him to write a book about Greece’s late prime minister, " For Better and For Worse, Andreas Papandreou: The Formative Years (1933-43), " Athens 2000.
In 1998, he wrote a book for the interdisciplinary series, Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, a project of Boston University. The publication of this book, " Scarcity’s Ways: The Origins of Capital, a Critical Essay on Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics and Economics, " is considered the culmination of his professional and intellectual pursuits.
In addition to his wife of 48 years, he is survived by a son, Stavros Macrakis of Cambridge; two daughters, Kristie Macrakis of East Lansing, Mich., and Michele Macrakis of Cambridge; a brother, Nicholas of Athens, Greece; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
