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Elizabeth "Tibby" Robinson
Died: Friday, August 12, 2005
Age: 83
WOLFEBORO - Elizabeth "Tibby" Robinson, 83, of Harvey Brook Road, died Aug. 12 at her home.
Robinson was born in Boston, Mass. on March 20, 1922, daughter of the late Walter Bickford and Isabelle (Flood) Cram. She grew up in Watertown, Mass., lived in Topsfield, Mass. and moved to Wolfeboro in 1972.
In Wolfeboro, she volunteered at Huggins Hospital, the Huggins Hospital Street Fair and the Huggins Hospital Women's Aid. She belonged to Kingswood Golf Club and the Huggins Hospital Bridge Club.
She was predeceased by her brother John M. Cram and is survived by her husband Arthur Robinson of Wolfeboro, a son and his wife Scott and Linda Robinson of Long Beach, Calif. and a granddaughter, Tina Mellentine of Chandler, Ariz.
Friends and relatives are invited to visitation with the family today (Aug. 18) from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Baker-Gagne Funeral Home, 85 Mill St. in Wolfeboro. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to VNA, Hospice of Southern Carroll County and Vicinity, P.O. Box 1620, Wolfeboro, NH 03894 or the charity of your choice.
Dr. Neil V. Sullivan
Died: Sunday, August 07, 2005
Age: 90
MEREDITH - Dr. Neil V. Sullivan, educator and civil rights advocate died Aug. 7 at his home in Meredith. Sullivan was 90.
Born in Manchester in 1914, Sullivan was predeceased by his wife of more than 50 years, Martha Ross. He leaves two sons, Roger of Marblehead, Mass., and Michael of Moultonborough. He also leaves three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Sullivan began his career as an educator after graduating from Keene Normal School in Keene in 1936. He would later receive his BS from Fitchburg State, a Master's from Columbia, and his Doctorate from Harvard.
Sullivan's career in education was quickly interrupted by the outbreak of World War II. He served as a communications officer on destroyers throughout the war, first in the North Atlantic, then later in the Mediterranean and finally in the Pacific.
Returning to New England in 1946, Sullivan returned to his career. During the 1950s, he was a superintendent of schools in various districts in Maine and New York where he established the first non-graded system in the eastern United States.
In 1963, Sullivan was asked by President Kennedy to establish the Prince Edward County Free Schools in Farmville, Va. Working with Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Sullivan established a countywide school system that provided education for the county's African-American children. Four years earlier, Prince Edward County had closed its public schools in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown vs. the Board. White children attended a system of church supported schools, while the African-American children had no schools of any sort available to them. President Kennedy spoke to this issue and it was determined that all American children would have access to a free public education. Sullivan responded to the President's request and during the summer of 1963, set up the Prince Edward County Free Schools. This system operated for more than year, until the U.S. Supreme Court ordered Prince Edward County to provide free public education for all children.
With public education reestablished in Virginia, Sullivan moved on to Berkeley, Calif. Here he was the principal architect of the "Berkeley Plan." Under the city-wide initiative, Berkeley became the first city of more than 100,000 to fully integrate its public schools, K through 12.
During the 1968 presidential campaign, Sullivan was a key advisor to Robert Kennedy on education. In addition, he assisted with Kennedy's campaign efforts in the California Primary.
In 1969, Sullivan returned to New England as the State Commissioner of Education for the state of Massachusetts. In this position, he played an important role in the efforts to bring equal educational opportunities in the cities of Boston and New Bedford.
Throughout his career, in addition to his commitment to equality in education, Sullivan was an innovator. As State Commissioner, he created the Youth Advisory Council, which lead to a law providing for the inclusion of a student on the State Board of Education. Early in his career, he introduced the teaching of foreign languages at the primary school level.
In 1972, Sullivan returned to California as the Chairman of the Education Department at Long Beach State University. In this role, he trained future school administrators. He continued to write and lecture on educational policy.
Sullivan retired from teaching in 1984. In 1997, he returned to his native New Hampshire.
In addition to his civil rights and educational passions, Sullivan was also a life-long fan of the Boston Red Sox.
The Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home, in Laconia, is in charge of the arrangements.
