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Pauline Couture
Summer resident of Wolfeboro
WAKEFIELD, Mass. - Pauline G. Couture, 81, of Wakefield, died Thursday, June 12, 2003, at Bear Hill Nursing Center there.
She was born Sept. 23, 1921, in Berlin, N.H., daughter of Paul E. and Caroline (Light) Grenier. She graduated from Berlin High School, where she was captain of the girls’ basketball team.
She was a member of the Hartshorne House Association and St. Joseph Church.
Mrs. Couture was a longtime summer resident of Wolfeboro, N.H.
She was the widow of Robert E. Couture.
Family members include two sons, Robert. Couture of Andover, Mass., and William Couture of Windham, N.H.; a daughter, Catherine Alleva of Tewksbury, Mass.; and seven grandchildren. She was the sister of the late Paul E. Grenier and Geneva Brown.
A funeral Mass was held June 16 at St Joseph Church in Wakefield.
Memorial donations may be made to the American College of Rheumatology, 1800 Century Place, Suite 250, Atlanta, GA 30345.
McDonald Funeral Home, Wakefield, assisted with arrangements.
Jeanadele Magner
Musician, broadcast journalist
WEST LEBANON - Jeanadele Anne Magner, 80, died Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
She was born April 15, 1923, in Indianapolis, Ind., a daughter of John L. and Alma Schaefer. She attended public schools in Indianapolis and was a graduate of Arsenal Technical High School.
As a musical child prodigy, she attended Jordan Conservatory in Indianapolis for 17 years, beginning at the age of 3. She received a bachelor’s degree from Butler University in Indianapolis and her master’s degree from Oberlin College in Ohio.
She was instrumental in the development of music therapy, which came into use for the rehabilitation of soldiers. She was a well-known professional musician throughout the East and Midwest and had performed with various professional theaters and groups.
She was also employed in the services of marketing pre-paid legal services.
With her husband, she was a broadcast journalist and co-host of the worldwide daily radio show, “Off The Wing Tip.”
Recently, she and her husband had provided many hours of service on the staff of the Nursing Support Team as Patient Sitters for critically ill patients at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Family members include her husband, Ken Magner of West Lebanon, whom she married in 1962; four children, Donna Shockley of Wolfeboro and Lynnfield, Mass., Diana Young of Windsor, Va., Beth Martin of Romeo, Mich., and John Magner of Virginia Beach, Va.; a brother, John Schaefer of Indianapolis, Ind.; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and nine nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held June 7 in the chapel at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to your local Humane Society.
Ricker Funeral Homes and Crematory of Lebanon assisted with arrangements.
Dorothy Stauber
Had worked in publishing, loved animals
WOLFEBORO - Dorothy (Howarth) Stauber, 90, of The Ledges, died June 12, 2003.
She was born in Newark, NJ on June 2, 1913 and resided there until moving to Wolfeboro from Basking Ridge in 1980.
She was the widow of Harold H. Stauber, who died March 1, 1961.
Mrs. Stauber was employed by Silver Burdett Co., Textbook Publishers, as senior production assistant in charge of textbook reprints. Upon her retirement in 1978, she was awarded the Silver Burdett President’s Award for developing a new system for handling text corrections, which greatly shortened the process.
She was a member of the First Congregational Church in Wolfeboro and was one of the original coordinators for Caregivers. She was a devoted animal lover sharing her life with her special cat, Susie.
Family members include two sons, Robert H. Stauber and Harold W. Stauber Sr. of Charleston, S.C.; two daughters Barbara E. Koch of Enfield and Nancy L. Heinz of Weaverville, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
A memorial service was held June 18 at Baker-Gagne Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Wolfeboro.
Memorial donations may be made to the First Congregational Church Scholarship Fund or the Mountain View Nursing Home in Ossipee.
Polly Barbour
Service June 21
WOLFEBORO - A memorial service for Pauline “Polly” Barbour of Wolfeboro, who died Dec. 7, 2002, will be held Saturday, June 21, at 2 p.m. at Lakeview Cemetery in Wolfeboro.
Nancy Ellis
Memorial Service June 21
TUFTONBORO - Nancy Easton Ellis of Tuftonboro and Pompano Beach, Fla., died Jan. 26, 2003, after a brave battle with leukemia.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 21, at 1 p.m. at Mirror Lake Community Church for Mrs. Ellis and her husband, Jim (who died in 1998).
Following the service, the couple’s children, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod and J. Peter Ellis, will host a reception, luncheon and celebration of life at the family home in Tuftonboro. All friends and family are most welcome.
Mary Lux
Graveside Service June 22
CENTER OSSIPEE - A graveside service will be held Sunday, June 22, at 1 p.m. at Grant Hill Cemetery, Center Ossipee, for Mary K. Lux of Rolling Wood Drive, Wolfeboro, who died Jan. 28, 2003.
Cleo Shultz
Service June 27
WOLFEBORO - A memorial service for Cleo Shultz, who died May 6, 2003, will be held June 27 at 11 a.m. at First Congregational Church on South Main Street.
Roland Keenan
Melvin Village native, resident of Connecticut
STORRS, Conn. - Roland H. Keenan, 81, of Storrs, formerly of Portsmouth, N.H., died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, at Windham Hospital in Willimantic.
He was born May 12, 1919, in Melvin Village, N.H., son of Henry and Amy (Merifield) Keenan. He had lived in Connecticut for more than 40 years.
