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Donald E.L. Hallock
Restored antique railroad cars, vehicles
LANCASTER, Pa - Donald E.L. Hallock, 82, of Woodcrest Villa, died April 17, 2001, at the Mennonite Home after a long illness.
A founder of the Strasburg Rail Road, Hallock and several other Lancaster businessmen saved the railroad from the scrappers in 1958. Within a year, the Strasburg Rail Road became of the earliest and most popular railroad excursion lines in the United States.
He was born in Swampscott, Mass., son of James E. and Marian Lindsey Hallock. He attended Exeter University and Tufts College of Engineering.
A professional engineer, he also worked as a design engineer during World War II and as plant engineer for the former Hubley Manufacturing Co. and, later, for the former K-D Tools Manufacturing co., both of Lancaster.
Hallock supervised the moving of the old East Petersburg station to its new location in East Strasburg, designed the engine house, gift shops, refreshment building, car shops and water tower, and helped restore many antique coaches. He made accurate replicas of early kerosene and gas coach lamps on the cars. He also helped present Strasburg’s case for a new Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, to be located across from the Strasburg Rail Road’s property.
He served as Strasburg Rail Road president for several years and on its board of directors. He was also conductor and brakeman from 1959 until 1971, when he moved to Wolfeboro, N.H., to restore that town’s train station and help an effort to resurrect the Wolfeboro Rail Road.
He also restored several antique fire apparatus for Wolfeboro and nearby communities. One of the hand-operated pumpers he restored contained ironwork that was originally created by an apprentice to Paul Revere. He was responsible for erecting a museum to house some of the restored apparatus.
He also collected unusual antique automobiles, many of which he restored to operating condition. One of his miniature vintage automobiles was purchased for use on “The Price is Right” television show in 1958.
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Strasburg and its choir. He was a former member of First Congregational Church of Wolfeboro, where he was also a choir member.
He was a past president of the Strasburg Lions Club and a past president of Wolfeboro Rotary. He also belonged to Red Rose Antique Automobile Club of Lancaster and the Antique Automobile Club of America.
He moved back to Lancaster County from Wolfeboro in 1995.
Family members include his wife of 55 years, Catherine “Kay” Maitland Hallock; two sons, James L. of Montclair, N.J., and Andrew M. married to Rita Hallock of Lancaster; five grandchildren; a brother, Roger, of Atlanta; and a sister, Natalie Schram of Tuftonboro, NH.
Services are today at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Strasburg, with the Rev. Steve W. Clark officiating. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to The Friends of the Railroad Museum of PA, P.O. Box 125, Strasburg, PA 17579-0125, or to Hospice of Lancaster County, 685 Good Drive, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, Pa 17604-4125.
Arrangements are by Bachman Funeral Home.
Marilyn Malcolm
Enjoyed music, painting and poetry
WOLFEBORO - Marilyn F. Malcolm, formerly of 591 Main St., Haverhill, Mass., and Wolfeboro, died April 14, 2001.
Born in Malden, Mass., daughter of Helen and Arthur Woodman of Melrose, Mass., she summered on Lake Winnipesaukee for more than 45 years.
She attended Radcliffe College and Boston University and was a member of Kappa Delta Psi in Melrose.
She was a member of the Melrose Orchestral Society Orchestra and played violin in a classical trio. She was also a member of a Medford, Mass., banjo band and played banjo-ukulele.
She was a member of First Baptist Church of Haverhill, taught Sunday School and was active in the Mary-Martha Group as co-program chairman. She was a member of the Women’s City Club of Haverhill and enjoyed playing in her own bridge club for many years. She received the Haverhill Chamber of Commerce “Mate’s Chair” and was a charter member of the Otsagos.
She was a bass drummer in the Wolfeboro Cate Park Band and loved to paint and dabble in poetry. She had a successful sweatshirt and tote bag designing business called “A Different Drummer.”
She and her husband traveled all over the world, including Alaska, Bermuda, Europe, Ireland and Guam, where Mr. Malcolm served in World War II.
Family members include her husband, Frederick E. Malcolm, Sr.; three daughters, Janice L. Malcolm of Hampstead, Judi Robinson of Hudson and Susan M. Foley of Amherst; a son, Frederick E. Malcolm, Jr., of Bradford, Mass.; seven grandchildren; a sister, Shirlee R. Colcord of Groveland, Mass. and several nieces and nephews.
In celebration of her life, memorials may be sent to the Malcolm/Flanders/Woodman Endowment Fund, c/o First Baptist Church, 217 Main St., Haverhill, MA.
James L. Nixon
Avid outdoorsman, loved to fish
WYOMING - James L. Nixon, 44, formerly of Tamworth, died April 15, 2001, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Wyoming.
After graduating from Kennett High School in 1975, he moved to Big Piney, Wyoming, where he had lived for the past 25 years. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator.
He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to fish.
Family members include his mother, B. Laurie Nixon of Tamworth; a brother, Dean W. Nixon of Loudon; three sisters, Marilyn Prive of Effingham, Florence Dicey of Tamworth and Edie Nixon of Center Sandwich; three nieces and three nephews; and aunts, uncles and cousins. He was predeceased by his father, William D. Nixon.