Loretta "Rett" Soucy Burnham
Died: Friday, August 05, 2005
Age: 70
WOLFEBORO - Loretta "Rett" Soucy Burnham, 70, of Santis Way, Wolfeboro and Sarasota, Fla. died Aug. 5 at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro after a brief illness.
Burnham was born November 10, 1934 in Sanbornville, daughter of the late Donat and Marion (Gagnon) Soucy.
Burnham, fondly known to all as "Rett," attended Nute High School in Milton and upon graduation in 1952, she attended Keene State College. She was a member of the Newman Club for four years while attending KSC.
She is survived by her husband John "Jack" A. Burnham, whom she met at Keene State College. Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in teaching, they married in 1955. This June, the Burnhams celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Burnham was a dedicated teacher, she taught in one of New Hampshire's last one-room schoolhouses in Stoddard many, many years ago, in a two-room schoolhouse in Washington (N.H.) and was a second grade teacher at Tuftonboro School for 20 years, until her retirement in 1994. On retirement, she worked part time summers at The Casino Gift Shop.
For many years, she and her husband made their homes in Wolfeboro and Hampton Beach, later Hampton Beach and Siesta Key Sarasota, Fla. where they loved to walk the beaches, read, play bingo and spend time with cherished friends. Recently, they were lured back to having a home again in Wolfeboro, where she loved to garden, spend time with her children and grandchildren who all live close by.
Burnham leaves John A. Burnham, her husband of 50 years; three children, Denise Earle of Wolfeboro, Dawne Mortenson of Grantham and Dean Burnham of Franklin; and five grandchildren, Benjamin, Brian, Sarah, Alexandra, and Ashley, whom she adored and who will miss her immensely.
A celebration of her life was held Tuesday, Aug. 9 at St. Katharine Drexel Church in Alton.
In lieu of flowers, the family encourages memorial contributions to Amyloid Research Fund, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street K-503 Boston, MA 02118. Memorial Contribution Cards are available from the family.
The Baker-Gagne Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Wolfeboro is in charge of the arrangements.
Salvatore "Sam" Catalfo
Died: Thursday, August 04, 2005
Age: 85
SOMERSWORTH - Salvatore "Sam" Catalfo of Sherwood Glen, Somersworth, died Thursday, August 4. Born on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1919, in the Village of Salmon Falls, now Rollinsford, he was the son of Alfio (Sr.) and Vincenza Catalfo. He was a devoted family man, the beloved husband for 56 years of Patricia W. Catalfo, and a loving father to their daughter, Nancy (Catalfo) Davis and her husband, David Davis, Cherokee Drive, Dover, and to their son, Alfred (Fred) W. Catalfo and his wife, Jane, of Durham Road, Dover.
Catalfo attended local grammar schools and then Berwick Academy. His education was interrupted by his service in the United States Navy during World War II. He served on the USS Scott Brown in the Mediterranean. After having served honorably, he was discharged and later graduated from Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro.
A lifelong avid Yankees fan he met another Yankee fan, his wife, Pat, while they both listened to the game on a storefront radio in Wolfeboro. They married on September 8, 1948. They left for Tuscaloosa where Sam attended the University of Alabama. He later attended the University of New Hampshire. His interest was geography and he remained current on the subject all of his life.
After the birth of their daughter, Nancy, prior to their son, Fred's birth, Catalfo was called back into the Navy and served again in the Korean War, stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. Twice he answered the call to duty for his country during wartime
Prior to his retirement he was a supervisor at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and was former president of the laborers union there. He was also a former president/manager of little league teams in Dover. He was also an avid cribbage player and a member of the St. Jean Baptiste.
Catalfo took great pride in watching his three grandsons, Derek Davis of Boston, Mass., Christopher and Corey Catalfo of Durham Road, Dover, grow up. There is nothing that their Papa would not do for them.
In addition to the Yankees and sports, Catalfo loved the land and gardening. He was known for his garden with its bountiful harvest. In later years, he enjoyed gourmet cooking, always getting new ideas from TV cooking shows and new cookbooks.
