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Olga (Holt) Cox
NEW LONDON - Olga (Holt) Cox, 85, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at the Clough Center.
She was born in Macon, Ga., on July 29, 1914, the daughter of Thaddeus and Mary (Patton) Holt. She had lived in Bethesda, Md., from 1954 to 1979 and resided in North Conway from 1979 to 1999.
She had been very active in civic organizations in Maryland and North Conway including the Woman's Club of North Conway, the Historical Society, the library, Meals on Wheels and Red Cross. She enjoyed playing bridge and liked to collect milk glasses.
She was predeceased by a son, Christopher Cox, in 1949.
Members of her family surviving include a daughter, Cecelia Cox; three grandchildren, Justin, Anne and Ellen Goodall, all of New London.
There will be no calling hours.
A memorial mass will be celebrated on Friday, Feb. 11, at 4 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Main Street, New London, with the Rev. Richard T. Lower, pastor, celebrant. A memorial service in North Conway will be planned for the spring.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross, 167 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301. Chadwick Funeral Service of New London is in charge of arrangements.
Raymond J. Franchina
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Raymond J. Franchina, 94, born in West Hoboken, New Jersey in 1905, passed away on Feb. 9, 2000. He was proud of the fact that even though he was forced to leave school after only several years, hard work and self study allowed him a thirty year career in law enforcement as a police officer and detective. He retired as Chief of Police in North Bergen, New Jersey. At age 65 he moved to New Hampshire to start a new life in the mountains. Twenty-five years later, after the death of his wife, Elnor, he moved to Utah to live with his son and daughter in-law. His skills as a woodworker, carpenter and builder kept him busy well into his later years. An active member of the Gibson Senior Citizens Center and one of the founders of the Kiwanis in North Conway, he later enjoyed activities at the Sandy Senior Citizens Center.
His surviving family in the Salt Lake area include his son and daughter in-law, David and Gloria; his grandsons, Bradley (Frieda) and Gary (Bonnie) and four great-grandchildren, Zachery, Jordan, Jaren and Laken. Additional family reside in Logan, Utah. He was and will be remembered as one of the good guys. Family will receive friends Saturday, Feb. 12, from 9-10:30 a.m. at Goff Mortuary, 8090 S. State, Midvale. A committal service will be recited at 10:00 a.m. at the mortuary, followed by graveside services at 11 a.m. Interment will be at Larkin Sunset Gardens,10600 South, 1700 East, Sandy, Utah.
Charles Albert Wheeler
Charles Albert Wheeler, 94 of Nutter Road, died Feb. 7 at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro. He was born June 30, 1906, a native and lifelong resident of Effingham. He was the son of the late Calvin and Nellie (Sprague) Wheeler. He had worked many years for H. F. Nelson & Son Lumber Co., in Center Ossipee, now known as Skehan Home Center.
Wheeler was a member of the Charter Oak Lodge F&AM, Effingham, the Effingham Grange #313, the Red Man and the Center Effingham Baptist Church.
He is survived by four daughters: Marian Templeton, Center Ossipee; Frances Wheeler, Cerritos, Calif.; Jean Eastman, Porter, Maine; and June Brown, Belmont. He is also survived by 16 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; six great great-grandchildren; one uncle, Robert Sprague. He was predeceased by two daughters: Alberta Cabana and Ruth Goodale.
Calling hours will be today 6-8 p.m. at the Lord Funeral Home, Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee. Funeral services will be Friday 2 p.m. at the Center Effingham Baptist Church, burial will be in the Center Effingham Cemetery in the Spring.
Donations in his memory may be made to the Center Effingham Baptist Church, Effingham, 03882.
Edward H. Doering
BROWNFIELD, Maine - Edward H. Doering, 79, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, at his home in Brownfield.
He was born in New York, N.Y., the son of Edward L. and Grace Hutchinson Doering. His early education was in New York and he attended Iowa State University on a football scholarship. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran. During the war he was a bomber pilot and after the war he flew relief supplies into Africa. He moved to Maine in the early 1960s and worked for Paris Manufacturing. He was a graphic designer for the Yield House and from 1982 to 1999 worked for the Maine Information Bureau in Fryeburg. He was an accomplished artist and painter, especially adept at painting animals. His hobbies were going to the horse races and eating at Fandangle's in North Conway. There is no family. A graveside service will be held in the spring at Pine Grove Cemetery in Brownfield. Arrangements are with Wood Funeral Home of Fryeburg.
