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Barbara Ann Burris Distasio
STOW, Maine - Barbara Ann Burris Jr. Distasio died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2001, following a long battle with cancer.
She was born on May 3, 1958, at St. John's Hospital in Lowell, Mass.
She attended schools in Walpole and Wilmington, and graduated from Kennett High School, class of 1976. After high school, she attended Head Hunters Cosmetologist School in Portland, Maine. After a short career in hairdressing, she retired to be a loving mother to her three sons, Andrew, Robbie and Eddie, and loving wife to her husband, Jay Distasio.
She will be greatly missed, but never forgotten by her large family and many friends whose lives she touched in a special loving way only Babsy could.
Barbara leaves behind her three sons, Andrew, Eddie and Robbie; husband Jay; father Lewis Burris and mother Barbara Burris of Green Hill Road in East Conway; two sisters, Mary E. Elliot and Susan M. Parmenter, both of Fryeburg; also nieces and nephews Mitchell and Krystal Brown, and Richard Jr., Tyler, and Dylan Parmenter.
Visiting hours will be held Friday, Jan. 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. and again from 7 to 9 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home, 4236 Washington Street, Roslindale, Mass.
Funeral services will be on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 11 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Church, Cummins Highway, Roslindale, Mass.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be sent to the Dana Farber Institute, Attn: Gift Processing, 1309 Beacon Street, Brookline, Mass., 02446.
John (Jack) S. McClary
John (Jack) S. McClary, 72, of East Wakefield and Rochester, died suddenly at his Rochester residence on Jan. 22, 2001.
He was born and educated in Beverly, Mass. He lived in the Groveland and Georgetown, Mass., area for 28 years. He was a World War II and Korean War Navy veteran. He was associated with the trucking industry for many years as a fleet operation, national accounts service manager, and salesman. He worked for various governmental agencies as a special projects armor technician prior to moving to New Hampshire. He worked for Winnipesaukee Lumber, Wolfeboro, before retiring in 1994.
He was a member of the Massachusetts Highway Safety Council for four years. He was also a member of the Wakefield Ambulance Corps and Wakefield Fire Department.
He is survived by his daughter, Karen Jones, of Center Ossipee. His wife, Lillian (Jackson) McClary, predeceased him in 1992. He is also survived by two brothers, David, of Scotland, Conn., and Kenneth, of Chester; two sisters, Judith Blackmon, of Londonderry, and Marion Cason, of Litchfield; grandchildren; nieces and nephews; also his companion, E. Darlene Bean of East Wakefield.
Calling hours will be Thursday, Jan. 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Lord Funeral Home, Route 28, in Wolfeboro. Graveside services will be held at the Lovell Lake Cemetery, Sanbornville, in the spring.
Memorial donations may be made to Wakefield Fireman's Association, PO Box 236, Sanbornville, NH 03872.
Edward C. "Ned" Johnson
JACKSON - Edward C. "Ned" Johnson, 74, of Jackson, died Jan. 23, 2001, at Memorial Hospital in North Conway following a long illness.
Born in Lexington, Mass., the son of Edward and Mary (MacInnes) Johnson, he lived in New York City for 10 years and in Marblehead, Mass., for more than 30 years before moving to Jackson in 1989. He and his family had vacationed in Jackson for more than 40 years.
He graduated from Lexington (Mass.) High School, class of 1944, and he graduated from Boston University in 1948.
Mr. Johnson was senior vice president of Cahners Publishing company in Boston and publisher of Design News magazine.
He was a former member of the Boston Yacht Club, a member of the Jackson Tennis Club and a member of the Wentworth Golf Club.
The family includes his wife, Irma (DiLonardo) Johnson, of Jackson; a daughter, Dana E. Johnson, of Vail, Colo.; a son, Blair C. Johnson, of Charlotte, NC; two grandchildren; a niece and two nephews.
Graveside services will be held in the Jackson Cemetery later in the spring. There will be no visiting hours. Donations may be sent to the American Cancer Society, c/o Yvette Levesque, Volunteer Chairperson, P.O. Box 214, Glen, NH 03838.
The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.
William Morrison Kendrick
William Morrison Kendrick, 78, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2001.
