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Gloria J. Lacasse
NORTH STRATFORD - Gloria J. LaCasse, 57, of Main Street in North Stratford, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 1999, at Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook. after being stricken at her home.
She was born in Colebrook April 17, 1942, the daughter of Allen R. and Abigail (Shaw) Dustin Sr. She attended grade school in Colebrook and was a graduate of Kennett High School in Conway, class of 1960. Following graduation, she attended Burdett College in Boston, Mass., and graduated two years later from its secretarial program.
She returned to Colebrook and worked for the Andrew George Insurance Co., of Colebrook from 1962-68. She then moved with her family to Nashua, and she worked at Sanders Association as a secretary. In 1972, she and her family moved to North Stratford, where she lived until her death. She worked for the Stratford Public School for the past 21 years, including 15 years as a classroom aide and six years as secretary for the guidance counselor. She was also elected treasurer for the school two different times, serving a total of 10 years.
She enjoyed working with plants and flowers. She also took great pleasure in her family, her grandson and children in general.
She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Donald LaCasse, of North Stratford; one son, Randy LaCasse, of Sanbornton; one grandson, Christopher; and two sisters, Elizabeth Gadwah, of Wallingford, Conn., and Alberta Sakawich, of Yalesville, Conn.
She was predeceased by a son, Christopher, in 1966.
Calling hours were Sunday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated today, Monday, at 11 a.m. at the St. Brendan Catholic Church in Colebrook, with the Rev. Albert Bellefeuille, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Brendan's Cemetery.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Stratford Public School, c/o Rosemary Mulliken, 1st Colebrook Bank, Colebrook, NH 03575.
Barbara H. Boduch
TAMWORTH - Barbara H. Boduch, 72, of Remick Acres in Tamworth, died Nov. 24, 1999, at her home after an illness.
Born Aug. 17, 1927 in New York, N.Y., the daughter of the late Edward and Helen (Nash) Bowers.
Mrs. Boduch lived in Anchorage, Alaska, prior to moving to Tamworth nine years ago. She worked as a bookkeeper for Mr. Coffee in Anchorage for many years.
Pre-deceased by her husband, John Boduch, she leaves a son, John Boduch, of LaJolla, Calif.
The Baker-Gagne Funeral Homes and Cremation Service of West Ossipee and Wolfeboro are handling cremation.
Ezra L. Shipman
BARTLETT - Ezra L. Shipman, 26, of Bartlett, died suddenly on June 14, 2000 at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway. He was born in Waterville, Maine.
Shipman grew up in Carrboro, N.C. and China, Maine. He lived in South Portland, Maine for two years prior to moving to the Mount Washington Valley in 1994. He worked making snow at Attitash Mountain for the past six years.
His family includes his wife, Sarah M. Shipman of Bartlett; his son, Jacob L. Shipman also of Bartlett; his parents, David and Susan (Kiralis) Shipman of China, Maine; his sister, Johanna Shipman of New York City, N.Y.; his paternal grandfather, Jerome Shipman of Potomac, Md.; his maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Kiralis of East Vassalboro, Maine; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at a later date. There will be no visiting hours. The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.
Anne V. Smith
CONWAY - Anne V. Smith of Echo Acres, North Conway, passed away on June 14, 2000 from natural causes, at the age of 86 at the Sunbridge Rehabilitation Center in North Conway.
Smith (or "Queenie" as she was better known to her friends) moved to North Conway in 1980. She was an avid golfer and loved gardening.
Smith was born and raised in Stamford, Conn. After marrying, she and her husband moved to New Canaan, Conn. where they owned "The Town Pharmacy" for almost 30 years.
After her husband passed away, Smith owned and operated an antique shop in New Canaan for five years and then moved to North Conway.
Smith is survived by two sons; Warren G. Mattiello of North Conway and Matthew F. Mattiello of New York, N.Y. and a brother, Jerry Vorlick of Summerville, S.C.
Earle P. Williams
BROWNFIELD - Earle P. Williams, 92, of Route 160 in Brownfield, Maine, died Wednesday, June 7, 2000, at the Fryeburg Health Care Center.