Virginia B. Staples
PORTLAND, Maine - Virginia B. Staples, 79, of 328 Turkey Street in Tamworth, wife of Walter S. Staples, died Jan. 30, 2000, at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.
Born in Round Pond, Maine on April 11, 1920, she was a daughter of Earl G. and Lousie (Harriman) Bennett and was a 1936 graduate of Scarborough High School. She also attended the Eliot High Post Graduate Program.
She moved to Eliot in 1936 and lived there until 1968 when she moved to Tamworth. Mrs. Staples worked for General Electric for 19 years. She also worked as a hostess for Valee's in Kittery, Maine.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, John B. Barnard, of Eliot, Maine, and Tilden Barnard, of Somersworth; two daughters, Ruth Ann Sheffer, of South Berwick, Maine, and Virginia Collier, of Jeanette, Pa.; four step-sons, Daniel V. Staples, of Milford, Mass., Russell C. Staples, of Tamworth, James P. Staples, of Loudon, and Mark A. Staples, of Bellingham, Mass.; four step-daughters, Mary J. Holladay, Barbara G. Meader, Rebekah S. Pugh and Diane S. Salazar, all of Tamworth; seven grand-children; one great-granddaughter; 12 step-grandchildren; seven step great grand children; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a daughter, Judith Barnard, and a sister, Elizabeth Libby.
Relatives and friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Eliot United Methodist Church, Eliot, Maine, where a funeral will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. Donations may be made in her memory to the Eliot United Methodist Church, 60 Dow Highway, Eliot, Maine, 03903, or to the Tamworth Community Nursing Association, P.O. Box 352, Tamworth, 03886.
Vellie M. Reed
FRYEBURG, Maine - Vellie M. Reed, 83, of Dana Street in Fryeburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway.
She was born in West Fryeburg, the daughter of Herman and Hannah Larson Gilman, and graduated from Fryeburg Academy in the class of 1933. From 1958-1972 she and her husband Harold W. Reed owned and ran the Blacksmith Restaurant in Fryeburg. She later worked 17 years for Northland Shoe Company. She was a member of the Fryeburg New Church and the Church Alliance. Her husband died in 1976.
She is survived by two sons, John H. Reed of Fryeburg, Maine, and James H. Reed of Denmark, Maine; two daughters, Sandra L. Reed of Portland, Ore., and Joanne Mathews of Fryeburg, Maine; one brother, Jesse Gilman of West Fryeburg; two sisters, Doris McAllister of North Waterford, and Marion Mandoff of South Portland; eight grandchildren and three great-grand children.
A graveside service will be held in the spring at Pine Grove Cemetery in Fryeburg.
Donations may be made in her memory to the Fryeburg Rescue, P.O. Box 177, Fryeburg, Maine, 04037. Arrangements are with Wood Funeral Home of Fryeburg.
Madeline H. Sanborn
FRYEBURG, Maine - Madeline H. Sanborn, 83, of Pleasant Street in Fryeburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, at the Northern Cumberland Memorial Hospital in Bridgton.
She was born in Brownfield the daughter of Ernest and Erla Dennett Hill and was educated in Brownfield and graduated from Fryeburg Academy class of l935.
Madeline lived in Fryeburg most of her life and worked for the old Chaffee Box Shop, Hall and Smith Lumber Mill, Northland Shoe Company and Jeff's Cabinets. She was a member and past president and a Gold Star Mother of the Fryeburg-Lovell VFW Auxiliary.
Her husband, Raymond L. Sanborn, died in 1988. She is survived by two sons, David C. Tripp, of Greenwood, Maine, and Ronald (Butch) Sanborn, of Conway; one step-son James (Bill) Sanborn of Denmark, Maine; a sister, Ernestine Walker, of Brownfield, 14 grandchildren; and 15 great grandchildren. She was also predeceased by a son, Milton R. Tripp Jr.; a daughter, Martha Tripp Leach, a step-son, R. Frances Sanborn; a sister, Fannie McAllister; and a brother, James Hill.