Catalfo leaves three sisters, Mrs. Mary (Catalfo) Gilbert, and her husband, Edward, of Rollinsford; Mrs. Frances (Catalfo) Morang of Rollinsford, and Mrs. Ida (Catalfo) McClendon of Rollinsford; one brother, Attorney Alfred Catalfo, Jr., and his wife, Attorney Gail Catalfo of Dover, as well as several nephews and nieces. He also leaves very special friends, Dean and Elaine Gould of Somersworth, Joe Pomerleau of Gonic, and Al Moreau of Dover. He was predeceased by his brother, Joseph A Catalfo, of Rollinsford.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday, Aug. 8 at St. Mary Church in Dover with Rev. Fritz Cerullo, OSA, pastor, as celebrant. At Catalfo's request, he was buried Monday with his fellow comrades at the New Hampshire Military Cemetery in Boscawen with committal prayers and military honors.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in his name may be made to Dover High School Baseball Team, C/O Peter Wotton, AD, 25 Alumni Drive, Dover, NH 03820 or to the charity of one's choice.
John Joseph Kiley Jr.
Died: Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Age: 82
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - John "Jack" Joseph Kiley Jr., 82, of North Andover, Mass. and Wolfeboro, died Aug. 3.
He leaves his wife of 43 years, Patricia (Kelly); his children Ann Burke of Briny Breezes, Fla., Joan O'Brien and her husband Ted of Andover, Mass., John J. Kiley III of Portland, Maine, Moira Kiley of Beverly, Mass., Matthew Kiley and his wife Susanne of Andover, Mass., Megan Bartle and her husband David of Acton, Mass., Amy Kiley and her husband Lucas Hubbard of Wolfeboro and Gillian Kiley and her husband Sam White of Providence, R.I. He also leaves his sister Mary Howlett of Peabody, Mass. and eight grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife of 17 years Katherine (McCarthy), his son Joseph, and his brothers William and Thomas.
Kiley grew up in Lynn, Mass. and graduated from Lynn English High School and Norwich University. He enlisted in the Marines in 1943 and served in the Pacific Theater in World War II. He worked in the automotive sales and leasing industry for much of his professional life.
The wake was held Friday, Aug. 5, in North Andover, Mass. A funeral mass was celebrated Saturday, Aug. 6, at St. Michael's Church in North Andover and a Christian burial followed at West Parish Cemetery in Andover, Mass.
Donations may be sent to the Palliative Care Unit at Mass. General Hospital in Boston, Mass. or the Lazarus House.
Edward Greeley Cleary
Died: Monday, August 01, 2005
Age: 75
DÅNVERS, Mass. - Edward Greeley Cleary Jr., 75, of Peabody, formerly of Lynnfield, Mass. and North Reading, Mass., died Monday, Aug. 1 at the Harborside Twin Oaks Nursing Home in Danvers.
Cleary was born July 22, 1930 in Medford, Mass., the son of the late Edna L. (Dickey) Cleary and the late Edward G. Cleary.
He was the devoted father of Kathy Roddochia of Wakefield, Miss., Lisa Young of Sanbornville, Carl E. Cleary of Derry, Laura E. Moller of Newfield and the late Patrick Cleary.
Survivors also include a brother, William Cleary of Lynnfield, Mass., nephew of Catherine Cleary of Lynn and loving grandfather of 13 and great-grandfather of three. He is also survived by his former wife Nancy (Carlson) Cleary.
He was a resident of Peabody for 12 years, formerly of Lynnfield and North Reading, Mass.
Cleary was a graduate of Wakefield High School class of 1949. A retired police officer, he worked for both North Reading, three years, and Lynnfield, for 32 years, retiring in 1993 as a Sergeant. He was a member of the Wakefield Elks for 26 years, and a member of the Blue Knights Motorcycle Club in Lynnfield, Mass.
The funeral will be held at the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home, 25 Sanborn St. (corner of Woburn Street), Reading, Mass., on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 9:45 a.m. followed by a Funeral Service in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 127 Summer St. in Lynnfield, Mass. at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends invited to attend. Burial is private.
Funeral Home visiting hours are Friday, Aug. 5 from 4-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Cleary's memory to the Hospice of the North Shore, 10 Elm St., Danvers Mass., 01923.