He was born in Boston, Mass., the son of Dr. William James and Eva B. (Bowden) Kendrick. He was a veteran of World War II Air/Sea Rescue in the Mediterranean Theater.
In 1947, he married Marjorie A. Bell. Together they moved to the Mount Washington Valley to raise their five children.
A creative thinker and devoted family man, he always took the road less traveled. He was an entrepreneur and inventor who opened several businesses in New Hampshire and Maine.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 53 years, Marge Kendrick of Tamworth; his three sisters, Mary Farragher, of West Harwich, Mass., Genevieve Malacasa, of Lincolnville Beach, Maine, and Joan Gilmore, of Plymouth, Mass.; three sons, Gregg A. Kendrick, of Hornby Island, BC, Scott (and wife Christy) Kendrick of Wareham, Mass., and Kriss Kendrick of Tamworth; daughter Sheree Kendrick of Lovell, Maine; his five grandchildren, Joshua, Tory, Mara, Krista and Daniela; several nieces and nephews; and one great-grandson, Thad.
Daugher Lynn predeceased him in 1964.
Donations in his memory can be sent to the Cook Memorial Library Building Fund, Tamworth, NH 03886.
Mrs. Estelle A. Cyr
Mrs. Estelle A. Cyr, 71, of 800 Kent St., Berlin, passed away Thursday Jan. 18, 2001, at her residence.
Born Jan. 22, 1929, in Berlin, she was the daughter of Albert and Marie Louise (Rancourt) Gilbert.
Mrs. Cyr was a 1947 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Berlin. A lifelong resident of Berlin, she was a member of Guardian Angel Parish (now Good Shepherd), the Ladies of St. Anne, and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She had worked for both the Brown Co., in the towel room, as well as for the Granite State Rubber Co., as an inspector.
She devoted much of her time as a volunteer to various areas, including: the St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Shop, St. Michaels Cafeteria, S.H.A.R.E, the annual Tombola, RSVP (of which she was a member), and had served as an election official.
She enjoyed spending the summer months at her cottage in Wentworth Location, and had been a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
Survivors include her sons, Raymond Cyr, of Chester, and Maurice Cyr, of Keene; her daughter, Louise St. Onge, of Berlin; her grandsons Ken (and wife, Morgan) Cyr, Jeff Cyr, Michael Cyr, Brian Cyr, and Kevin St. Onge; her granddaughter, Kelly St. Onge; and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Cyr was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Philemon A. Cyr (Feb. 8, 1994); and her sister, Cecile Pellerin (June, 1996).
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Sunday at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish, with interment in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in the spring of 2001.
Donations may be made to the AVH Home Health and Hospice, Berlin.
Richard T. Eaton
Richard T. Eaton, 69, of Folsom Road, died Jan. 18, 2001 at his home after a courageous struggle with cancer. "Dickie" was born Feb. 17, 1932 in Newburyport, Mass., where he had lived most of his life before moving to Center Ossipee in 1978 with his loving wife and family.
The "Captain" was best known as "Banpa" to all the children who he came to know and love. He loved to travel, read, watch wrestling, dance, listen to country music and spend time with family. He was a fine man who could be counted on at any time, day or night, for any reason. "Dickie" worked for himself as a respected carpenter and jack-of-all-trades. "Dickie's" kind, giving and gentle spirit will live on in his family and friends who knew and loved him.
He will be sadly missed by his loving wife of 27 years, Leila (Horr) Eaton of Center Ossipee; his sons, Richard Eaton of Revere, Mass., Robert Scripture of Center Ossipee, Steven Scripture of Bangor, Maine, David Scripture of Ossipee, Chuck Eaton of Manchester, N.H., and Michael Eaton of Salisbury, Mass.; his daughters, Shirlie Perry of Jackson, Patricia Eaton of Revere, Mass., Gloria Eaton of Conway, Kerrie-Lee Berry of Conway, Rose Coulter of Ossipee, Bonnie Eaton of Tamworth, Deborah Scripture of Center Ossipee, Laurie Scripture of Farmington, N.H., Diane Delp of Ossipee, and Tara Eaton of Salisbury, Mass.; 38 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Leroy Fowler of Amesbury, Mass., and Owen Sargent of Haverhill, Mass.; two sisters, Nellie Horr of Bradford, Mass., and Louise Kerley of Bradford, Mass.; and aunts, uncles and cousins.