A memorial service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Fryeburg-Lovell VFW Hall in Lovell with the Rev. Violet Eastman officiating.
Donations may be made to Fryeburg Rescue, P.O. Box 177, Fryeburg,
Maine, 04037.
Angeline Stearns
CHOCORUA - Angeline (Guerriero) Stearns, 79, of Route 16, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2000, at her home after a period of failing health.
She was born Feb. 15, 1920, in Hartford, Conn., and had lived in Chocorua for the past 40 years. She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Center Ossipee.
She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Richard A. Stearns of Chocorua; a son, Wayne R. Stearns, Sr. Knoxville, Tenn.; a grandson, Wayne R. Stearns Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn.; and a brother, John Guerriero of Windsor, Conn.
Calling hours will be Thursday 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Lord Funeral Home, Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church in Center Ossipee. Burial will be in the Chocorua Cemetery in the spring.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Hospice of Southern Carroll County, PO Box 1620, Wolfeboro, 03894.
Michael F. Ulchak
QUINCY, Mass. - Michael F. Ulchak, 87, of Quincy, Mass., died on Jan. 19, 2000.
Ulchak was born in Boston, Mass. He graduated from Mechanic Arts High School in Boston. He was owner of Village Upholstery, a cabinet and refinishing store in Brookline before going to work at the Charlestown Shipyard. While at the shipyard he worked as a sailmaker, boilmaker, pipe fitter and upholsterer. In preparation for the bicentennial celebration, he worked on the sails of the U.S.S. Constitution. He was a longtime and proud homeowner of the South End and was a member of the Bradford Street Neighborhood Association. An avid bowler, he belonged to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross Men's Bowling League and the Charlestown Bunker Hill Bowling League. He spent his summers in Henniker.
Ulchak was husband to Olga (Remick/Hrymak) Ulchak and the father of Robert M. Ulchak of Wollaston, Mass., Linda N. Ulchak Pietkiewicz of Jackson and John T. Ulchak of Hingham. Ulchak was a brother to Stephen, Joseph, Horace, Mary Prodanis and Sophie Gallagher. Grandchildren include Taj and Sasha Pietkiewicz, Ana, John, Adam and Jeffrey Ulchak.
A funeral mass was held at Saint Ann's Church in Wollaston, Mass., on Saturday, Jan. 22.
Katherine C. Emery
FRYEBURG, Maine - Katherine C. Emery, 92, died Monday Jan. 24, 2000 at the Fryeburg Health Care Center, following a period of failing health.
She was born in Guilford, Maine, the only child of Dr. William Cowie and Clara Rand Cowie. She was educated in the local schools and a graduate of Gorham Normal School, now part of the University of Southern Maine.
As a young woman she taught in the Lincoln and North Guilford schools. Even after marriage to Arno Emery, she continued to substitute in the area schools. She was a homemaker who loved to sew and knit for her children and grandchildren.
She was a past member of Meriam Chapter O.E.S., North Guilford Women's Extension, and the Queens in Guilford. She enjoyed her weekly lunch and card games with her friends.
She was predeceased by her husband and daughter, Anne E. Davee, both in 1974. She survived by a son, Stephen G. Emery; his wife Herberta of Copper Canyon, Texas; one daughter, Lois E. Lloyd and husband Grover of Fryeburg, Maine; 10 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
There will be no service, and burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Guilford, Maine, in the spring.
Arrangements are with Wood Funeral Home of Fryeburg.
Mark Wiggin Jr.
Mark Wiggin, Jr. 73, of Allard Hill Road, Madison passed away at his home January 21, 2000. He was born on April 25, 1926 in Conway and was the son of Mark and Amber Wiggin.
He was a mason by trade. He was an accomplished landscape artist and had a great love for the outdoors and nature.
He is survived by his wife Dorothy and two daughters, Linda Hoban of Paducah, KY, and Elaine Chase of Madison, four grandchildren, Valerie Scanlan of Manchester, David S. Chase of Madison, Matthew and Mark Hoban of Paducah, KY, three sisters, Ruth Hackett, Marion David, Frances Morrill, four brothers, Arthur Wiggin, Ralph Wiggin, Perley Wiggin, Neal Wiggin and many nieces and nephews.
There will be no visiting hours and no funeral at his request.