He was born in Ossipee, N.H., the son of Frank and Sarah Eldridge Williams. He attended schools in New Hampshire and Denmark, Maine. He lived in Brownfield most of his life and was a long-time woodsman. He also worked for Frankson's Furniture and Box Shop in Ossipee. He enjoyed being around kids and animals and just being outdoors.
He was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Mildred Lane Williams, in 1996.
His family includes three sons; Earle P. Williams Jr. of Newfield, NH, Ralph Williams of Bridgton, Maine, and Rodney Williams of Brownfield; one daughter, Beverly Foster, of Brownfield, Maine; nine grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be Friday, June 9, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Wood Funeral Home on 12 Warren Street in Fryeburg, Maine. A funeral service will be held Saturday, June 10, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Violet Eastman officiating. The burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery in Brownfield.
Helen Susan Cooper
Helen Susan Cooper, 87, died Wednesday May 31,2000 in Lewiston, Maine. She was born March 8, 1913 in Bethany, Conn. She lived most of her life in West Haven, Conn. She relocated to Silver Pines in Fryeburg, Me. after an active life which included being President of the West Haven Women's Club and President of the West Haven Chapter of the AARP as well as involvement with the Red Cross, West Haven Historical Society, West Haven Community House, Adult Education, and the West Haven Seniors. She was also a top sales representative for Avon for a number of years. The past two months of her life were spent with her granddaughter, Linda Candelora her husband Michael and her family in Lovell, Maine.
She is survived by a daughter, Joan Derosier of Tamworth, NH, a daughter, Susan Froelich of Kingfield, Me., a sister, Dot Hackett of West Haven, Conn., a sister, Minnie Downs of Hamden, CT., a sister, Hazel Hoppe of Southington, Conn., 7 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.
Predeceased by her husband Fred Cooper, a grandson, Eric Froehlich, a granddaughter, Karen Birkbeck, a granddaughter, Diane Meagher, and a sister, Florence Johnson.
A funeral service will be held Monday, June 5, at 10 AM at Wilson Funeral Home in Gray, Maine. Burial will follow in E. New Portland Cemetery, East New Portland, Me.
Gladys Jackson Paret
CHESHIRE, Conn. - Gladys Jackson Paret, 79, of Cheshire, Conn., died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at the Masonic Healthcare Center in Wallingford, Conn.
She was born May 3, 1921, in Babylon, Long Island, and was the daughter of the late Rev. William S. Jackson and Evangeline Harper Jackson.
She attended school in Connecticut and graduated from Hamden High School in 1938. She attended Douglas College of Rutgers University, receiving a bachelor of science degree in 1942. After teaching mathematics in Perthamboy and Haddonfield high schools for several years, she was employed by Equitable Life Insurance Co., and Vick Chemical Co., in New York City as an accountant, from which she retired.
She was the wife of the late Frank L. Paret, M.D.
She lived in Piscataway, N.J., for 23 years and raised four children. She was active in Christ Episcopal Church and in the League of Women Voters, chairman of the Shade Tree Commission and in the PTA, the Junior Guild of Christ Church, the Trowel Club and became an accomplished artist.
Mrs. Paret moved to Silver Lake, NH, with her family in 1969 and became active in the Silver Lake Sailing Club, Madison Garden Club and volunteered at Madison Library, and she was a founding member of the St. Margaret's Anglican Church in Conway.
She is survived by four children, Dr. Ronald S. Paret, MD, of Cheshire, Conn., Brian K. Paret, of Conway, Karen Arnold, of Littleton, Colo., and Dana Charles, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Tuesday, June 13, at 11 a.m. in St. Margaret's Church in Conway. The Stempien Funeral Home in Meriden, Conn., is in charge of arrangements.
Vera "B" Smith Fisher Kiburtz
MADISON - Vera "B" Smith Fisher Kiburtz, 90, of Madison, died on June 1, 2000, at her daughter's home.
She was born on Aug. 9, 1909, in Lunenburg, Vt., the daughter of the late George and Clytie (Hartshorn) Smith.