Calling hours will be Sunday, 1-2 p.m., at Lord Funeral Home, 50 Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee, followed by funeral services at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at a later date.
Betty Pope
Enjoyed travel throughout her life
MOULTONBOROUGH - Betty Mersbach Pope, 86, of 80 Heritage Road, Southbury, Conn., formerly of Moultonborough, died April 17, 2001, at Pomperaug Woods Health Care Center, Southbury.
She was born Aug 6, 1914, in Oak Park, Ill., daughter of Herman and Elizabeth (Eckhardt) Mersbach. She received her bachelor of arts degree from Northwestern University in Chicago and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
In 1920, at age 6, she was one of the first people to travel across country, from Chicago to Los Angeles, in a Model T Ford.
For 18 years she lived in Wellesley, Mass., and spent 10 years on Lake Winnipesaukee in Moultonborough.
An avid traveler, she met her husband on the Rotterdam during its two-month maiden voyage around South America.
She was the widow of Todd Pope.
Family members include a son, Richard Pope of Southbury, Conn.; three daughters, Carol Halstead and Sally Pope-Brown, both of New York City, and Gayle Pope of Marina Del Ray, Calif.; and six grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 5, at 4 p.m. at the United Church of Christ, 283 Main St. North, Southbury, Conn. Burial is private.
In memory of Todd and Betty Pope’s passion for exploring the world, memorial contributions may be made to Reach the World, a non-profit organization that provides expeditional learning experiences for underprivileged students, 329 East 82nd St., NY, NY 10028, or to the Alzheimer’s Association, South Central CT Chapter, 2911 Dixwell Ave., Hamden, CT 06518.
Southbury Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Robert B. Winn
Advocate for the poor and disadvantaged
SANBORNVILLE - Robert B. Winn, 82, died Easter Sunday, April 15, 2001, while receiving hospice care at the home of dear friends Vincent and Gloria Brooks.
He was born Feb. 27, 1919, in Portsmouth, son of William and Ethel (Dore) Winn. After graduating from Portsmouth High School in 1938, he worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
In 1942, he married Lena Stevens of Packers Falls, Durham, to whom he was devoted for 52 years until her death in 1994.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, working on the pipeline of supplies to Russia through Iran. After the war, he worked as a district sales manager for Canada Dry.
He earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from UNH in 1953 and began a long career in employment counseling and rehabilitation work. He worked for the states of Maine and New Hampshire in their departments of Vocational Rehabilitation. While working for the District of Columbia DVR in 1970, he was awarded a certificate of appreciation for the “number one hands-on placement of mentally and physically disabled persons” for places over 100,000 population in the U.S.
Mr. Winn was a passionate advocate for the poor and disadvantaged all his life and was proud of his many achievements for their benefit.
Family members include his brother, Alden Winn of Durham; his nephew, Christopher Winn of North Berwick, Maine; his niece, Kathleen Jackson of Dunedin, Fla.; his grandniece, Nicole Winn of Seattle; his grandnephew, Jonathan Winn; and great-grandniece, Victoria Winn of San Diego, Calif.
A memorial service will be held with friends and family at his camp on Lovell Lake at a later date, when weather permits.
The Cremation Society of New Hampshire is in charge of arrangements.
Ralph R. Buchanan, Sr.
Skilled carpenter, veteran of World War II
OSSIPEE - Ralph R. Buchanan, Sr., 89, a lifelong resident of Ossipee, died May 2, 2001, at his home on Route 16. He was born April 27, 1912, in Boston, Mass., son of Catherine Buchanan. As a young man, he was in the CCC, helping to build trails and mountain huts in the White Mountains, and also worked in logging camps and on the railroad.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1941 to 1945. He was stationed in Argentina, in Newfoundland and on the USS Hancock from 1944 to 1945 as a machine gun crewman in the South Pacific.
After the war, he returned to Ossipee to raise his family. He worked at Merrimack Farmers Exchange and went on to become a skilled carpenter.
He loved pine boards and built everything from kitchen cabinets to his prize accomplishment of helping his son, Ralph, Jr., build his garage on Buchanan land on Route 16 in Ossipee.
He was a strong man, with strong views on life, politics and religion, and strong love for his family. He enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing in Frenchman’s Brook and Duncan Lake, playing cribbage and growing his prize Big Boy tomatoes.
He was a member of the VFW and the Second Congregational Church of Ossipee.
He will be remembered for always lending a helping hand to family, neighbors and friends.
Family members include his wife of 58 years, Vera (Wiggin) Buchanan of Ossipee; a son, Ralph R. Buchanan, Jr., and his partner, Dini Cioti of Ossipee; his daughters, Tonita Hadden and her husband, Bill, of Kansas City, Kan., Catherine Flechtner and her husband, Rick, of Dover, Millie Eastman and her husband, David, of Fryeburg, Maine, Christine Buchanan-Johnson and her husband, Forrest, of Tamworth, and Carolee Buchanan of Okanogan, Wash.; 10 grandsons and two granddaughters; 16 great-grandchildren; and his sister, Agnes Bowman, age 102, of Indianapolis , Ind.
Services were held May 4 at Second Congregational Church, Ossipee. Burial is at Ossipee Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Hospice of Southern Carroll County, PO Box 1620, Wolfeboro, NH 03894.