He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army Air Corps.
He was a member for more than 25 years of the Carpenter’s Local Union No. 30, affiliated with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. He was a life member of the VFW in Willimantic.
Family members include his wife of 58 years, Anita (Jutras) Keenan; a daughter, Shirley Beyor and her husband, Rick, of Tolland, Conn.; a son, Thomas Keenan and his wife, Sherry, of Mystic, Conn., and Florida; four
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Lillian Pollini of Wolfeboro, N.H.
Services were held Jan. 22 at Farrell Funeral Home, Portsmouth. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery,
Portsmouth.
Memorial donations may be made to the Connecticut Chapter of the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, 27 Allendale Drive, New Haven, CT 06473.
Richard T. Eaton
Carpenter, longtime Ossipee resident
OSSIPEE - Richard T, Eaton, 69, of Folsom Road, Center Ossipee, died Jan. 18, 2001, at home after a courageous struggle with cancer.
Born Feb. 17, 1932, in Newburyport, Mass., he lived most of his life in Newburyport before moving to Center Ossipee in 1978 with his wife and family.
He was a self-employed carpenter and jack of all trades. He enjoyed travel, reading, watching wrestling, dance, listening to country music and spending time with family. He was known as a man who could be counted on at any time. He was called "Bampa" by all the children he came to know and love.
Family members include his wife of 27 years, Lelia (Horr) Eaton of Center Ossipee; six sons, Richard Eaton of Revere, Mass., Robert Scripture of Center Ossipee, Steven Scripture of Bangor, Maine, David Scripture of Ossipee, Chuck Eaton of Manchester and Michael Eaton of Salisbury, Mass.; 10 daughters, Shirlie Perry of Jackson, Patricia Eaton of Revere, Mass., Gloria Eaton and Kerrie-Lee Berry, both of Conway, Rose Coulter and Diane Delp, both of Ossipee; Bonnie Eaton of Tamworth, Deborah Scripture of Center Ossipee, Laurie Scripture of Farmington and Tara Eaton of Salisbury, Mass.; 38 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Leroy Fowler of Amesbury, Mass., and Owen Sargent of Haverhill, Mass.; two sisters, Nellie Horr and Louise Kerkley, both of Bradford, Mass.; and aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was predeceased by a 21-year-old grandson, Jason Thomas Richard Eaton Notargiacomo.
Services were held Jan. 22 at Ossipee Valley Bible Church. Burial will be at Chickville Cemetery, Center
Ossipee.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Southern Carroll County, P.O. Box 1620, Wolfeboro, NH 03894.
Constance Gustartis
Former resident of New Durham
NEW DURHAM - Constance Evelyn Gustartis, 77, of Fairway Drive, Derry, and formerly of New Durham, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001, at the Life Care Center of the South Shore in Scituate, Mass., after a brief battle with cancer.
She was born Feb. 21, 1923, in Lawrence, Mass., daughter of Evelyn Young. She had resided in Derry for seven years, having come from New Durham, where she had lived on South Shore Road on Merrymeeting Lake since 1975. Prior to that, she resided in Methuen, Mass., for many years and had summered in New Durham since the 1940s.
She retired in 1972 from Western Electric in Andover, Mass. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Alton and a past member of the New Durham Firebelles.
She was the widow of John M. Gustartis, who died May 30, 1987.
Family members include two sons and their wives, Michael and Susan Gustartis of Scituate, Mass., and Keith and Christina Gustartis of Bellaire, Texas; a daughter and her husband, Karen and Skip Jordan of Knoxville, Tenn.; four grandchildren; and a niece.
Calling hours are Friday, Feb. 9, at C.E. Peaslee and Son Funeral Home, School Street, Alton, from 1 to 3 p.m., with a funeral service to be held at 3 p.m. Burial will be at John C. Shirley Memorial Cemetery, New Durham, in the spring.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Shriners Hospital for Children, Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114, or to Knoxville Zoo, PO Box 6040, Knoxville, Tenn. 37914-9957.
Mary ‘Marni’ Agnew
DAR member, active in historical restoration
WESTFORD, Mass. - Mary "Marni" (Dyer) Agnew, 86, of 64 Main St., Westford, died Jan. 31, 2001, at Palm Manor Nursing Home in Chelmsford.
She was born Jan. 24, 1915, in Norwood, N.J., daughter of Frederick and Frances Sweet. She graduated from Rogers Hall School in Lowell in 1933 and moved to Winchester in 1943, where she was active in the Winton Club.
She moved to Westford in 1955, into the colonial home of Captain Fletcher, which was built in 1690. She was a member of the DAR and participated significantly in the restoration of Captain Fletcher’s Homestead.
She worked as an executive secretary for the Norfolk and Suffolk Medical Association for 20 years.
She was the treasurer of the Lowell General Hospital Women’s Association. She was also a longtime resident of Wolfeboro, N.H.
She was the widow of Arthur M. Agnew.
Family members include four sons, Robert B. McNitt, Jr., of Wayland, Mass., Hamilton K. Agnew of Ft. Myers, Fla., Arthur M. "Trey" Agnew III of Winchester, and Jeffrey H. Agnew of Del Mar, Calif; and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 24, at 11 a.m. at First Parish Church United, 48 Main St.,
Westford. There will be visiting hours. A reception will follow at the Fellowship Hall at the church.
Badger Funeral Home, Littleton, is in charge of arrangements.