She attended Laconia High School at the same time as her daughter in the early 1940s. She was one of the first adults ever admitted to attend classes with high school students. She had a varied work history from her youth on. In the late 1930s, she and her first husband operated the laundry for the Eastern Slope Inn in North Conway. She was a ship fitter or welder working on the Liberty Ships at the Portland Shipyard during World War II. She later worked at the Kezar Falls Woolen Mill in Kezar Falls, Maine, and at the GE plant in Limerick, Maine. She was a member of Anna Stickney Chapter of the DAR in North Conway and a member of the Eastern Star in Maine.
Family members include her husband, Robert Kiburtz; one son, Bernard (Joyce) Fisher of Middletown, Conn. and Yuma, Ariz.; two daughters, Beverly Boyden of Claremont, and Florida, and Bernadette Edmunds of Madison; two stepsons, Allan Kiburtz of Simi Valley, Calif., and Robert S. Kiburtz of Fla.; 16 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; 12 great-great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her first husband, William K. Fisher Sr. in 1957, and a son, William K. Fisher Jr. in 1973.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care of Northern Carroll County, P.O. Box 432, North Conway, N.H. 03860. There will be no memorial service at this time.
The Cremation Society of New Hampshire is in charge of arrangements.
James Howard Farrington
James Howard Farrington, 52, formerly of Lovell, Maine died Friday May 12, 2000 in Coshocton, Ohio. He was born June 13, 1947 in Lovell the son of Ralph and Barbara Poole Farrington and was educated in Fryeburg schools. He worked in a sawmill until he became disabled.
Besides his parents he was predeceased by two brothers, Lawrence and Ralph Farrington Sr. Survivors include two daughters Lisa M. Farrington of Fryeburg and Wendy Whitelaw and husband Donald Jr., of Center Conway; two brothers Robert Farrington of Lovell and Richard Farrington of Lovell; one sister, Dottie Smith of Fryeburg; two grandchildren, Olivia and Nicolas.
A memorial graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday May 23, 2000 at No. 4 Cemetery in Lovell, with the Rev. Violet Eastman officiating. Arrangement are with Wood Funeral Home.
James D. Cahill Jr.
JACKSON - James D. Cahill Jr., of Jackson, died at home on May 16, 2000, after a long struggle with cancer.
He was born in 1926, in Bradford, Mass., the son of the late J. Dalton Cahill and the late Bertha (Dickens) Cahill. He attended Haverhill High School and graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover in 1944. He entered the U.S. Naval Officers' Program at Tufts College in that year and received his commission and bachelors' degree in mechanical engineering in 1947.
After active duty aboard the U.S.S. Pasadena in 1948, he joined his father at the J. D. Cahill Company, a paperboard manufacturing concern established in 1939, which has been headquartered in Hampton since 1960. He served as president of the company from 1960-87, and from then until his death as its chairman and CEO. During the 1970s he served as a director of the Specialty Packaging and Industrial Division of the American Paper Institute and as a trustee of the Mayhew Program of Bristol.
He ran track at Andover and sang with the glee clubs at Andover and Tufts. He was a respectable pianist, self-taught, playing by ear. In the late 1940s, he began skiing at Thorn Mountain and Cranmore in the Mount Washington Valley, and returned to the valley with his family in 1966 to ski many more years at Tyrol and Black. In 1987, he made Jackson his home after having lived in North Hampton for more than 25 years.
In July 1966, with a 3 wood and a Titleist 6, he hit a hole-in-one on the 192-yard old ninth hole at Abenaqui Country Club in Rye Beach. He served as the club's treasurer for several years. He was also a member of the North River Club in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Mountains Parish and of Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and a Third Degree Knight of Columbus.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Mary Elizabeth (Boland) Cahill; his sister, Virginia Weldon of North Hampton; sons, Jim III of Concord and Bill and Jake of North Hampton; daughters, Ann Garry of North Hampton and Mary Beth Warlick of Kennebunkport, Maine; 11 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of sending flowers, please honor his memory with contributions to the charities of your choice.
A private Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Mountains in North Conway and a commitment service for immediate family will be held in Jackson. Memorial masses will be offered during the summer in Jackson and in Rye Beach, to which friends will be welcome.
The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.