Calling hours will be Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Lord Funeral Home, 50 Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee. Funeral services will be Monday, 11 a.m. at the Ossipee Valley Bible Church, Route 16, West Ossipee. Burial will be in the Chickville Cemetery, Center Ossipee. Donations may be made to the Hospice of Southern Carroll County, P.O. Box 1620, Wolfeboro, N.H.
Miriam P. Edgerton
Miriam P. Edgerton, 90, of South Conway, died January 20, 2001, at her home following a lengthy illness. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., the daughter of John and Jeannette (Mitchell) Reynolds, she lived in the West Hartford, Conn., area for 45 years and lived in Noxen, Pa., for 22 years before moving to Conway in 1988.
Mrs. Edgerton graduated from Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in Hartford.
She worked at Morley, Watson & Baldwin Insurance Agency in Hartford as Executive Secretary and she had been assistant manager of Sage Allen & Company in West Hartford for several years.
Mrs. Edgerton had been a member of the Conway Woman's Club.
She had three sons, Mills F. Edgerton Jr. and his wife Marianne of Lewisburg, Pa., John D. Edgerton and his wife Elise of Conway and James M. Edgerton and his wife Dale of ElCajon, Calif.; seven grandchildren; Michael, Nicholas, James and Scott Edgerton, Pauline Baker, Beth Campbell and David Edgerton; 11 great grandchildren and a niece.
She was predeceased by her husband , Mills F. Edgerton Sr. in 1991. She was also predeceased by three brothers, John, Erlham and William Reynolds and two sisters, Eleanor Leshon and Anna Smith.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Conway Village Congregational Church in Conway, with the Rev. Alfred J. Gagnon III, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Conway Village Cemetery later in the spring. Visiting hours will be Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway.
Donations may be sent to the Conway Village Congregational Church Memorial Fund, 132 Main Street, Conway, NH 03818.
Mary Elizabeth (Legro) Benford
Mary Elizabeth (Legro) Benford died January 17, 2001 in Havenwood-Heritage Heights retirement home in Concord, NH. She was 84.
She was born in Minneapolis, MN on October 15, 1916, daughter of Frank and Edith (Haines) Legro, who soon returned to their New England roots in Marblehead, MA. Mary spent the rest of her life in New England.
She was educated in the Swampscott, MA public schools and graduated from Swampscott High School in 1934. After graduation she worked at a series of occupations that included the business offices of the B & M Railroad, nursing and secretarial work in a pediatrician's office, and a secretarial post with General Electric in Lynn, MA. On July 17, 1953 she married Bob Benford. Together, they raised two sons; Ted Kausel, Jr., of Harwinton, CT, and Steven Benford of Johnson, VT.
They lived in Swampscott and she worked as a secretary in the night school guidance office. She was active in Boy Scouting programs with both boys, and with activities in the First Church in Swampscott couples club and annual fair. She developed an interest in handicrafts of several types and developed her skills enough to being teaching small groups when the family moved to Lynnfield in 1961. Her skill with dried flowers led her to a specialty in decorated and framed wedding invitations. There are about a hundred of these in the local area, and some farther away. She was active in the church fairs again in Lynnfield and joined the Center Garden Club, where she became president and initiated new fund raising methods.
In 1976 the family purchased waterfront property on Silver Lake in Madison, NH, and retired there in 1980. By this time the family had grown with seven grandchildren, everybody pitching in to maintain and operate the facility, with Mary as matriarch. Her home and family were her life.
In 1999, with the family spread from Vermont to Ohio and the grandparents in their eighties, the property was sold. Mary and Bob moved south to Havenwood, part of the complex of cottages, assisted living and nursing care facilities. In the fall of 2000 Mary entered full time residence in a comfortable setting, with skilled and caring attendants. She died peacefully there, surrounded by her family.
Havenwood will host a remembrance service at 3:00 PM on Feb. 13 for her and others. A special gathering of her friends and family will be held later in the spring in Conway, NH.
